Government

Mueller Capitol

No, the Media Didn’t Over-Hype ‘Russiagate’ No, the Media Didn’t Over-Hype ‘Russiagate’

No human being on Earth has done more to keep the Trump-Russia narrative in the news than Donald Trump.

Mar 25, 2019 / Joshua Holland

Women protest global gag rule

Trump’s Global Gag Rule Is Making It Harder to Fight the AIDS Crisis Trump’s Global Gag Rule Is Making It Harder to Fight the AIDS Crisis

The Trump administration says it is leading the global fight against HIV and AIDS—and then shoots itself in the foot.

Mar 25, 2019 / Michelle Chen

Robert Mueller

Release the Mueller Report—Immediately and Completely Release the Mueller Report—Immediately and Completely

If we want the truth, we must have transparency.

Mar 22, 2019 / John Nichols

Children at a daycare in California

All Families Should Be Able to Afford Childcare, and Here’s How All Families Should Be Able to Afford Childcare, and Here’s How

A new bill would also make sure childcare providers earn a living wage.

Mar 22, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann

A Wisconsin Judge Upends the GOP Power Grab and Restores the Authority of the Democratic Governor

A Wisconsin Judge Upends the GOP Power Grab and Restores the Authority of the Democratic Governor A Wisconsin Judge Upends the GOP Power Grab and Restores the Authority of the Democratic Governor

Governor Tony Evers immediately withdraws Wisconsin from the Republican-led lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act.

Mar 21, 2019 / John Nichols

Trump Opioid Speech

Trump Wants to Take Away Your Citizenship Trump Wants to Take Away Your Citizenship

The current administration is bent on making it easier to denaturalize American citizens. 

Mar 21, 2019 / Karen J. Greenberg

Mike Pompeo

Who’s Afraid of the International Criminal Court? Who’s Afraid of the International Criminal Court?

Mike Pompeo’s diplomatic sanctions against war-crimes investigators are consistent with Trump’s “America first” worldview.

Mar 21, 2019 / Nicholas Mulder

Russian Jets and Flags

The Cold War Ides of March The Cold War Ides of March

US Cold Warriors escalate toward actual war with Russia.

Mar 20, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

The Time Has Come for Democrats to Impeach Brett Kavanaugh

The Time Has Come for Democrats to Impeach Brett Kavanaugh The Time Has Come for Democrats to Impeach Brett Kavanaugh

And no, ‘he’s just not worth it’ is not an acceptable excuse.

Mar 20, 2019 / Elie Mystal

Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren Gets the Argument Against the Electoral College Exactly Right Elizabeth Warren Gets the Argument Against the Electoral College Exactly Right

She says it would steer candidates to states that aren’t now considered political “battlegrounds,” such as Mississippi.

Mar 19, 2019 / John Nichols

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