Political Figures

Trump Mural Bethlehem

Disdain for Liberals Drives the Jewish Pro-Trump Right Disdain for Liberals Drives the Jewish Pro-Trump Right

It’s not the issues that matter; it’s the shared hatred.

Aug 24, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman

Steve Bannon Upfront

Steve Bannon Is Gone, Leaving Behind Only His Worst Ideas Steve Bannon Is Gone, Leaving Behind Only His Worst Ideas

The “Party of Davos” shot down any motions toward economic populism.

Aug 23, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

Trump Racist Protest

Our Bigot in Chief Has Shown His True Colors Our Bigot in Chief Has Shown His True Colors

After Charlottesville, we must resist this man with every fiber of our being.​

Aug 23, 2017 / Sasha Abramsky

Maxine Waters in a Congressional Hearing

How Maxine Waters Became a Heroine for the Trump Era How Maxine Waters Became a Heroine for the Trump Era

When it comes to challenging Trump, the congresswoman from California says, “I’m gonna take off the gloves and I’m gonna put my career on the line.”

Aug 23, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

Schumer DC

Democrats Are Starting a Fierce Internal Debate. Finally. Democrats Are Starting a Fierce Internal Debate. Finally.

The party establishment won’t change on its own, and Democratic leaders won’t see the light unless they feel the heat.

Aug 22, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump at Trump Tower

A Key Member of Congress Has Had Enough—and Calls for Trump’s Impeachment A Key Member of Congress Has Had Enough—and Calls for Trump’s Impeachment

“It is morally and legally incumbent upon me, based on my oath of office, to introduce articles of impeachment."

Aug 22, 2017 / John Nichols

Joe Arpaio Protest

Why Is Trump Headed to Phoenix? To Pick a Fight Why Is Trump Headed to Phoenix? To Pick a Fight

Arizona is home to two Republican senators who have bucked the president on health care and immigration.

Aug 22, 2017 / Julianne Hing

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

robert e lee removal

Political Conflict Over Historical Monuments, From Charlottesville to Moscow Political Conflict Over Historical Monuments, From Charlottesville to Moscow

Today’s conflicts over American slavery and Stalin’s Great Terror reveal similar controversies as well as an unknown Putin.

Aug 17, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

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

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