Wisconsin’s Recount Will Only Serve to Confirm Donald Trump’s Humiliating Defeat Wisconsin’s Recount Will Only Serve to Confirm Donald Trump’s Humiliating Defeat
Trump’s desperately racist and antidemocratic challenge to results from Milwaukee and Madison will reveal no fraud—merely that he lost.
Nov 20, 2020 / John Nichols
The Perils of Not Prosecuting Trump The Perils of Not Prosecuting Trump
Joe Biden is wary of a legal reckoning against his predecessor, but to let Trump go would be to sanction future corruption.
Nov 20, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Representative Ilhan Omar: ‘I Hope President Biden Seizes This Opportunity.’ Representative Ilhan Omar: ‘I Hope President Biden Seizes This Opportunity.’
The president-elect has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reorient US foreign policy so this country truly means what it says.
Nov 20, 2020 / Representative Ilhan Omar
We Still Live In 2 Americas, Not 1 We Still Live In 2 Americas, Not 1
The 2020 election saw more rich people vote for Trump then four years ago, while Joe Biden attracted more poor and low-income voters.
Nov 19, 2020 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
Even a Clownish Coup Can Still Hurt Democracy Even a Clownish Coup Can Still Hurt Democracy
As the president’s campaign maintains its futile effort to steal the election, we all bear the cost.
Nov 18, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Should Biden Hire Rahm Emanuel? Chicago Says, ‘Never! Never! Never!’ Should Biden Hire Rahm Emanuel? Chicago Says, ‘Never! Never! Never!’
The scandal-plagued neoliberal mayor’s track record is disqualifying, say the officials who know him best.
Nov 18, 2020 / John Nichols
‘Returning to Normal’ Is Still a Path Toward Apocalypse ‘Returning to Normal’ Is Still a Path Toward Apocalypse
It’s easy enough to forget that the pre-Trump normal already included economic hardship, impending climate catastrophe, and endless wars.
Nov 18, 2020 / John Feffer
In a Parallel Universe, Trump Accepts Loss In a Parallel Universe, Trump Accepts Loss
At least we can dream of an easy election.
Nov 17, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
Starting From Stockton Starting From Stockton
What this small California city can teach America about basic income.
Nov 17, 2020 / David Kirp
Biden Signals Flexibility on North Korea, but Peace Groups Are Wary Biden Signals Flexibility on North Korea, but Peace Groups Are Wary
Koreans fear a return to Obama’s failed “strategic patience” policy.
Nov 16, 2020 / Tim Shorrock