AOC, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib Make the Necessary Call for an Impeachment Inquiry AOC, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib Make the Necessary Call for an Impeachment Inquiry
After reviewing the Mueller report, the congresswomen recognized a demand for congressional action.
Apr 19, 2019 / John Nichols
The Mueller Report Is a Road Map for Congressional Investigation The Mueller Report Is a Road Map for Congressional Investigation
We now know that Mueller’s team concluded that many of the president’s actions could satisfy ordinary legal standards for obstruction of justice.
Apr 19, 2019 / Bruce Shapiro
Robert Mueller Obstructed His Own Investigation As Much as Donald Trump Robert Mueller Obstructed His Own Investigation As Much as Donald Trump
Even under the standard Mueller set for himself, he didn’t finish the job.
Apr 18, 2019 / Elie Mystal
In William Barr, Donald Trump Has Finally Found His Roy Cohn In William Barr, Donald Trump Has Finally Found His Roy Cohn
With the release of the redacted but still damning Mueller report, Attorney General William Barr will go down in history for his attempts to shield a corrupt president.
Apr 18, 2019 / Joan Walsh
In the Bronx, AOC Advocates for a ‘VA for All’ In the Bronx, AOC Advocates for a ‘VA for All’
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez breaks with Democratic Party orthodoxy and decries the privatization of the Veterans Administration.
Apr 18, 2019 / Jasper Craven
Barr Has Abandoned the Constitution in Order to Serve Trump Barr Has Abandoned the Constitution in Order to Serve Trump
In a shameless press conference, the AG came off as a defense lawyer “making a case for the president.”
Apr 18, 2019 / John Nichols
Will the Mueller Report Make the New Cold War Even Worse? Will the Mueller Report Make the New Cold War Even Worse?
How the long-anticipated report addresses—or ignores—Russiagate allegations will be vital for US-Russian relations.
Apr 17, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Congress Must Stop the Killing and Override Trump’s Yemen Veto Congress Must Stop the Killing and Override Trump’s Yemen Veto
This must be a turning point in the long struggle to restore checks and balances on matters of war and peace.
Apr 17, 2019 / John Nichols
School-District Secessions Are Gathering Speed, a New Report Shows School-District Secessions Are Gathering Speed, a New Report Shows
Wealthy school districts are increasingly splitting from poorer, more diverse ones.
Apr 17, 2019 / StudentNation / Emmanuel Felton
Why Won’t New York State Take Bold Action on Climate Change? Why Won’t New York State Take Bold Action on Climate Change?
With the federal government gridlocked, it’s time for states to act.
Apr 16, 2019 / Sean McElwee