Norman Lear: Donald Trump Is the Middle Finger of the American Right Hand Norman Lear: Donald Trump Is the Middle Finger of the American Right Hand
What distinguishes All in the Family, which had 60 million viewers during the 1970s, from political satire today?
Jun 8, 2017 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Republicans Can’t Really Repeal Dodd-Frank Republicans Can’t Really Repeal Dodd-Frank
But they will pretend to try anyway.
Jun 7, 2017 / David Dayen
Join the Activists and Companies Planning a Big Day of Action to Save Net Neutrality Join the Activists and Companies Planning a Big Day of Action to Save Net Neutrality
Mark July 12 on your calendar and join the fight to save the Internet.
Jun 6, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction
Worried About Election Hacking? There’s a Fix for That Worried About Election Hacking? There’s a Fix for That
A tech-savvy measure introduced by members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus would protect against cyber meddling.
Jun 6, 2017 / John Nichols
Time for Democrats to Unite Around Medicare for All Time for Democrats to Unite Around Medicare for All
Progressives must drive the debate to the point that Medicare for all is seen not as impossible, but inevitable.
Jun 6, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Trump’s Handling of North Korea Is Going to Lead Us Straight Into Nuclear Disaster Trump’s Handling of North Korea Is Going to Lead Us Straight Into Nuclear Disaster
Public strong-arming isn’t the key to de-escalating confrontation—it’s the key to igniting it.
Jun 5, 2017 / Rajan Menon
Post-Partisan Wunderkind Post-Partisan Wunderkind
What does the ascent of Sebastian Kurz say about the Austrian political landscape, and the state of European parties in general?
Jun 5, 2017 / Paweł Marczewski
Al Franken Is Not Running for President Al Franken Is Not Running for President
But his new book is the antidote to Trumpism.
Jun 5, 2017 / Editorial / Joan Walsh
Al Franken, Giant of the Senate, Is the Perfect Anti-Trump Al Franken, Giant of the Senate, Is the Perfect Anti-Trump
His new memoir will have people talking up a presidential run, even though Franken denies interest.
Jun 2, 2017 / Joan Walsh
Donald Trump’s Withdrawal From the Paris Accords Is a Crime Against Humanity Donald Trump’s Withdrawal From the Paris Accords Is a Crime Against Humanity
This is murder—even if Trump’s willful ignorance of climate science prevents him from seeing it as such.
Jun 1, 2017 / Editorial / Mark Hertsgaard