We Can Fight Trump’s Cuts to Essential Government Programs We Can Fight Trump’s Cuts to Essential Government Programs
His budget agenda has everything do with right-wing ideology and nothing to do with fiscal responsibility.
Feb 24, 2017 / William D. Hartung
Alternative Explanations for Trump’s Outrageous Statements Alternative Explanations for Trump’s Outrageous Statements
The standard line is that he’s simply a pathological liar and braggart. But maybe he has the gift of macro vision.
Feb 24, 2017 / Calvin Trillin
Trump Admits That His Deportation Agenda Is a ‘Military Operation’ Trump Admits That His Deportation Agenda Is a ‘Military Operation’
The only way to achieve a mass-deportation agenda of the scope Trump desires is to turn a person’s very existence into a crime—and his latest memorandums spell out how.
Feb 24, 2017 / Julianne Hing
Striking on International Women’s Day Is Not a Privilege Striking on International Women’s Day Is Not a Privilege
The most vulnerable women have been striking all year long.
Feb 24, 2017 / Magally A. Miranda Alcazar and Kate D. Griffiths
How to Topple a Dictator How to Topple a Dictator
An interview with Erica Chenoweth, a leading scholar of authoritarian regimes.
Feb 24, 2017 / Waleed Shahid
Can Feminism Be Too Inclusive? Can Feminism Be Too Inclusive?
Yes—but it needs to be popular to become a mass movement.
Feb 24, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
It’s Time for David Brooks to Reckon With David Brooks It’s Time for David Brooks to Reckon With David Brooks
The New York Times columnist once worshipped at the altar of American “greatness,” too.
Feb 23, 2017 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Ed Garvey Was the Progressive Populist Who Inspired Bernie Sanders and Paul Wellstone Ed Garvey Was the Progressive Populist Who Inspired Bernie Sanders and Paul Wellstone
Sanders hails the civil-rights activist, union leader, progressive candidate, and crusader as a hero who forged a new politics.
Feb 23, 2017 / John Nichols
Jane Mayer: Dark Money and Donald Trump Jane Mayer: Dark Money and Donald Trump
Plus: George Zornick on Trump’s first month and Blanche Wiesen Cook on Eleanor Roosevelt.
Feb 23, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Mental Issues Mental Issues
“Is It Time to Call Trump Mentally Ill?” —Headline, The New York Times Attempts to divine how this president thinks Will soon turn us into a nation of shrinks. His lie after lie a…
Feb 23, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin