Demand That Trump Appointees and Allies Answer the Question: Will You Defend Freedom of the Press? Demand That Trump Appointees and Allies Answer the Question: Will You Defend Freedom of the Press?
Every member of the Trump team should be pressed on the question of whether they will respect the First Amendment to the Constitution they have sworn to uphold.
Mar 7, 2017 / John Nichols
Donald Trump Is Trying to Play Black Americans Donald Trump Is Trying to Play Black Americans
But we are not going to be played like this.
Mar 7, 2017 / Collier Meyerson
Donald Trump, the Unbelievable Baby Man! Donald Trump, the Unbelievable Baby Man!
His new superpower: reading the teleprompter.
Mar 7, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow
The Real Goal of Trump’s Travel Ban Is to Make America White Again The Real Goal of Trump’s Travel Ban Is to Make America White Again
White House adviser Steve Bannon insists that Muslims don’t have the right “DNA” for democracy.
Mar 6, 2017 / Joan Walsh
Oliver Stone on the Importance of Criticizing Both the Republicans and Democrats Who Make War Oliver Stone on the Importance of Criticizing Both the Republicans and Democrats Who Make War
It’s fashionable now to take shots at Republicans, but both parties are responsible for creating chaos around the world.
Mar 6, 2017 / Oliver Stone
Trump’s Obsession With Generals Could Send Us Straight Into War With Iran Trump’s Obsession With Generals Could Send Us Straight Into War With Iran
The president’s foreign-policy picks have set the stage for an aggressive military-first administration.
Mar 6, 2017 / William D. Hartung
Everything Trump Did in His 6th Week That Really Matters Everything Trump Did in His 6th Week That Really Matters
Behind the scenes, a lot happened this week at several federal agencies.
Mar 3, 2017 / George Zornick and Zoë Carpenter
This Isn’t ‘a Total Witch Hunt!’—Jeff Sessions Is in Real Trouble This Isn’t ‘a Total Witch Hunt!’—Jeff Sessions Is in Real Trouble
Recusal is the first step, but he’ll ultimately have to resign.
Mar 3, 2017 / Joan Walsh
The Media’s Addiction to False Equivalencies Has Left Them Vulnerable to Trump The Media’s Addiction to False Equivalencies Has Left Them Vulnerable to Trump
Decades of conservative efforts to work the press are paying off handsomely.
Mar 3, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman
Daniela Vargas’s Detention Shows How Vulnerable DREAMers Are Under Trump Daniela Vargas’s Detention Shows How Vulnerable DREAMers Are Under Trump
When Obama was in the White House, the safest place for young undocumented immigrants was in the public eye. Vargas’s detention shows that’s no longer true.
Mar 2, 2017 / Julianne Hing