On a Wave of Votes From Selma, and the Civil-Rights Heartlands of Alabama, Doug Jones Sweeps to Victory On a Wave of Votes From Selma, and the Civil-Rights Heartlands of Alabama, Doug Jones Sweeps to Victory
An overwhelming surge in votes from African-American counties tipped the balance against Roy Moore.
Dec 13, 2017 / John Nichols
What We Learned from Watching Doug Jones Beat A Predator What We Learned from Watching Doug Jones Beat A Predator
Alabama's future depends on building progressive infrastructure that can take on better candidates than Roy Moore.
Dec 12, 2017 / Katherine Webb-Hehn
Cornered and Facing ‘Existential’ Crisis, Will Trump Fire Mueller? Cornered and Facing ‘Existential’ Crisis, Will Trump Fire Mueller?
His deputy attorney general is under the gun as Trump allies lose patience with the Russiagate investigation.
Dec 12, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss
Democrats Have a Chance to Revive the Party. Will They Seize It? Democrats Have a Chance to Revive the Party. Will They Seize It?
Let’s hope the Unity Reform Commission’s ideas are codified.
Dec 12, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why We Need to ‘Break the Internet’ Today Why We Need to ‘Break the Internet’ Today
We have only two days until the FCC votes to kill net neutrality.
Dec 12, 2017 / NationAction
What Will It Take for America to Wake Up to the Horrifying Reality of US Warfare? What Will It Take for America to Wake Up to the Horrifying Reality of US Warfare?
The great majority of the American people remain studiously indifferent to the charade being played out before their eyes.
Dec 11, 2017 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch Have Set Our Future on Fire Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch Have Set Our Future on Fire
The fires and storms ravaging the planet are only going to get worse, especially if we don’t end the power of climate deniers.
Dec 11, 2017 / Mark Hertsgaard
Luke Harding on Trump, Russia, and ‘Collusion’ Luke Harding on Trump, Russia, and ‘Collusion’
There may not be a smoking gun, but there’s a mountain of evidence tying Trump to the Kremlin.
Dec 11, 2017 / Joshua Holland
This Is How the Trump Administration Gives Big Oil the Keys to Public Lands This Is How the Trump Administration Gives Big Oil the Keys to Public Lands
The Bureau of Land Management is rapidly opening previously off-limits areas to oil and gas drilling.
Dec 8, 2017 / Adam Federman
There Are More Important Questions to Ask Than Whether Rex Tillerson Is In or Out at State There Are More Important Questions to Ask Than Whether Rex Tillerson Is In or Out at State
A renovated foreign policy rests on a great variety of factors beyond a house-cleaning at State.
Dec 7, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence