The Long History of US-Russian ‘Meddling’ The Long History of US-Russian ‘Meddling’
The two governments have repeatedly interfered in each other’s domestic politics during the past 100 years—and it’s not all bad.
Mar 6, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Sherrod Brown Talks About Populism, Work, Health Care, War… and 2020 Sherrod Brown Talks About Populism, Work, Health Care, War… and 2020
He’s repeatedly won elections as a pro-labor, anti-war advocate for civil rights and civil liberties in Ohio, where Democrats have increasingly failed. Could he win the presidency?
Mar 6, 2019 / Feature / John Nichols
Trump Is Fetishizing Death to Justify His Cruelty at the Border Trump Is Fetishizing Death to Justify His Cruelty at the Border
The president is furthering a legacy of brutality that stretches back to the Mexican-American War.
Mar 5, 2019 / Greg Grandin
Progressives Are Starting to Define a New Realism for Our National-Security Strategy Progressives Are Starting to Define a New Realism for Our National-Security Strategy
The weakest response of Democrats to Trump would be to defend the old foreign-policy consensus.
Mar 5, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Strange News From Another Star… Strange News From Another Star…
What life on another planet can teach us about our own.
Mar 5, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
Trump’s CPAC Rant Wasn’t a Speech—It Was a Breakdown Trump’s CPAC Rant Wasn’t a Speech—It Was a Breakdown
Trump may have come unglued at CPAC because his administration is coming unglued around him.
Mar 4, 2019 / Joan Walsh
The Process of Holding Trump Accountable Has Finally Begun The Process of Holding Trump Accountable Has Finally Begun
House Judiciary Committee chair Jerry Nadler has moved “to begin the investigations to present the case to the American people about obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of...
Mar 4, 2019 / John Nichols
The Trump-Kim Talks Ended Abruptly—but Negotiations Will Continue The Trump-Kim Talks Ended Abruptly—but Negotiations Will Continue
There was no historic agreement, but even the hawk Mike Pompeo admitted the two sides made “real progress.”
Feb 28, 2019 / Tim Shorrock and Kathleen Ok-soo Richards
Running the Democratic Primary Through ‘Trump Country’ Is the Road to Defeat Running the Democratic Primary Through ‘Trump Country’ Is the Road to Defeat
Yes, I'm looking at you, Bernie Sanders.
Feb 28, 2019 / Elie Mystal
Michelle Goldberg: The Time Is Right for a Green New Deal Michelle Goldberg: The Time Is Right for a Green New Deal
Plus George Zornick on Elizabeth Warren and Michael Walzer on building a movement.
Feb 28, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener