Politics

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Trump Is Trying to Cover Up His Lies by Destroying Information Trump Is Trying to Cover Up His Lies by Destroying Information

For an administration that depends on ignorance, public knowledge is enemy number one.

May 25, 2017 / Rebecca Gordon

Richard Collins III

Why I Called the Murder of Richard Collins III a Lynching Why I Called the Murder of Richard Collins III a Lynching

How we define a “racist mob” in 2017 matters. 

May 25, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Democrats Are Launching a Commission to Protect American Democracy From Trump

Democrats Are Launching a Commission to Protect American Democracy From Trump Democrats Are Launching a Commission to Protect American Democracy From Trump

In response to Trump’s “election integrity” commission, the DNC is going on offense on voting rights.

May 25, 2017 / Ari Berman

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Trump’s Cruel and Unusual Budget Trump’s Cruel and Unusual Budget

George Zornick on the president’s attack on the poor, Ari Berman on voting rights, and Joshua Holland on Trump’s travels.

May 25, 2017 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Trump's budget cuts

Donald Trump to Hungry Seniors: Drop Dead Donald Trump to Hungry Seniors: Drop Dead

Some 10 million elders are threatened by hunger—but the president’s budget would slash desperately needed funding for food programs.

May 24, 2017 / Trudy Lieberman

Christine Pellegrino Win

‘This Is a Thunderbolt of Resistance’ ‘This Is a Thunderbolt of Resistance’

Progressives are flipping Republican statehouse seats to the Democrats—and sending a message to the rest of the country.

May 24, 2017 / John Nichols

Eric Bauman

California Takes Center Stage in the Resistance to Trump California Takes Center Stage in the Resistance to Trump

The state Democratic Party has been moving rapidly to the left—and because it has a supermajority, that portends big social reforms.

May 23, 2017 / Sasha Abramsky

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These Protesters Are Hitting Trump Where It Actually Hurts These Protesters Are Hitting Trump Where It Actually Hurts

Could the president be influenced by threats to his profit margin?

May 23, 2017 / Mattea Kramer

Trump Saudi Arabia Speech

Our Embarrassment in Chief’s International Trip Is No Laughing Matter Our Embarrassment in Chief’s International Trip Is No Laughing Matter

Let’s not grade a guy holding the nuclear codes on a curve.

May 23, 2017 / Joshua Holland

war on women protest

Trump Escalates the War on Women Trump Escalates the War on Women

Reproductive rights are not merely a women’s health issue—they are an essential component of economic health and security as well.

May 23, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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