These Trump Nominees Might Be in Big Trouble These Trump Nominees Might Be in Big Trouble
And even delays in confirmation could damage the Trump agenda.
Jan 17, 2017 / David Dayen
The Unbelievable Baby-Man! The Unbelievable Baby-Man!
The man with no shame. Sad!
Jan 17, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow
Native Americans Are Fighting to Take Back Their Artifacts Native Americans Are Fighting to Take Back Their Artifacts
The material culture and history of too many tribes has been taken from them.
Jan 16, 2017 / The Nation
A Racial-Justice Argument Against Killing Dylann Roof A Racial-Justice Argument Against Killing Dylann Roof
When we grant states the right to kill its citizens, we are accepting all forms of state-sanctioned violence.
Jan 16, 2017 / Jen Marlowe
Cities Have the Power to Finally Bridge MLK’s ‘Two Americas’ Cities Have the Power to Finally Bridge MLK’s ‘Two Americas’
The solutions to the enduring problem of economic inequality will have to come from the ground up in our cities, not from Washington, DC, down.
Jan 16, 2017 / Ras J. Baraka and Ryan P. Haygood
Why Did the US Drop 26,171 Bombs on the World Last Year? Why Did the US Drop 26,171 Bombs on the World Last Year?
Our endless wars have destroyed nations and warped our own political culture.
Jan 15, 2017 / Greg Grandin
Will Donald Trump Be the Most Pro-Monopoly President in History? Will Donald Trump Be the Most Pro-Monopoly President in History?
The former Apprentice host might love competition on TV, but his administration is all about consolidation.
Jan 14, 2017 / Justin Talbot-Zorn
‘I Don’t See Trump as a Legitimate President,’ Says Representative John Lewis ‘I Don’t See Trump as a Legitimate President,’ Says Representative John Lewis
The nation’s greatest living civil-rights hero says what others won’t. Will other Democrats follow?
Jan 13, 2017 / Joan Walsh
Kirsten Gillibrand Just Gave a Principled Defense of Civilian Control of the Military Kirsten Gillibrand Just Gave a Principled Defense of Civilian Control of the Military
The senator raised practical and historic objections to granting a waiver for a recently retired general to serve as Trump’s defense secretary.
Jan 13, 2017 / John Nichols
The Coming Crusade Against Public Education The Coming Crusade Against Public Education
Secretary of Education–nominee Betsy DeVos has fought to “advance God's Kingdom” by privatizing the public-school system.
Jan 13, 2017 / Zoë Carpenter