A Former White House Adviser Was Involved in DHS’s Response to Portland Protests A Former White House Adviser Was Involved in DHS’s Response to Portland Protests
Formerly a Middle East adviser to Mike Pence, the official played a central role in DHS’s Portland operation.
Oct 28, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
Make McConnell Pay for Amy Coney Barrett Make McConnell Pay for Amy Coney Barrett
A Republican Senate majority representing a minority of voters just packed the court with another right-wing judicial activist. This is why Senate races matter.
Oct 28, 2020 / John Nichols
Brett Kavanaugh Prepares to Upend Election Rules to Benefit Donald Trump Brett Kavanaugh Prepares to Upend Election Rules to Benefit Donald Trump
In a footnote to a concurrence that restricted vote counting in Wisconsin, the justice included an ominous reference to Bush v. Gore.
Oct 27, 2020 / John Nichols and Joan Walsh
Any True Recovery Must Include US Workers Any True Recovery Must Include US Workers
The pandemic has exacerbated the cruel inequities of the US economy.
Oct 27, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Wake Up and Smell the Cheetos Wake Up and Smell the Cheetos
Public intervention. Phone booth, Rivington and Allen Streets, NYC 2020.
Oct 27, 2020 / OppArt / Maia Lorian
Trump Attempts One More Preelection Power Grab Trump Attempts One More Preelection Power Grab
An executive order establishing new hiring and firing practices will, if he is reelected, give him extraordinary control over almost the entire civil service.
Oct 27, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
If Trump Loses, He Will Be A Ruthless Lame Duck If Trump Loses, He Will Be A Ruthless Lame Duck
Trump rules according to his ego, and a Biden victory could make his remaining months in office crueler than ever.
Oct 27, 2020 / Rajan Menon
Republicans Have Confirmed Amy Coney Barrett—and Officially Captured the Supreme Court Republicans Have Confirmed Amy Coney Barrett—and Officially Captured the Supreme Court
There’s no longer any way for Democrats to stop her from ascending to the court, but they can stop her bad decisions from ruining millions of lives. They just need to get tough.
Oct 26, 2020 / Elie Mystal
What Amy Coney Barrett Means for the Future of Voting Rights What Amy Coney Barrett Means for the Future of Voting Rights
Unless we act, I fear a return to Jim Crow regime under which my grandparents and tens of millions of Black people suffered is inevitable.
Oct 26, 2020 / Mondaire Jones
Trump’s Message of Covid-19 Happy Talk Amounts to Surrender Trump’s Message of Covid-19 Happy Talk Amounts to Surrender
Practicing the power of positive thinking and flirting with herd immunity, Trump is endangering his own reelection bid at the cost of countless lives.
Oct 26, 2020 / Jeet Heer