Congress Desperately Needs to Call Out Trump’s Authoritarianism Congress Desperately Needs to Call Out Trump’s Authoritarianism
His claims of monarchical powers don’t just politicize the Covid-19 fight. They also threaten our constitutional democracy.
Apr 21, 2020 / John Nichols
Trump’s Pandemic Priorities? Incite Violence, Increase Pollution. Trump’s Pandemic Priorities? Incite Violence, Increase Pollution.
That, plus more deportations—of coronavirus-exposed refugees.
Apr 21, 2020 / no-paywall / Sasha Abramsky
10 Ways Trump Could Use His Power for Good, Not Evil 10 Ways Trump Could Use His Power for Good, Not Evil
The president can still use his executive powers to do the right thing.
Apr 20, 2020 / no-paywall / Todd N. Tucker
Adjourn Trump—and the Imperial Presidency Adjourn Trump—and the Imperial Presidency
A constant ceding of authority to the executive branch has empowered 45 to make everything worse.
Apr 16, 2020 / John Nichols
None of Us Knows How to Pivot Between Crises, and Online Agitation Doesn’t Feel like Enough None of Us Knows How to Pivot Between Crises, and Online Agitation Doesn’t Feel like Enough
Scenes from a pandemic: 3
Apr 15, 2020 / Something Is Happening Here / Tristan Call
A ‘Jubilee’ Cancellation of Debt Is Vital to Fighting the Coronavirus A ‘Jubilee’ Cancellation of Debt Is Vital to Fighting the Coronavirus
A growing movement says debt forgiveness for developing nations would “free up resources to tackle urgent health, social and economic crises.”
Apr 12, 2020 / John Nichols
Trump, Our Grifter in Chief, Is a Global Menace Trump, Our Grifter in Chief, Is a Global Menace
In one week, he threatened to cut off US funding to the WHO, touted an unproven Covid-19 cure, and fired the watchdog overseeing the congressional bailout.
Apr 10, 2020 / no-paywall / Sasha Abramsky
The Science Is Clear on How to Beat This Pandemic The Science Is Clear on How to Beat This Pandemic
But first Trump, Kushner, and the GOP have to stop playing politics with people’s lives.
Apr 9, 2020 / no-paywall / Gregg Gonsalves
China Is Going to Be a Republican Wedge Issue China Is Going to Be a Republican Wedge Issue
While Trump is already using China as a scapegoat for his failures on Covid-19, progressives have their own reasons to push for a new foreign policy.
Apr 8, 2020 / no-paywall / Jeet Heer
When Confronting the Coronavirus, Federalism Is Part of the Problem When Confronting the Coronavirus, Federalism Is Part of the Problem
That some cities and states have stepped up to fill the gap left by Trump’s catastrophic failure is a matter of luck, not design.
Apr 1, 2020 / no-paywall / Richard Kreitner