Politics

Sessions arrives at the news conference

Jeff Sessions Will Say Anything To Play Trump’s Stooge Jeff Sessions Will Say Anything To Play Trump’s Stooge

Announcing the end of DACA, the attorney general was serially dishonest.

Sep 5, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Tom Tomorrow Cartoon

Hulk-in-Chief Hulk-in-Chief

You won’t like him when he’s angry...

Sep 5, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

We Need Everyone to Act Now to Fight for DACA

We Need Everyone to Act Now to Fight for DACA We Need Everyone to Act Now to Fight for DACA

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced this morning that President Trump is planning to end the program with a delay of six months.

Sep 5, 2017 / NationAction

John Kelly and Donald Trump

The Last Men Standing in Trump’s White House The Last Men Standing in Trump’s White House

They might be losing every American war, but they’re winners with Donald.

Sep 5, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt

Protesters demonstrate during a May Day march in Chicago

Trump’s Labor Picks Give Workers Nothing to Celebrate on Labor Day Trump’s Labor Picks Give Workers Nothing to Celebrate on Labor Day

The president is filling key positions with allies of ALEC, union busters, and a defender of sweatshop wages.

Sep 3, 2017 / John Nichols

Minimum wage protest

The Rollback of Pro-Worker Policies Since Trump Took Office Is Staggering The Rollback of Pro-Worker Policies Since Trump Took Office Is Staggering

This Labor Day, don’t listen to his empty promises to protect working people.

Sep 1, 2017 / Helaine Olen

Houston Chemical Plant Explosion

Trump Budget Cuts Could Halt the Investigation Into the Texas Chemical Plant Explosion Trump Budget Cuts Could Halt the Investigation Into the Texas Chemical Plant Explosion

Trump wants to eliminate the US Chemical Safety Board, which is looking into the Arkema explosion. 

Sep 1, 2017 / George Zornick

David Clarke salute

Scandal-Plagued Sheriff David Clarke Would Make a Bad Trump Administration Even Worse Scandal-Plagued Sheriff David Clarke Would Make a Bad Trump Administration Even Worse

Trump’s favorite lawman wants to shred the Constitution and abandon habeas corpus.

Sep 1, 2017 / John Nichols

DNC HQ

A Leak or a Hack? A Forum on the VIPS Memo A Leak or a Hack? A Forum on the VIPS Memo

A letter from dissenting members of VIPS, a reply from VIPS, and the results of our independent review.

Sep 1, 2017 / Various Contributors

Arpaio Trump

Erwin Chemerinsky: Trump’s Terrible Pardon of Sheriff Joe Arpaio Erwin Chemerinsky: Trump’s Terrible Pardon of Sheriff Joe Arpaio

The dean of the law school at Berkeley explains why Trump’s move violates basic tenets of the separation of powers.

Sep 1, 2017 / Jon Wiener

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