Confirmed: Elliott Abrams’s Defense of Mass Murder Was Based on Lies Confirmed: Elliott Abrams’s Defense of Mass Murder Was Based on Lies
The reporters who covered the El Mozote massacre were right all along.
Jan 30, 2020 / Eric Alterman
The Republicans Have Now Begun the Trolling Phase of the Impeachment Trial The Republicans Have Now Begun the Trolling Phase of the Impeachment Trial
The strategy will almost certainly help them win the impeachment battle—but may well sink them in the larger war.
Jan 30, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Meet the New DSA-Backed Candidates Running to Give Power Back to the People in New York State Meet the New DSA-Backed Candidates Running to Give Power Back to the People in New York State
DSA’s diverse slate of candidates will bring the energy and ideas we need to keep winning big, bold change in the halls of Albany.
Jan 30, 2020 / Cynthia Nixon
BREXIT BREXIT
The UK steps off the cliff.
Jan 30, 2020 / OppArt / Clay Bennett, Felipe Galindo, and Peter Kuper
Donald Trump Is Not the Only Alleged Criminal Democrats Can’t Unseat Donald Trump Is Not the Only Alleged Criminal Democrats Can’t Unseat
An investigation determined that Matt Shea was a domestic terrorist, but that didn’t stop him from taking his seat in the Washington State Legislature.
Jan 30, 2020 / Hallie Golden
Why American Socialism Failed—and How It Could Prevail Today Why American Socialism Failed—and How It Could Prevail Today
Today’s socialists march into the 2020s without the daunting roadblocks of a century ago.
Jan 30, 2020 / Ross Barkan
Is Impeachment Only About Getting a Conviction? Is Impeachment Only About Getting a Conviction?
A new history of Andrew Johnson’s trial reminds us the impeachment is not only a tool to constrain executive abuse of power, but also a way to publicize dissent on matters of polic...
Jan 30, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Stephanie McCurry
Sanders or Warren? Why Not Both? Sanders or Warren? Why Not Both?
A progressive unity ticket may seem utopian, but it need not be a fantasy. In fact, the progressive candidates may make the most electable ticket.
Jan 30, 2020 / D.D. Guttenplan
Donald Trump’s ‘Defense’ Would Make the President a King Donald Trump’s ‘Defense’ Would Make the President a King
The argument against impeachment by Trump’s team proposes a super-presidency—an unlimited and fully imperial leader—that could rarely if ever be checked and balanced.
Jan 29, 2020 / John Nichols
A Fire May Have Wiped Out 40 Years of Chinese American History A Fire May Have Wiped Out 40 Years of Chinese American History
The archives of the Museum of Chinese in America may have been destroyed, but the institution is still a crucial repository of community memory.
Jan 29, 2020 / Madeline Leung Coleman