Politics

Trump and Ryan

These Psychiatrists Say Trump Poses an Imminent Threat to Humanity These Psychiatrists Say Trump Poses an Imminent Threat to Humanity

Amy Wilentz explains psychiatrists’ “duty to warn the public.”

Oct 30, 2017 / Jon Wiener

GDB Puerto Rico

Meet the Legal Theorists Behind the Financial Takeover of Puerto Rico Meet the Legal Theorists Behind the Financial Takeover of Puerto Rico

Two lawyers argue that the feds should impose “dictatorships for democracy” on cities and government bodies in fiscal crisis.

Oct 30, 2017 / Simon Davis-Cohen

Trump-l’œil

Trump-l’œil Trump-l’œil

From health care to climate change, Trump erases all signs that Obama was ever president.

Oct 30, 2017 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 13, 2017

Stop Listening to Trump and Start Listening to Real Populists Like Sherrod Brown Stop Listening to Trump and Start Listening to Real Populists Like Sherrod Brown

In case you missed it, the Ohio senator made a powerful speech this week against forced arbitration.

Oct 27, 2017 / John Nichols

Paul Ryan at the Boeing Factory

The Great American Tax Heist The Great American Tax Heist

Corporate tax “repatriation” is just a cash grab at the expense of the middle class.

Oct 27, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

Meet the Black Woman Candidate Who’ll Talk to Men in Confederate-Flag T-Shirts

Meet the Black Woman Candidate Who’ll Talk to Men in Confederate-Flag T-Shirts Meet the Black Woman Candidate Who’ll Talk to Men in Confederate-Flag T-Shirts

In Virginia, Jennifer Carroll Foy is making an audacious run for the House of Delegates.

Oct 27, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Pence in Georgia

Jane Mayer: The Problem With President Pence Jane Mayer: The Problem With President Pence

Trump is impulsive and dangerous, but Pence might be more effective.

Oct 27, 2017 / Jon Wiener

Cuban missile crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis at 55 The Cuban Missile Crisis at 55

The bullshit, the truth… and Trump.

Oct 27, 2017 / James G. Blight and Janet M. Lang

Opioid Injection Needles

Can Supervised-Injection Sites Stem the Epidemic of Opioid Deaths? Can Supervised-Injection Sites Stem the Epidemic of Opioid Deaths?

If Trump were serious about reducing the number of fatal opioid overdoses, he might have considered this solution.

Oct 26, 2017 / Jimmy Tobias

Ajit Pai

Trump’s FCC Chair Moves to Undermine Journalism and Democracy Trump’s FCC Chair Moves to Undermine Journalism and Democracy

If media cross-ownership rules are eliminated, monopolies will dominate.

Oct 26, 2017 / John Nichols

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