The Climate Apocalypse Has Arrived The Climate Apocalypse Has Arrived
And yet Trump is determined to burn down not only our democracy but our environment too.
Aug 25, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
Trump’s Base of Support Is Collapsing Trump’s Base of Support Is Collapsing
The president never had a proper mandate, but the resistance is no longer a voice of opposition. It now speaks for the great American majority.
Aug 4, 2017 / John Nichols
Is Milo Yiannopoulos All That Different From Trump? Is Milo Yiannopoulos All That Different From Trump?
The political trajectory of Milo Yiannopoulos tracks the man he calls “Daddy.”
Feb 21, 2017 / Joan Walsh
This Is How Trump Convinces His Supporters They’re Not Racist This Is How Trump Convinces His Supporters They’re Not Racist
Trump garners support from both those who would be seduced by flagrantly racist appeals and those who would be offended.
Aug 2, 2016 / Ian Haney López
We Need a Big Debate About Serious Issues, Not a New Cold War We Need a Big Debate About Serious Issues, Not a New Cold War
In their zeal to defeat Trump, Democrats are getting in the gutter with him—and as a result are on the verge of becoming the Cold War party.
Aug 2, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Hillary Clinton Bets Against Fear Hillary Clinton Bets Against Fear
The first female nominee delivered an appeal for hope and unity, while the grieving father of a Muslim soldier killed in Iraq lowered the boom on Trump.
Jul 29, 2016 / Joan Walsh
The 2016 Republican National Convention, in a Nutshell The 2016 Republican National Convention, in a Nutshell
Christie and Carson and Cruz—oh, my!
Jul 26, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
Welcome to the 2016 DNC, Sponsored by Special Interests Welcome to the 2016 DNC, Sponsored by Special Interests
These will be the first conventions since 1968 to have no public funding whatsoever.
Jul 25, 2016 / George Zornick
White-Supremacist David Duke’s New Senate Campaign Fits a Pattern White-Supremacist David Duke’s New Senate Campaign Fits a Pattern
The enthusiastic Trump supporter and former Grand Wizard of the KKK makes common cause with an international rising right.
Jul 23, 2016 / Alex S. Vitale and Alan A. Aja
The GOP Had a Lousy Convention, but That’s Fine by Donald Trump The GOP Had a Lousy Convention, but That’s Fine by Donald Trump
Republicans underestimated Trump. Democrats cannot afford to make the same mistake.
Jul 22, 2016 / John Nichols