Government

Mark Zuckerberg in Wisconsin

A Mark Zuckerberg Presidency Isn’t Ridiculous—It’s Terrifying A Mark Zuckerberg Presidency Isn’t Ridiculous—It’s Terrifying

The Facebook CEO destroyed privacy as we know it. Imagine what he’d do in the White House.

Aug 18, 2017 / Jake Bittle

Trump Tower Protestors

It’s Not Hysterical to Recognize the Threat Trump Poses It’s Not Hysterical to Recognize the Threat Trump Poses

Democracy, such as it is, really is in danger.

Aug 17, 2017 / Katha Pollitt

Trump Andrews Air Force Base

There’s 1 Country Practically Begging the World for Sanctions There’s 1 Country Practically Begging the World for Sanctions

Hint: It’s not North Korea, Russia, or Iran.

Aug 17, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt

Corn Cob Farming

Democrats Can Win Rural Voters by Taking on Big Agriculture Democrats Can Win Rural Voters by Taking on Big Agriculture

Identifying the corporate power that holds back farm communities could revive Democratic fortunes. 

Aug 16, 2017 / David Dayen

Medicare for All rally

Can Medicare for All Succeed? Can Medicare for All Succeed?

Some readers took issue with Joshua Holland’s recent article on the challenges of achieving universal health coverage through Medicare expansion.

Aug 16, 2017 / Steffie Woolhandler, David U. Himmelstein, Ida Hellander, and Joshua Holland

Trump at Trump Tower

Trump’s Message to the Country: #NotAllNazis Trump’s Message to the Country: #NotAllNazis

The press conference of August 15th will live in infamy.

Aug 15, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Heather Heyer Protest

Can Jeff Sessions Provide Justice for Heather Heyer? Can Jeff Sessions Provide Justice for Heather Heyer?

Sessions’s perverted sense of justice continues to undermine civil rights, not protect them.

Aug 15, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump on Air Force One

Frank Rich: Wallowing in Watergate Frank Rich: Wallowing in Watergate

Will the Trump presidency end like Nixon’s?

Aug 15, 2017 / Jon Wiener

Manafort

Could Paul Manafort Bring Down the Whole Trump Family? Could Paul Manafort Bring Down the Whole Trump Family?

He sits atop a massive tangle of ties to Russia, pro-Russian Ukrainians, and shady New York real-estate deals.

Aug 14, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss

Fighting White Supremacy Means Owning Up to American History

Fighting White Supremacy Means Owning Up to American History Fighting White Supremacy Means Owning Up to American History

Trump’s failure to swiftly condemn racist violence is appalling. But he’s right that it’s always been part of this country’s story.

Aug 14, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

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