Trump Cannot Declare War—Especially on Iran—Without Congress Trump Cannot Declare War—Especially on Iran—Without Congress
While Trump keeps sending mixed signals about Iran, the House has sent a clear one: It is Congress, not the president, that has the power to declare war.
Jul 23, 2019 / John Nichols
State Treasurer Is the Most Exciting Political Office You Never Pay Attention To State Treasurer Is the Most Exciting Political Office You Never Pay Attention To
Sarah Godlewski is helping Wisconsinites prepare for climate change—and for retirement.
Jul 23, 2019 / Podcast / John Nichols
History Will Honor the Courageous 95 Who Proposed to Impeach a Racist President History Will Honor the Courageous 95 Who Proposed to Impeach a Racist President
It is absolutely appropriate for members of the US House to check and balance a president who employs xenophobic hatred to divide a nation.
Jul 19, 2019 / John Nichols
Donald Trump Is Deliberately Distorting What Ilhan Omar Says About America Donald Trump Is Deliberately Distorting What Ilhan Omar Says About America
I know this because he’s cribbing lines from an interview with Omar on the Next Left podcast.
Jul 18, 2019 / John Nichols
The Republican Party Is Aggressively Repositioning Itself as the Party of Trump’s Racism The Republican Party Is Aggressively Repositioning Itself as the Party of Trump’s Racism
House Republicans could have rejected the president’s xenophobia. Instead, they went with it.
Jul 17, 2019 / John Nichols
Pramila Jayapal Is Not Backing Down Pramila Jayapal Is Not Backing Down
This week on Next Left, the congressmember who knows a thing or two about shutting down racist policies.
Jul 16, 2019 / Podcast / John Nichols
When Trump Is Tweeting Racist Attacks on Progressive Democratic Women, It’s Time to Impeach When Trump Is Tweeting Racist Attacks on Progressive Democratic Women, It’s Time to Impeach
Rashida Tlaib sums it up: “Want a response to a lawless and complete failure of a President? He needs to be impeached.”
Jul 15, 2019 / John Nichols
Trump Wants to Use ‘Citizenship Data’ to Gerrymander Democracy Trump Wants to Use ‘Citizenship Data’ to Gerrymander Democracy
The Census won’t include a citizenship question, but a scheme to use citizenship data for redistricting threatens representation.
Jul 13, 2019 / John Nichols
The Republicans Who Made Trump Possible Cannot Remove the Badge of Shame The Republicans Who Made Trump Possible Cannot Remove the Badge of Shame
In a new book, Paul Ryan claims he checked and balanced a president who “didn’t know anything about government.” The former speaker is lying to himself—and everyone else.
Jul 11, 2019 / John Nichols
The Census Is Not Just About Numbers, It’s About Empowerment The Census Is Not Just About Numbers, It’s About Empowerment
It is one of the deepest commitments of our Constitution and a radical tool for democratizing America.
Jul 9, 2019 / John Nichols