What Is Chuck Schumer Doing? What Is Chuck Schumer Doing?
The Senate minority leader is trying to force Republicans to face the political consequences of loyalty to Trump.
Jan 22, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Trump’s Tainted Legal Team Will Help Him Debase the Impeachment Process Trump’s Tainted Legal Team Will Help Him Debase the Impeachment Process
Picking Alan Dershowitz and Ken Starr proves Trump wants impeachment to be a circus.
Jan 21, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Democrats Should Embrace the Politics of Impeachment Democrats Should Embrace the Politics of Impeachment
As the GOP hunkers down in defense of Trump, Democrats have to force an awareness of the electoral cost.
Jan 17, 2020 / Jeet Heer
CNN Has It In for Bernie CNN Has It In for Bernie
The cable news network was consistently biased against Sanders at the seventh Democratic debate, but this could end up further mobilizing his campaign.
Jan 15, 2020 / Jeet Heer
The Real Argument Between Warren and Sanders Is About How to Win the Election The Real Argument Between Warren and Sanders Is About How to Win the Election
Friction between the two candidates highlights a divide over the best strategy to defeat Trump.
Jan 13, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Nixon’s Precedent for Trump: How to Get Away With It Nixon’s Precedent for Trump: How to Get Away With It
Nixon’s Watergate resignation was the exception; successful partisan cover-ups have been the norm for Republicans.
Jan 10, 2020 / Jeet Heer
If Trump Is Going to Take the Off-Ramp From War, He Needs a Push If Trump Is Going to Take the Off-Ramp From War, He Needs a Push
The president has no idea what he’s doing in the Middle East, which makes it imperative for an anti-war opposition to have a clear agenda.
Jan 8, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Bernie Sanders Is the Anti-War Candidate Bernie Sanders Is the Anti-War Candidate
The candidate is trying to chart a bold alternative to Trump’s foreign policy—but are voters ready for his message?
Jan 6, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Who Will Stop Trump’s War on Iran? Who Will Stop Trump’s War on Iran?
The assassination of a top Iranian military commander could cause the conflict to spiral out of control.
Jan 3, 2020 / Jeet Heer
The Impeachment Deadlock Is an Opportunity Democrats Should Seize The Impeachment Deadlock Is an Opportunity Democrats Should Seize
The longer Senate Republicans block a fair Senate trial, the more Democrats can hammer home how the scandal implicates Trump’s defenders.
Dec 31, 2019 / Jeet Heer