Executive Branch

Queen of Hearts

Under Trump, We’re All Alice in Blunderland Under Trump, We’re All Alice in Blunderland

The president has taken us—and the US empire—down the rabbit hole.

Nov 15, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

Impeachment hearings

Stop Comparing the Trump Impeachment Probe to Watergate Stop Comparing the Trump Impeachment Probe to Watergate

Our obsession with looking backward makes it seem we’re afraid to look forward.

Nov 14, 2019 / Joan Walsh

Ukraine flag

Why Are We in Ukraine? Why Are We in Ukraine?

Historically and even today, Russia has much in common with Ukraine—the United States, almost nothing.

Nov 14, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Impeachment Hearing Republicans Confirm There Is No Defense for Donald Trump

Impeachment Hearing Republicans Confirm There Is No Defense for Donald Trump Impeachment Hearing Republicans Confirm There Is No Defense for Donald Trump

And they’re continuing to make themselves and their party an American abomination.

Nov 13, 2019 / John Nichols

boliva election evo morales

The Trump Administration Is Undercutting Democracy in Bolivia The Trump Administration Is Undercutting Democracy in Bolivia

Will the US and the Organization of American States once again be able to overturn election results?

Nov 8, 2019 / Mark Weisbrot

Tom Tomorrow Cartoon

Dial M for ’Mpeachment Dial M for ’Mpeachment

It was supposed to be the perfect plan.

Nov 6, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

Trump with arms crossed

Inconvenient Truths Inconvenient Truths

Alarming things we have learned under Trump, but not always about him.

Nov 6, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Kurt Suzuki and Donald Trump

The Nationals’ Discordant White House Celebration The Nationals’ Discordant White House Celebration

Trump taints everything, but the 2019 World Series—and the joy of that win—will be Washington’s long after he’s gone.

Nov 5, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Trump’s Greatest Dereliction of Duty—His Disgraceful Denial of Climate Change

Trump’s Greatest Dereliction of Duty—His Disgraceful Denial of Climate Change Trump’s Greatest Dereliction of Duty—His Disgraceful Denial of Climate Change

The worst part? That the president believes his position is a political winner.

Nov 5, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump’s Impeachment Lures Democrats Into a Cold War Mentality

Trump’s Impeachment Lures Democrats Into a Cold War Mentality Trump’s Impeachment Lures Democrats Into a Cold War Mentality

The hawkish mindset that liberals have embraced threatens not just their own political fortunes but also global peace.

Nov 4, 2019 / Aaron Maté

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