Politics

Officers dressed in camouflage arrest a protester

Trump Unleashes His Secret Police in Portland Trump Unleashes His Secret Police in Portland

In a dangerous authoritarian move, federal agents in camouflage and without badges are rounding up American citizens.

Jul 17, 2020 / Jeet Heer

MAGA Hat

MAGA Hat MAGA Hat

Sharp spikes in red fields.

Jul 17, 2020 / OppArt / Melinda Beck

Mary Trump

Donald Trump’s Niece Dishes the Dirt Donald Trump’s Niece Dishes the Dirt

According to Mary Trump’s tell-all book, the president is still a little boy throwing a tantrum.

Jul 17, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Donald Trump

Donald Trump Is Living Proof of Osama bin Laden’s Success Donald Trump Is Living Proof of Osama bin Laden’s Success

The US’s militarized and nationalist response to 9/11 has accelerated the decline of the American empire.

Jul 17, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt

Boogaloo

US Intelligence Turns to the Boogaloo Movement US Intelligence Turns to the Boogaloo Movement

After downplaying the threat of right-wing domestic terrorism, top intelligence agencies take notice of a rising militia.

Jul 16, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

Burning Down the House

Burning Down the House Burning Down the House

Trump’s mounting failures and corruption devastate the US.

Jul 16, 2020 / OppArt / J.T. Williamson

Austin, Texas, Just Voted to End the Drug War

Austin, Texas, Just Voted to End the Drug War Austin, Texas, Just Voted to End the Drug War

Voters just nominated a candidate for DA who says, “On day one, we will end the prosecution of low-level drug offenses.”

Jul 16, 2020 / John Nichols

Trofim Lysenko

The New Lysenkoism in Washington The New Lysenkoism in Washington

At a time when we desperately need scientific leadership, what we’ve got is a rogues’ gallery of frauds and flatterers who see the pandemic as a career move.

Jul 16, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

Climate Change Is a Political—Not Partisan—Story

Climate Change Is a Political—Not Partisan—Story Climate Change Is a Political—Not Partisan—Story

And newsrooms need to cover the 2020 elections as a climate story.

Jul 15, 2020 / Andrew McCormick

The Donner Party

Cannibalism Is No Cure for Covid-19 Cannibalism Is No Cure for Covid-19

Rush Limbaugh’s praise of the Donner Party is part of an old tradition of exalting unnecessary suffering rather than offering solutions.

Jul 15, 2020 / Jeet Heer

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