Republicans

Donald Trump

Trump’s Corruption Is Now More Brazen Than Ever Trump’s Corruption Is Now More Brazen Than Ever

From his G-7 Doral heist to Bill Barr’s Christmas Party to steering wall-building contracts to GOP cronies, it’s grift all the way down.

Aug 28, 2019 / Joan Walsh

Wisconsin Dairy Farm

How Democrats Can Win Back Rural Wisconsin How Democrats Can Win Back Rural Wisconsin

They need to offer more than criticism of Trump and offer real progressive solutions to the economic pain felt in rural America.

Aug 28, 2019 / John Nichols

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The Republican Party’s White Women Problem The Republican Party’s White Women Problem

The Republican base that has coalesced around Trump has been increasingly characterized by “hostile sexism”—and women are turning away.

Aug 28, 2019 / Julie Kohler

David Koch Got What He Paid For

David Koch Got What He Paid For David Koch Got What He Paid For

The late Koch brother bought influence using PACs and other proxies. A prank call to Scott Walker revealed the truth about how the Kochs had their way with Republican politicians.

Aug 23, 2019 / John Nichols

Utah Medicaid

Utah Is Spending Extra on Health Care So More People Can Suffer Utah Is Spending Extra on Health Care So More People Can Suffer

Utah voters approved Medicaid expansion. Why hasn’t it been implemented?

Aug 21, 2019 / David M. Perry

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Stephen Miller Is a Perfectly Mainstream Republican Stephen Miller Is a Perfectly Mainstream Republican

His cruelty is all-American—and it’s shared by millions of others who make up the GOP’s base.

Aug 19, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Steve King Is Racist, Misogynist—and Not that Different From Other Republicans

Steve King Is Racist, Misogynist—and Not that Different From Other Republicans Steve King Is Racist, Misogynist—and Not that Different From Other Republicans

He just says the quiet parts loud.

Aug 15, 2019 / Elie Mystal

David Bernhardt

The Once Common Republican Environmentalist Is Virtually Extinct The Once Common Republican Environmentalist Is Virtually Extinct

Our corrupted American elections may well be the greatest environmental threat facing the planet. But if elections pose a threat, they also offer a possibility.

Aug 13, 2019 / John Nichols

The Myth of Resistance Inside the Trump Administration

The Myth of Resistance Inside the Trump Administration The Myth of Resistance Inside the Trump Administration

The adults in the room are complicit in a dangerous presidency.

Aug 9, 2019 / Jeet Heer

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It’s Time to Repeal—and Replace—the Second Amendment It’s Time to Repeal—and Replace—the Second Amendment

The meaning of the amendment has been so badly mangled that our only choice is to start over with something that allows for real gun control.

Aug 7, 2019 / Elie Mystal

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