Once Again, Mainstream Media Get It Wrong on Venezuela Once Again, Mainstream Media Get It Wrong on Venezuela
Foreign outlets, dutifully supporting Trump administration calls for regime change, reported that a widespread uprising was underway, even though Juan Guaidó’s coup attempt had lit...
May 2, 2019 / Michael Fox
William Barr Is Acting as Trump’s Defense Lawyer, Not Attorney General William Barr Is Acting as Trump’s Defense Lawyer, Not Attorney General
The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing confirmed one thing: The United States does not currently, in any practical or realistic sense, have an attorney general.
May 1, 2019 / John Nichols
Mueller’s Own Mysteries Mueller’s Own Mysteries
Little-noted aspects of the first volume of the Mueller report.
May 1, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
The President Is Not the Front-Runner The President Is Not the Front-Runner
In normal election cycles, incumbent presidents are favored to win. But 2020 is no normal election cycle.
Apr 30, 2019 / Steve Phillips
Bernie Sanders Is Hitting Donald Trump Where It Hurts Bernie Sanders Is Hitting Donald Trump Where It Hurts
Bernie is slyly trolling the president in battleground states, calling out GOP lies about saving jobs.
Apr 30, 2019 / John Nichols
Ilhan Omar vs. the Outrage Machine Ilhan Omar vs. the Outrage Machine
No observation goes unpunished.
Apr 30, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
The Politics of Impeachment May Be Debatable, but Congress’s Duty Is Clear The Politics of Impeachment May Be Debatable, but Congress’s Duty Is Clear
Impunity always breeds more lawlessness, and there’s plenty of evidence that Trump plans to continue to act without regard for the law.
Apr 29, 2019 / Joshua Holland
Should the House Impeach Trump? Should the House Impeach Trump?
It’s a tough call, with strong arguments on both sides. Regardless, Democrats must aggressively pursue the investigative leads furnished by the Mueller report.
Apr 29, 2019 / The Nation
The Mueller Report Indicts the Trump-Russia Conspiracy Theory The Mueller Report Indicts the Trump-Russia Conspiracy Theory
The real Russiagate scandal is the damage it has done to our democratic system and media.
Apr 26, 2019 / Aaron Maté
Here’s a Handy Impeachment Refresher for Donald Trump Here’s a Handy Impeachment Refresher for Donald Trump
The president’s latest idiocy reveals his staggering ignorance of the Constitution he swore an oath to defend.
Apr 25, 2019 / John Nichols