Politics

Praying for Sanity

Praying for Sanity Praying for Sanity

Evangelicals ignoring Trump's immorality.

Feb 9, 2024 / OppArt / Clay Bennett

Artist sketch depicting attorney Jonathan Mitchell arguing before the Supreme Court on behalf of former president Donald Trump on Thursday, February 8, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

The Supreme Court Is Not Going to Save Us From Donald Trump The Supreme Court Is Not Going to Save Us From Donald Trump

The justices have made clear that they do not think the 14th Amendment disqualifies Trump from running for office. That means there’s only one way to stop him—at the ballot box.

Feb 9, 2024 / Elie Mystal

Trump supporters rally to welcome him at Manchester airport in Manchester, N.H., on May 10, ahead of his CNN town hall.

Will the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 Turn Trumpism Into a Governing Agenda? Will the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 Turn Trumpism Into a Governing Agenda?

Be scared, be very scared.

Feb 8, 2024 / Comment / Robert L. Borosage

Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont, speaks during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, May 18, 2023.

Bernie Sanders: “The International Billionaire Class Is Making Out Like Bandits” Bernie Sanders: “The International Billionaire Class Is Making Out Like Bandits”

The Vermont senator denounces the wealth concentration fueling global wars at the expense of everyday people.

Feb 8, 2024 / Sen. Bernie Sanders

Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) speaks about Republicans’ abandoning the bipartisan border deal during the Senate Democrats’ press conference in the US Capitol on Tuesday, February 6, 2024.

The Democrats’ Hard-Right Turn on Immigration Is a Disaster In Every Way The Democrats’ Hard-Right Turn on Immigration Is a Disaster In Every Way

It’s amoral. It’s desperate. It’s politically reckless. It’s wrong no matter how you look at it.

Feb 8, 2024 / Adam Johnson

A New Tack

A New Tack A New Tack

Blind woman walking.

Feb 8, 2024 / OppArt / Ann Telnaes

Former US President Donald Trump departs after speaking to the press after attending the civil fraud trial against the Trump Organization in New York State Supreme Court, in New York City on January 11, 2024.

The Only Way Trump Stays on the Ballot Is if the Supreme Court Rejects the Constitution The Only Way Trump Stays on the Ballot Is if the Supreme Court Rejects the Constitution

It’s simple: Amendment 14, Section 3 bars Trump from the ballot. The question today is whether the justices will accept this reality.

Feb 8, 2024 / John Nichols

A man holds a placard reading

It’s the 2024 Election Season. Where’s the Climate Story? It’s the 2024 Election Season. Where’s the Climate Story?

Despite the threats to all of humanity, news outlets around the world are largely sidelining the climate conversation

Feb 7, 2024 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

Beth Lewis, Executive Director of Save Our Schools Arizona, speaks out against income tax cuts and election law changes passed by the Arizona Legislature in Phoenix, Arizona on September 28, 2017.

In Red States, the Bill for School Voucher Bait-and-Switch Is Coming Due In Red States, the Bill for School Voucher Bait-and-Switch Is Coming Due

For GOP lawmakers who view public education as a quasi-socialist project, the gaping hole in state budgets left by subsidizing private school tuition is a feature, not a bug.

Feb 7, 2024 / Jennifer C. Berkshire and Jack Schneider

Pro-Palestine rally at Brown University

Brown University Students Are on a Hunger Strike for Palestine Brown University Students Are on a Hunger Strike for Palestine

Activism / StudentNation / February 7, 2024 Brown University Students Are on a Hunger Strike for Palestine On Friday, students at Brown began the longest hunger strike for…

Feb 7, 2024 / StudentNation / Nicholas Miller

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