Trump’s EPA Is Promoting a Conspiracy Theory Created by Big Tobacco Trump’s EPA Is Promoting a Conspiracy Theory Created by Big Tobacco
The agency’s plan to limit the scientific research it can use in creating regulations could gut public health protections. That’s exactly what the tobacco industry intended.
Nov 22, 2019 / Zoë Carpenter
Senator Ron Johnson Must Recuse Himself From Trump’s Impeachment Trial Senator Ron Johnson Must Recuse Himself From Trump’s Impeachment Trial
How can the Wisconsin senator be both a witness and a juror?
Nov 21, 2019 / John Nichols
Gordon Sondland Just Did a Full John Dean Gordon Sondland Just Did a Full John Dean
In extraordinary testimony, a key Trump appointee provides testimony that will underpin articles of impeachment.
Nov 20, 2019 / John Nichols
Attempted Bribery Is Bribery Attempted Bribery Is Bribery
The Constitution’s authors had an understanding of bribery that legal scholars say “not only encompasses Trump’s conduct—it practically defines it.”
Nov 15, 2019 / John Nichols
The Foreign Policy Establishment Is Hijacking Impeachment The Foreign Policy Establishment Is Hijacking Impeachment
Trump should be impeached for using his office for corrupt purposes—not for challenging the national security consensus.
Nov 15, 2019 / Jeet Heer
5 Ways to Debunk the GOP’s Defense of Donald Trump 5 Ways to Debunk the GOP’s Defense of Donald Trump
The Republican anti-impeachment arguments are weak but pernicious. Here’s how to counter them.
Nov 15, 2019 / Elie Mystal
Why Are We in Ukraine? Why Are We in Ukraine?
Historically and even today, Russia has much in common with Ukraine—the United States, almost nothing.
Nov 14, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Impeachment Hearing Republicans Confirm There Is No Defense for Donald Trump Impeachment Hearing Republicans Confirm There Is No Defense for Donald Trump
And they’re continuing to make themselves and their party an American abomination.
Nov 13, 2019 / John Nichols
Take the Country and Run Take the Country and Run
It doesn’t matter what’s on tape or how many whistleblowers come forward if Republicans insist on protecting their own
Nov 13, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
A Crook Is Stacking the Federal Courts A Crook Is Stacking the Federal Courts
Trump and the GOP are playing the long game: With every new judge appointed, they’re extending their reach for generations to come.
Nov 8, 2019 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky