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Michael Cohen Destroyed Not Just Trump but Also His House GOP Defenders

Michael Cohen Destroyed Not Just Trump but Also His House GOP Defenders Michael Cohen Destroyed Not Just Trump but Also His House GOP Defenders

A president who talks like a mob boss got protected by his GOP mob-boss wannabes. Cohen, a former Trump enforcer himself, made them all look ludicrous—and vulnerable.

Feb 27, 2019 / Joan Walsh

Michael Cohen testimony 2019

Michael Cohen Just Started a Process That Should Lead to Impeachment Michael Cohen Just Started a Process That Should Lead to Impeachment

No one should doubt that this testimony makes the case for impeaching and removing an unfit president.

Feb 27, 2019 / John Nichols

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Trump’s Time-Travel Adventure Trump’s Time-Travel Adventure

One man’s incompetence is another man’s principled discipline.

Feb 26, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

Korea Talks

Why Are Democrats Trying to Torpedo the Korea Peace Talks? Why Are Democrats Trying to Torpedo the Korea Peace Talks?

There is a growing split between liberal US politicians and South Korean progressives on the peace process.

Feb 22, 2019 / Tim Shorrock

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Letters From the March 11-28, 2019, Issue Letters From the March 11-28, 2019, Issue

Laughing Through the Pain Thank you for the good laugh you gave me with the title of John Nichols’s article, “Trump at Two” [Feb. 11/18]. I had to pause to ask myself whether the p…

Feb 21, 2019 / Our Readers

Heather Nauert

Heather Nauert’s 15 Minutes at the UN Are Up Heather Nauert’s 15 Minutes at the UN Are Up

The former Fox presenter will not be the next US ambassador to the United Nations—but another Trump crony surely will.

Feb 21, 2019 / Barbara Crossette

Green New Deal

Naomi Klein: To Fight Climate Change, We Have to Radically Rethink What Is Possible Naomi Klein: To Fight Climate Change, We Have to Radically Rethink What Is Possible

Plus: Dahlia Lithwick on Trump’s fake “Emergency” and Manuel Pastor on California vs. Trump.

Feb 21, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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How the Russiagate Investigation Is Sovietizing American Politics How the Russiagate Investigation Is Sovietizing American Politics

“Collusion,” “contacts,” selective prosecutions, coup plotting, and media taboos recall repressive Soviet practices.

Feb 20, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Is Trump Racist

Is Trump a Racist? Is Trump a Racist?

Yes, but that’s the wrong question.

Feb 20, 2019 / Steve Phillips

Trump’s ‘National Emergency’ Is a Hot Legal Mess

Trump’s ‘National Emergency’ Is a Hot Legal Mess Trump’s ‘National Emergency’ Is a Hot Legal Mess

That should bode well for lawsuits challenging Trump’s emergency declaration—if judges follow legal principles instead of politics.

Feb 20, 2019 / Elie Mystal

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