Society

Donald Trump and Family

The Trump Administration Is Full of Mind-Boggling Conflicts of Interest The Trump Administration Is Full of Mind-Boggling Conflicts of Interest

But the president, and his family business, seems to be in it for the long haul.

May 2, 2017 / Nomi Prins

WA Attorney General Bob Ferguson

Meet Bob Ferguson, the Washington State Attorney General Who Shut Down Trump’s Muslim Ban Meet Bob Ferguson, the Washington State Attorney General Who Shut Down Trump’s Muslim Ban

Now a toast of the progressive community, Ferguson views the law as a profoundly moral enterprise.

May 2, 2017 / Sasha Abramsky

21st-Century Trailblazer: Sports and Politics With Ibtihaj Muhammad

21st-Century Trailblazer: Sports and Politics With Ibtihaj Muhammad 21st-Century Trailblazer: Sports and Politics With Ibtihaj Muhammad

The Olympian talks about her experiences in Rio and being a Black Muslim in America.

May 2, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Lancaster Stands Up Meeting

Is This Small City the Future of Democratic Engagement in America? Is This Small City the Future of Democratic Engagement in America?

Activists in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, have embarked on a nonstop campaign to resurrect the practice of progressive politics in the heart of Trump country.

May 2, 2017 / Jimmy Tobias

Crowded market at The Hague

Choosing Between a Headscarf and a Job Choosing Between a Headscarf and a Job

An EU court’s ruling against a woman who wore a hijab to work is part of a continuing crackdown on Muslim identity in Europe.

May 2, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Trump Wants to Build a Giant Steel Dome Trump Wants to Build a Giant Steel Dome

“And we’ll make the liberals pay for it!”

May 2, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

The New York Times Dean Baquet at SXSW

What Do Bret Stephens and Dean Baquet Have in Common with Donald Trump? What Do Bret Stephens and Dean Baquet Have in Common with Donald Trump?

The president is not the only one to dress up intellectual dishonesty as bravery.

May 1, 2017 / Joan Walsh

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7 Things Donald Trump Gets Absolutely Wrong About Andrew Jackson 7 Things Donald Trump Gets Absolutely Wrong About Andrew Jackson

Trump imagines Jackson, a slaveholder, as a “big hearted” statesman who could have averted the Civil War.

May 1, 2017 / John Nichols

Trump's Amended Travel Ban

The Chilling of Middle Eastern Studies The Chilling of Middle Eastern Studies

Whether or not Trump’s Muslim ban comes to fruition, the rhetoric around the ban is having widespread consequences on academic exploration at exactly the time it’s needed most.

May 1, 2017 / StudentNation / Mariam Elba

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Donald Trump Has Zero Legal Authority to Order Military Action Against North Korea Donald Trump Has Zero Legal Authority to Order Military Action Against North Korea

Without congressional authorization, military action would “clearly and unequivocally be illegal and unconstitutional,” says Congressman Jerrold Nadler.

Apr 28, 2017 / John Nichols

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