Nancy Pelosi: House Democrats Will Fight Trump, Investigate Comey Interference Nancy Pelosi: House Democrats Will Fight Trump, Investigate Comey Interference
Taking lessons from her time as minority leader under Bush, Pelosi says Democrats should play off discord within the GOP on Medicare, infrastructure, and the economy.
Nov 22, 2016 / Joan Walsh
What Time Is It? Here’s What the 2016 Election Tells Us About Obama, Trump, and What Comes Next What Time Is It? Here’s What the 2016 Election Tells Us About Obama, Trump, and What Comes Next
Political scientist Stephen Skowronek talks about how his theory of the cycles of presidential history explains the campaign’s shocking results.
Nov 22, 2016 / Interview / Richard Kreitner
Trump’s Victory Is Great News for the Defense Industry Trump’s Victory Is Great News for the Defense Industry
A Pentagon spending binge is on the horizon.
Nov 22, 2016 / William D. Hartung
Get Ready for a War on the Poor Get Ready for a War on the Poor
With Donald Trump and Paul Ryan in control of government, crucial antipoverty programs like Head Start, food stamps, and Medicaid are imperiled.
Nov 22, 2016 / Bob Herbert
Is Trump About to Bring a Maverick Democratic Congresswoman Into His Cabinet? Is Trump About to Bring a Maverick Democratic Congresswoman Into His Cabinet?
Tulsi Gabbard and Donald Trump both reject the foreign-policy establishment’s fidelity to the twin policies of military intervention and regime change.
Nov 22, 2016 / James Carden
Taking It to the States Taking It to the States
State and local government is where the next generation of progressive voices will emerge.
Nov 22, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Struggling White Voters Who Helped Elect Trump Are Headed for Some Serious Pain Struggling White Voters Who Helped Elect Trump Are Headed for Some Serious Pain
A lot of low-income voters believed Trump when he promised to make America great. They’re in for a rude awakening.
Nov 22, 2016 / Joshua Holland
Resisting the New Normal of a Trump Presidency Resisting the New Normal of a Trump Presidency
A professor sees hope in her students and youth everywhere.
Nov 21, 2016 / Rebecca Gordon
Senate Republicans Don’t Really Want to Govern in the Era of Trump Senate Republicans Don’t Really Want to Govern in the Era of Trump
Mitch McConnell has no use for power other than acquiring and maintaining it.
Nov 21, 2016 / David Dayen
Rand Paul Will ‘Do Whatever It Takes’ to Block Donald Trump’s Hawkish Secretary of State Picks Rand Paul Will ‘Do Whatever It Takes’ to Block Donald Trump’s Hawkish Secretary of State Picks
Senator Rand Paul emerges as a sharp critic of John Bolton, Rudy Giuliani, and other “unrepentant” supporters of the Iraq War and new fights with Iran.
Nov 21, 2016 / John Nichols