The Presidential Empire The Presidential Empire
Has the American presidency become overwhelmed by its ever-expanding powers?
Feb 8, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Karen J. Greenberg
Is it ‘Treason’ Not to Clap for the President? Is it ‘Treason’ Not to Clap for the President?
Joan Walsh on Trump, Nomi Prins on financial deregulation, and Ann Jones on Norwegians.
Feb 8, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Trump Is Making Life Even Harder for Working-Class Women Trump Is Making Life Even Harder for Working-Class Women
His administration has already made workers, especially women, poorer, less secure, and less safe.
Feb 8, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Work Requirements Failed Once, and They’ll Fail Again Work Requirements Failed Once, and They’ll Fail Again
Requiring Medicaid recipients to find employment is a cruel solution to a nonexistent problem.
Feb 8, 2018 / Bryce Covert
Russiagate or Intelgate? Russiagate or Intelgate?
The publication of the Republican House Committee memo and reports of other documents increasingly suggest not only a “Russiagate” without Russia but also something darker: The “co...
Feb 7, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
35 and Counting! Democrats Flip Another Republican Legislative Seat 35 and Counting! Democrats Flip Another Republican Legislative Seat
A pro-union Democrat just won a seat in Missouri that Trump won by a landslide.
Feb 7, 2018 / John Nichols
An Appreciation of Nicholas von Hoffman An Appreciation of Nicholas von Hoffman
A fond farewell to a lifelong mischief maker.
Feb 7, 2018 / Peter Pringle
Meet Kevin de León—the Next Senator From California? Meet Kevin de León—the Next Senator From California?
He’s challenging incumbent Dianne Feinstein on foreign policy, immigration, and the national-surveillance state.
Feb 7, 2018 / Q&A / Sasha Abramsky
MISTAKE MISTAKE
One billboard on Route 52 in Minnesota.
Feb 7, 2018 / OppArt / Republicans for Honesty in Government
Organized Labor’s Lost Generations Organized Labor’s Lost Generations
Unions have struggled to make substantial gains since the ’70s, but not for the reasons historians think.
Feb 7, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Gabriel Winant