Government

Helsinki Summit: Handshake between Putin and Trump

The Elite Fixation With Russiagate The Elite Fixation With Russiagate

Does a broader public share this sense of crisis?

Jul 26, 2018 / Aaron Maté

Kem Monovithya

‘The Election Is a Sham’: A Q&A With Cambodian Opposition Leader Kem Monovithya ‘The Election Is a Sham’: A Q&A With Cambodian Opposition Leader Kem Monovithya

Cambodians head to the polls on July 29, but there is no viable opposition left on the ballot.

Jul 26, 2018 / Q&A / Safiya Charles

Helsinki Summit: Handshake between Putin and Trump

It’s a Mistake to Assume Trump Doesn’t Have a Foreign-Policy Strategy It’s a Mistake to Assume Trump Doesn’t Have a Foreign-Policy Strategy

In fact, there appears to be a very specific blueprint in place.

Jul 24, 2018 / Michael T. Klare

Empty Congress

The Republican Congress Isn’t Even Pretending to Do Its Job The Republican Congress Isn’t Even Pretending to Do Its Job

It’s much easier to let judges and appointees do the unpopular work of stripping workers of their rights, outlawing abortion, and running the administrative state into the ground.

Jul 24, 2018 / Ed Burmila

Abdul El-Sayed Democratic gubernatorial debate

Abdul El-Sayed Is Running for Governor of Michigan on a Platform That Embraces the Future Abdul El-Sayed Is Running for Governor of Michigan on a Platform That Embraces the Future

The visionary candidate has a plan to close the digital divide, save net neutrality, and achieve digital democracy.

Jul 23, 2018 / John Nichols

Census form

Say No to a Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census Say No to a Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census

Americans have until August 7 to tell the Commerce Department that a question cooked up by Steve Bannon and Kris Kobach is dangerous and misguided.

Jul 23, 2018 / Vanita Gupta

Trump Had His Worst Week Yet—but Will It Matter?

Trump Had His Worst Week Yet—but Will It Matter? Trump Had His Worst Week Yet—but Will It Matter?

While some Republicans were critical of the president, others stayed quiet.

Jul 20, 2018 / Joan Walsh

Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Rally Kansas for a Working-Class Politics That Stands Up to the Kochs Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Rally Kansas for a Working-Class Politics That Stands Up to the Kochs

Thousands cheer a bold challenge to the billionaire class.

Jul 20, 2018 / John Nichols

Donald Trump shouting at 11-year-old boy

Trump’s War on Children Trump’s War on Children

White House policies form an unprecedented assault on kids—but, of course, not the white kids.

Jul 20, 2018 / Editorial / Aziz Huq

Bruce Fein

Constitutional Lawyer Bruce Fein on the Effort to Stop ‘Presidential Wars’ Constitutional Lawyer Bruce Fein on the Effort to Stop ‘Presidential Wars’

He’s proposing legislation that could halt extrajudicial US military intervention.

Jul 19, 2018 / James Carden

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