Trump’s New Programs Trump’s New Programs
No more Meals on Wheels, but…
Mar 23, 2017 / Comix Nation / Jen Sorensen
The Health-Care Bill Embraces the GOP’s Scariest State-Level Experiments The Health-Care Bill Embraces the GOP’s Scariest State-Level Experiments
We all live in Kansas now.
Mar 22, 2017 / Column / Kai Wright
Might Neo-McCarthyism Mean War vs. Russia? Might Neo-McCarthyism Mean War vs. Russia?
The “unmasking” of Putin’s American “contacts” is premised on his “act of war” against the United States—for which there is still no evidence.
Mar 22, 2017 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
Yes, Dems Should Block Gorsuch While the FBI’s Trump Probe Goes on Yes, Dems Should Block Gorsuch While the FBI’s Trump Probe Goes on
Mitch McConnell obstructed not only Obama’s Supreme Court pick but his effort to alert voters about Russian election hacking—inextricably tying these issues together.
Mar 22, 2017 / Joan Walsh
Saving Obamacare Is Not Enough—We Need Medicare for All Saving Obamacare Is Not Enough—We Need Medicare for All
The terms of the health-care debate must be shifted.
Mar 22, 2017 / Dennis Kucinich
Neil Gorsuch Is Not Another Scalia. He’s the Next John Roberts. Neil Gorsuch Is Not Another Scalia. He’s the Next John Roberts.
Gorsuch puts a handsome face on an ugly ideology.
Mar 21, 2017 / Ari Berman
Call Your Senators and Demand That They Reject Neil Gorsuch Call Your Senators and Demand That They Reject Neil Gorsuch
Unlike Trump’s other appointments, Democrats can filibuster a Supreme Court nominee.
Mar 21, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction
Can Republicans Be Trusted to Oversee the FBI Investigation of Trump’s Russia Ties? Can Republicans Be Trusted to Oversee the FBI Investigation of Trump’s Russia Ties?
They once found the idea of a president under FBI investigation intolerable. But now most of the GOP is silent.
Mar 21, 2017 / Joan Walsh
The House Intelligence Committee Hearing on Russia Was Political Theater The House Intelligence Committee Hearing on Russia Was Political Theater
The nature of the committee’s enterprise was clear from the start: to provide House members a public platform to play to their respective bases.
Mar 21, 2017 / James Carden
In Trump’s Budget, America Comes Last In Trump’s Budget, America Comes Last
Throwing money at the Pentagon, while cutting everywhere else, betrays the president’s promise to rebuild our country.
Mar 21, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel