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Has America Ever Elected a ‘Legitimate’ President?

Has America Ever Elected a ‘Legitimate’ President? Has America Ever Elected a ‘Legitimate’ President?

Given how hard it is to vote, and how actively some states discourage voting, America elects legal presidents—but not legitimate ones.

Jan 21, 2017 / Rev. Jesse L. Jackson

US President Barack Obama departs the Oval Office

Obama’s Hail Mary for Climate Justice Obama’s Hail Mary for Climate Justice

His last week in office, Obama sent $500 million to the United Nations Green Climate Fund.

Jan 20, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Donald Trump

The Great Trump Heist Is Underway The Great Trump Heist Is Underway

Protests erupted almost immediately in the streets of Washington.

Jan 20, 2017 / George Zornick

The Relevance of Hope Under Trump

The Relevance of Hope Under Trump The Relevance of Hope Under Trump

Hope belongs to the left.

Jan 20, 2017 / Ronald Aronson

Vladimir Putin

Reheating the Cold War Reheating the Cold War

Stephen F. Cohen speaks with David Barsamian about the increasingly dangerous tensions between the US and Russia.

Jan 20, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Scott Pruitt

Scott Pruitt Is Bad for Your Health Scott Pruitt Is Bad for Your Health

At his confirmation hearing, the nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency struggled to identify cases in which he’d stood up for environmental and health ...

Jan 20, 2017 / Zoë Carpenter

Shut Down Trump’s ‘Swamp Cabinet’ and Other Ways to Keep Fighting Trump’s Cabinet Nominees

Shut Down Trump’s ‘Swamp Cabinet’ and Other Ways to Keep Fighting Trump’s Cabinet Nominees Shut Down Trump’s ‘Swamp Cabinet’ and Other Ways to Keep Fighting Trump’s Cabinet Nominees

Make phone calls, share information, and join a “Day of Action” this Tuesday.

Jan 20, 2017 / NationAction

Are We Entering a Post-Evidence Era?

Are We Entering a Post-Evidence Era? Are We Entering a Post-Evidence Era?

If the future of war is cyber attacks, and cyber attacks can never truly be proven—how does the public audit its government?

Jan 20, 2017 / Adam Johnson

Barack Obama Leaves as He Arrived: An Optimist Calling Us to Defend and Extend Democracy

Barack Obama Leaves as He Arrived: An Optimist Calling Us to Defend and Extend Democracy Barack Obama Leaves as He Arrived: An Optimist Calling Us to Defend and Extend Democracy

In the spirit of Tom Paine, Obama promises that the future is ours. “We just have to fight for it!”

Jan 20, 2017 / John Nichols

Steven Mnuchin

Democrats Missed an Opportunity to Expose Steve Mnuchin as a Predator Democrats Missed an Opportunity to Expose Steve Mnuchin as a Predator

Bob Casey and Sherrod Brown landed some blows about OneWest Bank’s foreclosures, but too many got lost in a tangle over tax havens.

Jan 19, 2017 / David Dayen

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