Republicans

Roy Moore

Can the Democrats Actually Beat Roy Moore in Alabama? Can the Democrats Actually Beat Roy Moore in Alabama?

Howell Raines on Moore, Adam Shatz on Trump and the bomb, and Corey Robin on Trump and The Reactionary Mind.

Nov 16, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Trump Putin Vietnam

‘Russiagate’ Zealots (Mainly Democrats) Have Become a Major Threat to US National Security ‘Russiagate’ Zealots (Mainly Democrats) Have Become a Major Threat to US National Security

At an international summit in Vietnam last week, President Trump took necessary steps to reduce the perils of the new Cold War with Russia. Liberal Democrats call it “treasonous.”

Nov 15, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

The Democratic Donkey

Democrats Can Win in Alabama—and Everywhere Democrats Can Win in Alabama—and Everywhere

Last week’s election results proved that the party can compete in deep-red areas.

Nov 15, 2017 / John Nichols

2008 Republican National Convention

The Rot Inside the Republican Party The Rot Inside the Republican Party

Rupert Murdoch’s media properties are helping to drive the right wing’s moral decay.

Nov 15, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman

Student loan debt

The GOP Tax Bill Is Bad for Students The GOP Tax Bill Is Bad for Students

Young people are buried under the weight of student-loan debt. The Republican tax proposal would bury them far deeper still.

Nov 14, 2017 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams and Graig Meyer

Demonstrators hold up protest signs in front of the United States Capitol

Here’s How You Can Take Urgent Action to Defeat the Republican Tax Bill Here’s How You Can Take Urgent Action to Defeat the Republican Tax Bill

Call your representative, join a rally, hear from Senator Bernie Sanders, and more.

Nov 14, 2017 / NationAction

Tom Tomorrow Cartoon

The Ongoing Misadventures of the Republican Party: Roy Moore Edition The Ongoing Misadventures of the Republican Party: Roy Moore Edition

Even sex abuse is excusable for the sake of a Senate majority.

Nov 14, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Panama Papers Protest

Republican Tax Bills Would Be Paradise for Plutocrats Republican Tax Bills Would Be Paradise for Plutocrats

Americans may have voted to “drain the swamp” in 2016, but neither the Trump administration nor the Republican-led Congress got the message.

Nov 14, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Roy Moore

The Best Way for Democrats to Show Their Disgust With Roy Moore Is by Going All-In for Doug Jones The Best Way for Democrats to Show Their Disgust With Roy Moore Is by Going All-In for Doug Jones

Moore’s past just caught up with him—and it could beat him.

Nov 10, 2017 / John Nichols

Virginia Democrats

The NRA Took a Big Swing in Virginia and Missed The NRA Took a Big Swing in Virginia and Missed

Are the politics of gun control finally shifting?

Nov 8, 2017 / George Zornick

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