Pelosi’s Feud Won’t Stop the Squad Pelosi’s Feud Won’t Stop the Squad
If the speaker wants to consolidate Democratic power, she should shift it—to the left.
Jul 16, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage
The Transpartisan Revolt Against America’s Endless Wars The Transpartisan Revolt Against America’s Endless Wars
It’s one of the few areas where a left-right coalition can jell.
Jul 16, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Trump Can Always Find Someone Worse Trump Can Always Find Someone Worse
To replace a disgraced secretary of labor, Trump has elevated a sweatshop lobbyist.
Jul 15, 2019 / Jeet Heer
The Republicans Who Made Trump Possible Cannot Remove the Badge of Shame The Republicans Who Made Trump Possible Cannot Remove the Badge of Shame
In a new book, Paul Ryan claims he checked and balanced a president who “didn’t know anything about government.” The former speaker is lying to himself—and everyone else.
Jul 11, 2019 / John Nichols
Before Donald Trump, There Was Ross Perot Before Donald Trump, There Was Ross Perot
Perot was a “welfare billionaire” who grew rich off Medicare and Medicaid contracts—and turned the deficit into a national fetish.
Jul 11, 2019 / Micah L. Sifry
Jeffrey Epstein Going Down Jeffrey Epstein Going Down
Who else is in this with him?
Jul 10, 2019 / OppArt / Randall Enos
The New Bill of Rights The New Bill of Rights
Donald Trump gives originalism an update.
Jul 4, 2019 / OppArt / Steve Brodner
Hijacking the Fourth of July Hijacking the Fourth of July
Trump takes narcissism to a new level.
Jul 3, 2019 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
A Police Shooting Gives the Lie to Buttigieg’s Campaign Narrative A Police Shooting Gives the Lie to Buttigieg’s Campaign Narrative
Black voters are wary of Mayor Pete, for good reasons.
Jul 1, 2019 / Jeet Heer