Government

Paul Manafort 2018

The Manafort Revelation Is Not a Smoking Gun The Manafort Revelation Is Not a Smoking Gun

Proponents of the Trump-Russia collusion theory wildly overstate their case, again.

Jan 11, 2019 / Aaron Maté

President Donald Trump

Trump Got Rich by Screwing Over Workers—Of Course He’s Doing It Again as President Trump Got Rich by Screwing Over Workers—Of Course He’s Doing It Again as President

“For decades, Trump repeatedly didn’t pay those who worked for him, and now that he’s in the White House, little has changed.”

Jan 11, 2019 / John Nichols

FDR speech 1944

America Needs Economic Rights. Now Is the Time to Push for Them. America Needs Economic Rights. Now Is the Time to Push for Them.

Seventy-five years ago, FDR made a radical call for justice. Democrats have a chance to deliver where he fell short.

Jan 11, 2019 / Andrea Flynn and Susan R. Holmberg

Pelosi Ocasio-Cortez Hug

The End of Likability Politics The End of Likability Politics

The nasty women of America are delivering on their promises—and they don’t care what their conservative male colleagues think. 

Jan 10, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Mitch McConnell press conference

The Issues Republicans Are Afraid to Touch The Issues Republicans Are Afraid to Touch

Harold Meyerson on politics, Aaron Maté on Russiagate, and Alex Press on Amazon workers.

Jan 10, 2019 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

jerrold nadler comey press

It’s Accountability Time for the Orange Menace It’s Accountability Time for the Orange Menace

Trump’s ablest critics are positioned to issue subpoenas, compel key administration figures to face questioning, and expose failed policies and egregious conflicts of interest.

Jan 9, 2019 / Editorial / John Nichols

us flag vehicle syria

What Trump’s Syrian Withdrawal Really Reveals What Trump’s Syrian Withdrawal Really Reveals

A wise decision is greeted by denunciations, obstructionism, imperial thinking, and more Russia-bashing.

Jan 9, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Wendy Brown in Berkeley in 2016.

Beyond the Wall: A Q&A With Wendy Brown Beyond the Wall: A Q&A With Wendy Brown

For the Berkeley political-science professor, border walls signify a population in distress. 

Jan 9, 2019 / Q&A / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

Shutdown Worker

Who Gets Hurt When the Government Shuts Down? Who Gets Hurt When the Government Shuts Down?

The people who rely on the government for food, housing, and their paychecks.

Jan 9, 2019 / Zoë Carpenter

Trump Oval Office

Trump Absolutely Failed to Make a Case That His Border ‘Crisis’ Is a National Emergency Trump Absolutely Failed to Make a Case That His Border ‘Crisis’ Is a National Emergency

The president’s speech was a mangled mess of lies and fearmongering that further discredited his shutdown gambit.

Jan 8, 2019 / John Nichols

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