Bloomberg’s Campaign Threatens to Turn Our Elections Into an Auction Bloomberg’s Campaign Threatens to Turn Our Elections Into an Auction
In our broken campaign finance system, the barrier to running for office keeps getting higher.
Mar 3, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Constitution Requires a New Civic Reckoning The Constitution Requires a New Civic Reckoning
There is much work to be done, but former and current civil servants condemning the Trump administration’s corruption restore faith that the work is possible.
Mar 3, 2020 / Russ Feingold
Trump Is Using Pandemic Panic to Ramp Up Attacks on Migrants Trump Is Using Pandemic Panic to Ramp Up Attacks on Migrants
This has nothing to do with public health and everything to do with locking out poor and brown people.
Mar 3, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
The Pentagon Budget Is Out of Control The Pentagon Budget Is Out of Control
At $1.21 trillion, the actual national security budget is nearly twice the size that was announced by the White House.
Mar 3, 2020 / Mandy Smithberger
Inside Trump’s Divisive Mission to Identify and Deter Potential Extremists Inside Trump’s Divisive Mission to Identify and Deter Potential Extremists
Marginalized minorities targeted by the DHS’s counter-extremism program say it lacked transparency and deepened their mistrust of government.
Mar 2, 2020 / Feature / Julia Harte
Sonia Sotomayor Just Issued a Serious Warning About the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor Just Issued a Serious Warning About the Supreme Court
But the media got distracted by Trump’s tweets and missed her message.
Feb 28, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Donald Trump’s Climate Policy: ‘Get Your Mops and Buckets Ready’ Donald Trump’s Climate Policy: ‘Get Your Mops and Buckets Ready’
Election Day is eight months away. It’s time for national and local news to step up and give the climate crisis the visibility that the science demands.
Feb 28, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard
Trump Is Banking on Work Requirements to Cut Spending on Medicaid and Food Stamps Trump Is Banking on Work Requirements to Cut Spending on Medicaid and Food Stamps
He’s admitting that work requirements will cut recipients off from their benefits—and reduce the deficit he himself created.
Feb 28, 2020 / Bryce Covert
American Democracy Is Unraveling Before Our Eyes American Democracy Is Unraveling Before Our Eyes
Whether it be impeachment, presidential primaries, or checks and balances, the principles that shaped our country may soon be obsolete.
Feb 28, 2020 / Karen J. Greenberg
The President Poses a Clear and Present Danger to the First Amendment The President Poses a Clear and Present Danger to the First Amendment
A Trump campaign suit against The New York Times shows how far he will take attacks on press freedom.
Feb 27, 2020 / John Nichols