The Constitution

It Is Never Too Late to Impeach a Despot

It Is Never Too Late to Impeach a Despot It Is Never Too Late to Impeach a Despot

“Every single hour that Donald Trump remains in office, our country, our democracy, and our national security remain in danger.”

Jan 8, 2021 / John Nichols

The Capitol Riot Reveals the Dangers From the Enemy Within

The Capitol Riot Reveals the Dangers From the Enemy Within The Capitol Riot Reveals the Dangers From the Enemy Within

But the belief that America previously had a well-functioning democracy is an illusion.

Jan 8, 2021 / Eric Foner

The GOP Is No Longer a Viable Governing Party

The GOP Is No Longer a Viable Governing Party The GOP Is No Longer a Viable Governing Party

If you buy into a lethal personality cult, eventually the chickens of mob violence will come home to roost.

Jan 7, 2021 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

The Confederacy Finally Stormed the Capitol

The Confederacy Finally Stormed the Capitol The Confederacy Finally Stormed the Capitol

And then, because the rioters were white, they were allowed to walk away. But just imagine if they had been Black.

Jan 6, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Elie Mystal

Impeach Trump Immediately

Impeach Trump Immediately Impeach Trump Immediately

The president incited his supporters to invade the Capitol and disrupt the certification of the 2020 election. That is too high a crime to ignore.

Jan 6, 2021 / John Nichols

How Josh Hawley Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Donald Trump

How Josh Hawley Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Donald Trump How Josh Hawley Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Donald Trump

Until recently, the senator leading the charge to discredit Biden’s victory was a creature of the ultraconservative establishment. Then he discovered Trump’s faux populism.

Jan 6, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Trump Turns the Crazy Up to 11—and the GOP Cheers Him

Trump Turns the Crazy Up to 11—and the GOP Cheers Him Trump Turns the Crazy Up to 11—and the GOP Cheers Him

The lunatic in the Oval Office is bad enough. The deeper problem is his huge base of cult-like followers and GOP sycophants, who seem determined to follow him over a cliff.

Jan 5, 2021 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

Trump’s Solicitation of Election Fraud Is His Highest Crime

Trump’s Solicitation of Election Fraud Is His Highest Crime Trump’s Solicitation of Election Fraud Is His Highest Crime

If Trump’s pressuring of Georgia’s secretary of state to “find” votes to overturn an election result isn’t impeachable, nothing is.

Jan 4, 2021 / John Nichols

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Supreme Court Justice John Roberts (2L) administers the oath of office to U.S. President Donald Trump (L) as his wife Melania Trump holds the Bible and son Barron Trump looks on, on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. In today's inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Trump Is Guilty of Sedition and Must Be Brought to Justice Trump Is Guilty of Sedition and Must Be Brought to Justice

He’s violating his oath to protect the Constitution, and every day that he’s allowed to remain in power, the threat to our democracy grows.

Dec 22, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

Julian Assange waves slightly with his face up close against the window of a prison van

If Assange’s Fate Were Up To a Jury, He, Too, Might Have Walked Free If Assange’s Fate Were Up To a Jury, He, Too, Might Have Walked Free

Like William Penn and John Peter Zenger, the Wikileaks founder is fighting for our freedom.

Dec 21, 2020 / Charles Glass

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