Politics

Donald Trump

Donald Trump Represents the Worst of Football Culture Donald Trump Represents the Worst of Football Culture

But at least we can take hope in rebel athletes like Colin Kaepernick.

Jan 31, 2017 / Robert Lipsyte

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The Doomsday Clock Is Now at Two and a Half Minutes to Midnight The Doomsday Clock Is Now at Two and a Half Minutes to Midnight

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists says we are at the most dangerous moment since the height of the Cold War.

Jan 31, 2017 / James Carden

San Francisco Oil Refinery

This Bay Area Proposal Would Strike a Huge Blow to the Dirtiest Forms of Oil Production This Bay Area Proposal Would Strike a Huge Blow to the Dirtiest Forms of Oil Production

A proposed emissions cap would prevent the area’s refineries from converting dirtier-burning oils into fuel. Will it pass?

Jan 31, 2017 / Cities Rising / Will Parrish

LAX Trump protesters

The Resistance to Trump Is Big, Diverse, and Ferocious The Resistance to Trump Is Big, Diverse, and Ferocious

It will take sustained and strategic action on many fronts to defend our democracy while building a bigger, stronger progressive movement.

Jan 31, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Mad King Donald’s Alternative Facts Mad King Donald’s Alternative Facts

“I’m, like, very smart, believe me!”

Jan 31, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Trump Has Created a Constitutional Crisis

Trump Has Created a Constitutional Crisis Trump Has Created a Constitutional Crisis

It took Richard Nixon almost five years to launch a Saturday Night Massacre. Donald Trump launched a Monday Night Massacre in just ten days.

Jan 31, 2017 / John Nichols

Goldman Sachs

Trump’s Not Draining the Swamp—He’s Filling It Trump’s Not Draining the Swamp—He’s Filling It

Under President Trump, banking sharks will once again have immense influence on the American economy.

Jan 30, 2017 / Nomi Prins

Journalists watch GOP debate

The Problem With Our Media Is Extreme Commercialism The Problem With Our Media Is Extreme Commercialism

For over a century the US has conducted an experiment in commercialized journalism by treating news as both a commodity and a public service.

Jan 30, 2017 / Victor Pickard

Immigration ban protests

Refugees Are Welcome Here! Refugees Are Welcome Here!

New York City finds itself on the front lines of the fight against Trump’s Muslim ban.

Jan 30, 2017 / Michelle Chen

John Kerry, Havana

John Kerry Was One of the Most Significant Secretaries of State in the Last 50 Years John Kerry Was One of the Most Significant Secretaries of State in the Last 50 Years

Can his legacy survive the Trump administration?

Jan 30, 2017 / Stephen Schlesinger

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