Government

It’s Time to Put Some Muscle Behind the 25th Amendment

It’s Time to Put Some Muscle Behind the 25th Amendment It’s Time to Put Some Muscle Behind the 25th Amendment

Representative Jamie Raskin has long advocated for structures to assess the fitness of presidents. Now House Speaker Nancy Pelosi agrees.

Oct 10, 2020 / John Nichols

Trump Keeps Inciting Domestic Terrorism

Trump Keeps Inciting Domestic Terrorism Trump Keeps Inciting Domestic Terrorism

Even after the FBI disrupted an alleged terrorist plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, the president keeps fanning the flames of violence.

Oct 9, 2020 / Jeet Heer

2020 = 200,000, by 3 Artists

2020 = 200,000, by 3 Artists 2020 = 200,000, by 3 Artists

Trump’s mishandling of the pandemic means 200,000+ deaths and devastating consequences for African American and Latinx communities.

Oct 9, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo, Sylvia Hernández, and Lalo Alcaraz

Voter Fraud Is a Right-Wing Fiction

Voter Fraud Is a Right-Wing Fiction Voter Fraud Is a Right-Wing Fiction

Republicans claim voting by mail will lead to fraud. But a Montana federal judge’s groundbreaking ruling says that’s a bogus argument.

Oct 9, 2020 / John Nichols

Kamala Harris Made It Look Easy. It Wasn’t.

Kamala Harris Made It Look Easy. It Wasn’t. Kamala Harris Made It Look Easy. It Wasn’t.

Harris needed to show us she could beat Vice President Mike Pence—and stay smiling. She did that and more.

Oct 8, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Kamala Harris looks to her left.

Kamala Harris Put Mike Pence in His Place Kamala Harris Put Mike Pence in His Place

She dictated the terms of the debate, and she knew exactly how to handle the vice president’s efforts to talk over her.

Oct 8, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Trump’s Taxing History

Trump’s Taxing History Trump’s Taxing History

A president in debt, and America pays.

Oct 8, 2020 / OppArt / J.T. Williamson

Scott Atlas sits in a chair

Focused Protection, Herd Immunity, and Other Deadly Delusions Focused Protection, Herd Immunity, and Other Deadly Delusions

Abandoning solidarity for the siren song of age-targeted reopening is a political error and a medical mistake.

Oct 8, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

How the Theatrics of Banning TikTok Enables Repression at Home

How the Theatrics of Banning TikTok Enables Repression at Home How the Theatrics of Banning TikTok Enables Repression at Home

If US politicians were sincerely concerned about Chinese state violence, they would also be implicating the Silicon Valley companies that profit from the surveillance of Uighurs.

Oct 8, 2020 / Xiaowei Wang

Kamala Harris Called Out Covid Lies and Guilty Men

Kamala Harris Called Out Covid Lies and Guilty Men Kamala Harris Called Out Covid Lies and Guilty Men

The Democratic nominee for vice president won a critical debate against Vice President Mike Pence with facts, figures, and a demand for accountability.

Oct 8, 2020 / John Nichols

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