Politics

Trump News Conference

Trump Wants to Use ‘Citizenship Data’ to Gerrymander Democracy Trump Wants to Use ‘Citizenship Data’ to Gerrymander Democracy

The Census won’t include a citizenship question, but a scheme to use citizenship data for redistricting threatens representation.

Jul 13, 2019 / John Nichols

Trump Census

Trump’s Retreat on the Census Question Is Not a Victory Trump’s Retreat on the Census Question Is Not a Victory

It’s a warning for the next time the Supreme Court rules against him.

Jul 12, 2019 / Elie Mystal

Leftists Shouldn’t Go on Tucker Carlson

Leftists Shouldn’t Go on Tucker Carlson Leftists Shouldn’t Go on Tucker Carlson

But they should keep talking to the Fox News audience—without normalizing racists.

Jul 12, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Jose Gurrola

Meet the Millennial Mayor Who Took On Big Oil—and Won Meet the Millennial Mayor Who Took On Big Oil—and Won

Jose Gurrola is just 25, with barely 20,000 constituents, but he’s managed to put California’s powerful oil industry on the defensive.

Jul 12, 2019 / Gabriel Thompson

Paul Ryan

The Republicans Who Made Trump Possible Cannot Remove the Badge of Shame The Republicans Who Made Trump Possible Cannot Remove the Badge of Shame

In a new book, Paul Ryan claims he checked and balanced a president who “didn’t know anything about government.” The former speaker is lying to himself—and everyone else.

Jul 11, 2019 / John Nichols

Why the Fight Over the 2016 Democratic Primaries Hasn’t Gone Away

Why the Fight Over the 2016 Democratic Primaries Hasn’t Gone Away Why the Fight Over the 2016 Democratic Primaries Hasn’t Gone Away

Unlike Republicans, Democrats don’t have deep ideological divides. The conflict has endured because it’s wrapped up in identity.

Jul 11, 2019 / Joshua Holland

Marshall Islands Mushroom Cloud

America’s Colonial Climate Crisis America’s Colonial Climate Crisis

What should the United States’ island territories expect from rising sea levels and global warming?

Jul 11, 2019 / Chris Gelardi

Tiffany Cabana and Melinda Katz

The Truth About the Queens DA Recount The Truth About the Queens DA Recount

While leftists in Queens have come very far in a year, they still haven’t seized every rein of power.

Jul 11, 2019 / Ross Barkan

Before Donald Trump, There Was Ross Perot

Before Donald Trump, There Was Ross Perot Before Donald Trump, There Was Ross Perot

Perot was a “welfare billionaire” who grew rich off Medicare and Medicaid contracts—and turned the deficit into a national fetish.

Jul 11, 2019 / Micah L. Sifry

Protesters in Hong Kong

The American Left Is Failing Hong Kong The American Left Is Failing Hong Kong

Why is Marco Rubio doing more than the Democratic Party to support the people of Hong Kong?

Jul 10, 2019 / Rosemarie Ho

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