Government

Michael Cohen

Democrats’ New Midterm Approach: It’s the Corruption, Stupid Democrats’ New Midterm Approach: It’s the Corruption, Stupid

A new strategy attacks both Trump’s economic heists and the influence peddlers swarming the White House.

May 22, 2018 / David Dayen

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The Democratic Wave Won’t Crest Without Progressive Insurgents The Democratic Wave Won’t Crest Without Progressive Insurgents

The progressive base of the Democratic Party is revolting against the centrist, big-money politics that have proved so ruinous.

May 22, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Why Are So Many Democrats Afraid of Impeachment? Why Are So Many Democrats Afraid of Impeachment?

Party leaders need to make clear that impeachment is always valid when there is evidence of presidential wrongdoing, cover-ups, and corruption of justice.

May 21, 2018 / John Nichols

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Trump’s America: Spot the Mistakes Trump’s America: Spot the Mistakes

Iran, Giuliani, Cohen and more!

May 21, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

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Trumpism Is the New McCarthyism Trumpism Is the New McCarthyism

Just as as McCarthyism did decades ago, Trumpism conceals the Republican Party’s long-term program to dismantle the public sector.

May 21, 2018 / Ellen Schrecker

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Ray McGovern on Gina Haspel, Torture, and His Recent Arrest Ray McGovern on Gina Haspel, Torture, and His Recent Arrest

The Army and CIA veteran wants to ask: “WTF?”

May 17, 2018 / Q&A / James Carden

Net Neutrality Protest

Net Neutrality Just Became a Major Campaign Issue for 2018 and Beyond Net Neutrality Just Became a Major Campaign Issue for 2018 and Beyond

A bipartisan vote in favor of digital democracy in the Senate signals that the fight for a free and open Internet is far from finished.

May 17, 2018 / John Nichols

Trump Administration

The Trump Administration’s Dangerous Assault on Our Words The Trump Administration’s Dangerous Assault on Our Words

Language is disappearing from government documents before our eyes—and that’s no accident.

May 17, 2018 / Karen J. Greenberg

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Who Is Responsible for the New US-Russian Cold War? Who Is Responsible for the New US-Russian Cold War?

A discussion of the Stephen F. Cohen–Michael McFaul debate.

May 16, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

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Paulette Jordan Is the New Face of Rural Politics in America Paulette Jordan Is the New Face of Rural Politics in America

A Native American woman was just nominated for governor of Idaho—winning big with a message that Democrats must reach out to rural and small-town voters.

May 16, 2018 / John Nichols

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