Trump Unleashes His Secret Police in Portland Trump Unleashes His Secret Police in Portland
In a dangerous authoritarian move, federal agents in camouflage and without badges are rounding up American citizens.
Jul 17, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Burning Down the House Burning Down the House
Trump’s mounting failures and corruption devastate the US.
Jul 16, 2020 / OppArt / J.T. Williamson
Austin, Texas, Just Voted to End the Drug War Austin, Texas, Just Voted to End the Drug War
Voters just nominated a candidate for DA who says, “On day one, we will end the prosecution of low-level drug offenses.”
Jul 16, 2020 / John Nichols
The New Lysenkoism in Washington The New Lysenkoism in Washington
At a time when we desperately need scientific leadership, what we’ve got is a rogues’ gallery of frauds and flatterers who see the pandemic as a career move.
Jul 16, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves
Even Nixon Didn’t Go As Far as Trump Even Nixon Didn’t Go As Far as Trump
I served on the House Judiciary Committee during Watergate. What Nixon tried to do in secret pales in comparison to what Trump does in the open.
Jul 15, 2020 / Elizabeth Holtzman
The Covid Crisis Reveals the Need to Abolish Abortion Restrictions The Covid Crisis Reveals the Need to Abolish Abortion Restrictions
What kind of nation allows people to be prosecuted for health care?
Jul 15, 2020 / no-paywall / Renee Bracey Sherman
Ayanna Pressley to Betsy DeVos: ‘I Wouldn’t Trust You to Care for a House Plant Let Alone My Child’ Ayanna Pressley to Betsy DeVos: ‘I Wouldn’t Trust You to Care for a House Plant Let Alone My Child’
You shouldn’t either.
Jul 14, 2020 / John Nichols
The Beginning of the End for Ever-Rising Pentagon Budgets The Beginning of the End for Ever-Rising Pentagon Budgets
In the long run, the Defense Department is not likely to escape the growing imperative of change.
Jul 14, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
More Veterans in Congress Could Mean Fewer Wars More Veterans in Congress Could Mean Fewer Wars
Research shows those in government who haven’t experienced combat are more likely to initiate it.
Jul 14, 2020 / Nan Levinson