Neo-McCarthyism and the New Cold War Neo-McCarthyism and the New Cold War
The preceding Cold War generated a prolonged slurring and suppression of dissenting American voices, and it may be happening again.
Dec 7, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Trump’s Team of Faux Populists and Real Crony Capitalists Trump’s Team of Faux Populists and Real Crony Capitalists
For progressive Democrats, the challenge now is not just to fight Trump’s policies but also to listen to the people he is betraying.
Dec 6, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Proof, a Test, an Instruction A Proof, a Test, an Instruction
Obama is ours, in the deep sense that Lincoln is ours.
Dec 5, 2016 / Feature / Marilynne Robinson
Donald Trump Just Hired a Current Theranos Board Member to Run the Pentagon Donald Trump Just Hired a Current Theranos Board Member to Run the Pentagon
General Mattis is still associated with the quack medical company. So much for “extreme vetting.”
Dec 2, 2016 / David Dayen
Margaret Sullivan on How Trump Trounced the Media Margaret Sullivan on How Trump Trounced the Media
An interview.
Dec 2, 2016 / John Nichols
Is America Poised to Become the Most Dangerous Country on Earth? Is America Poised to Become the Most Dangerous Country on Earth?
Donald Trump’s administration—filling up with racists, Islamophobes, and billionaires—already has the feel of an increasingly militarized, autocratic government-in-the-making.
Dec 1, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt
In the Same Election In the Same Election
“President-elect Donald J. Trump said on Sunday that he had fallen short in the popular vote in the general election only because millions of people had voted illegally, leveling t…
Dec 1, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Trump Thinks the Law Is for Wusses Trump Thinks the Law Is for Wusses
But guess who’s really getting conned.
Dec 1, 2016 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Tulsi Gabbard Will Deploy With Fellow Vets to Stand With Standing Rock Tulsi Gabbard Will Deploy With Fellow Vets to Stand With Standing Rock
The congresswoman and several thousand veterans are expected to travel to North Dakota in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
Dec 1, 2016 / John Nichols
How Cubans See Fidel Castro and His Revolution Is Tied to How They See Themselves How Cubans See Fidel Castro and His Revolution Is Tied to How They See Themselves
It’s no surprise many beam with pride when they talk about the “triumphs of the revolution.”
Nov 30, 2016 / Andrés S. Pertierra