Socialism Is More Popular Than You Think, Mr. President Socialism Is More Popular Than You Think, Mr. President
Most surveys show Trump would lose in a matchup against a democratic socialist named Bernie Sanders.
Feb 6, 2019 / John Nichols
Trump’s Wildly Inconsistent Foreign-Policy Vision Trump’s Wildly Inconsistent Foreign-Policy Vision
Last night’s State of the Union speech showcased the president’s deeply contradictory approach toward foreign affairs.
Feb 6, 2019 / James Carden
Trump’s Record-Breaking Shutdown Was Possible Only Because America Doesn’t Protect Working People Trump’s Record-Breaking Shutdown Was Possible Only Because America Doesn’t Protect Working People
In other countries, locking out hundreds of thousands of public servants would lead to strikes. But not here.
Feb 6, 2019 / Joshua Holland
Stacey Abrams Shows Trump What a Politician Who Cares About This Country Sounds Like Stacey Abrams Shows Trump What a Politician Who Cares About This Country Sounds Like
After Democrats in suffragette white cheered themselves on, Georgia’s Abrams seized her moment.
Feb 6, 2019 / Joan Walsh
It Wasn’t a Green New Deal State of the Union Address, So What’s the Point? It Wasn’t a Green New Deal State of the Union Address, So What’s the Point?
Trump’s cynical speech spoke to the past, not the future.
Feb 5, 2019 / John Nichols
‘Let Them Eat Trump’ ‘Let Them Eat Trump’
The media’s preoccupation with this administration’s scandals often distract us from more important matters—especially America’s never-ending wars.
Feb 5, 2019 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Trump Is Igniting a Perilous New Nuclear-Arms Race Trump Is Igniting a Perilous New Nuclear-Arms Race
Enforcement, not abandonment, is the answer to violations of the INF Treaty.
Feb 5, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Democrats Need to Make Getting Rid of the Electoral College a Top Priority Democrats Need to Make Getting Rid of the Electoral College a Top Priority
Two Republican losers have “won” the presidency in 16 years—that should be a lesson for Democrats.
Feb 1, 2019 / John Nichols
Trump’s Wall—and the Walls of the Future Trump’s Wall—and the Walls of the Future
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian on borders, Joan Walsh on Pramila Jayapal, and Harold Meyerson on politics after the shutdown.
Jan 31, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Trump’s Withdrawals From Afghanistan and Syria Are Hardly ‘A Gift to Putin’ Trump’s Withdrawals From Afghanistan and Syria Are Hardly ‘A Gift to Putin’
Why would Moscow want to fight terrorists without the US? It doesn’t.
Jan 30, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen