There’s a Philosophy Behind Trump’s Lies There’s a Philosophy Behind Trump’s Lies
The president’s falsehoods are dizzying in number, but they follow a predictable, time-honored tradition of how totalitarians rule.
Nov 25, 2019 / Karen J. Greenberg
Impeachment Non-Bombshells Endanger Democrats in 2020 Impeachment Non-Bombshells Endanger Democrats in 2020
Unmerited hype about Gordon Sondland’s testimony has overshadowed the potential damage that the impeachment saga poses for the presidential election.
Nov 22, 2019 / Aaron Maté
Fiona Hill’s Testimony Was Devastating for Trump Fiona Hill’s Testimony Was Devastating for Trump
But the foreign policy expert was too quick to blame America’s ills on external forces.
Nov 22, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Trump’s EPA Is Promoting a Conspiracy Theory Created by Big Tobacco Trump’s EPA Is Promoting a Conspiracy Theory Created by Big Tobacco
The agency’s plan to limit the scientific research it can use in creating regulations could gut public health protections. That’s exactly what the tobacco industry intended.
Nov 22, 2019 / Zoë Carpenter
Democrats Won Virginia by Investing in People of Color Democrats Won Virginia by Investing in People of Color
Strategic organizing helped turn this red state blue—but is the national party willing to learn from its example?
Nov 22, 2019 / Steve Phillips
Senator Ron Johnson Must Recuse Himself From Trump’s Impeachment Trial Senator Ron Johnson Must Recuse Himself From Trump’s Impeachment Trial
How can the Wisconsin senator be both a witness and a juror?
Nov 21, 2019 / John Nichols
What a Debate Run by Women Looks Like What a Debate Run by Women Looks Like
Last night’s moderators showed us what American political life would look like if women’s concerns were routinely at the center of the conversation.
Nov 21, 2019 / Joan Walsh
Bernie Sanders Wins the Foreign Policy Debate Bernie Sanders Wins the Foreign Policy Debate
“I am pro-Israel, but we must treat the Palestinians with the dignity they deserve,” the Vermont senator declared during the debate.
Nov 21, 2019 / John Nichols
Gordon Sondland Just Did a Full John Dean Gordon Sondland Just Did a Full John Dean
In extraordinary testimony, a key Trump appointee provides testimony that will underpin articles of impeachment.
Nov 20, 2019 / John Nichols
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Nov 20, 2019 / Live Chat / The Nation