Government

Abortion access

Don’t Forget Trump’s Devastating Impact on Reproductive Freedom Don’t Forget Trump’s Devastating Impact on Reproductive Freedom

The assault on reproductive freedom has reinvigorated the pro-choice movement and mobilized grassroots activists across the country.

Nov 26, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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One-Sidesism One-Sidesism

It’s time again for corporate media’s favorite matchup: a moderate centrist and a right-wing nutjob.

Nov 25, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

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