Why Slashing the NIH Budget Is Indefensible Why Slashing the NIH Budget Is Indefensible
We can’t afford to defund the vital efforts that could help solve some of our greatest challenges, from cancer to climate change.
Apr 18, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Get Ready for Trump’s Climate-Denial Offensive Get Ready for Trump’s Climate-Denial Offensive
If Trump continues his assault on common sense about climate change, America is going to lose—and lose big.
Mar 7, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Trump-Bibi-Murdoch Love Triangle Puts Us All at Risk The Trump-Bibi-Murdoch Love Triangle Puts Us All at Risk
Flouting the laws and sacrificing truth, the new mogul empire is a perpetual-motion machine fueled almost entirely on bullshit.
Feb 14, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman
Shouldn’t We Know Who Else Is at the ‘Winter White House’? Shouldn’t We Know Who Else Is at the ‘Winter White House’?
Trump intends to spend a lot of time at Mar-a-Lago. Who is paying to stay with him?
Feb 10, 2017 / George Zornick
Your Guide to the Sprawling New Anti-Trump Resistance Movement Your Guide to the Sprawling New Anti-Trump Resistance Movement
An explosion of new activism offers a ray of hope in these dark political times.
Feb 6, 2017 / Feature / Joshua Holland
Trump Did Not Fulfill His Day-One Promise to Drain the Swamp Trump Did Not Fulfill His Day-One Promise to Drain the Swamp
The president has signed a lot of executive orders—but not this one.
Jan 25, 2017 / David Dayen
Why Trump’s Con Can’t Last Forever Why Trump’s Con Can’t Last Forever
Trump has shown himself a master at populist stunts, but it won’t be long before working people catch on to his game.
Jan 24, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Poisonous Politics of David Brock The Poisonous Politics of David Brock
Can Democrats resist his Faustian bargain?
Jan 19, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage
3 Steps for Progressive Resistance and Rebuilding as the Trump Era Launches 3 Steps for Progressive Resistance and Rebuilding as the Trump Era Launches
Ultimately, the party’s fortunes will depend on recruiting a new generation of progressive leaders who can harness the power of social movements and drive it into electoral politic...
Jan 3, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How to Mount a Progressive Resistance How to Mount a Progressive Resistance
Opposition to Trump will come—not only in the streets but also from leaders in states and cities who are intent on making America better.
Dec 13, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel