Politics

Donald Trump

What Is Truth in the Age of Trump? What Is Truth in the Age of Trump?

How “alternative facts” have reshaped the way we think about truth.

Jan 11, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon

Paul Manafort 2018

The Manafort Revelation Is Not a Smoking Gun The Manafort Revelation Is Not a Smoking Gun

Proponents of the Trump-Russia collusion theory wildly overstate their case, again.

Jan 11, 2019 / Aaron Maté

President Donald Trump

Trump Got Rich by Screwing Over Workers—Of Course He’s Doing It Again as President Trump Got Rich by Screwing Over Workers—Of Course He’s Doing It Again as President

“For decades, Trump repeatedly didn’t pay those who worked for him, and now that he’s in the White House, little has changed.”

Jan 11, 2019 / John Nichols

Sherrod Brown Re-election

Sherrod Brown Is the Real Deal—Could He Win It All in 2020? Sherrod Brown Is the Real Deal—Could He Win It All in 2020?

What’s the Ohio senator’s greatest appeal among grassroots Democrats? Authenticity, with a long track record of defending workers and fighting Wall Street and corporate power.

Jan 11, 2019 / William Greider

FDR speech 1944

America Needs Economic Rights. Now Is the Time to Push for Them. America Needs Economic Rights. Now Is the Time to Push for Them.

Seventy-five years ago, FDR made a radical call for justice. Democrats have a chance to deliver where he fell short.

Jan 11, 2019 / Andrea Flynn and Susan R. Holmberg

Migrants ICE Drop-Off

ICE Put El Paso on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis ICE Put El Paso on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis

The immigration agency spent the holidays releasing hundreds of refugees onto the streets of El Paso. Asylum seekers deserve better.

Jan 11, 2019 / Todd A. Curry

The Trump Immigration-Law Change That Could Increase Child Poverty by 5 Percent in New York City

The Trump Immigration-Law Change That Could Increase Child Poverty by 5 Percent in New York City The Trump Immigration-Law Change That Could Increase Child Poverty by 5 Percent in New York City

The administration’s proposed changes to the “public charge” rule are already pushing immigrants into the shadows.

Jan 11, 2019 / Michelle Chen

2019 State of the City

Bill de Blasio, the Happiness Mayor? Bill de Blasio, the Happiness Mayor?

After seeming to retreat from his initial bold vision, New York’s mayor has returned with a plan for comprehensive health care and, yes, happiness.

Jan 10, 2019 / Jarrett Murphy

Pelosi Ocasio-Cortez Hug

The End of Likability Politics The End of Likability Politics

The nasty women of America are delivering on their promises—and they don’t care what their conservative male colleagues think. 

Jan 10, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Is Populism What’s Really Threatening Democracy?

Is Populism What’s Really Threatening Democracy? Is Populism What’s Really Threatening Democracy?

What many liberal commentators miss about the growing crisis of liberal democracy rippling through Europe and the Americas.

Jan 10, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Steven Hahn

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