Democratic Candidates Should Be Campaigning to End Toxic Policing Democratic Candidates Should Be Campaigning to End Toxic Policing
Kentucky US Senate candidate Charles Booker gets it right when he says, “If you are saying you are going to stand up for people, then do it.”
Jun 4, 2020 / John Nichols
Mitch McConnell Is Even Worse Than Trump Mitch McConnell Is Even Worse Than Trump
The president and the Senate majority leader have both gone AWOL in a crisis.
May 27, 2020 / Jeet Heer
It’s Trump’s Party Now—and Will Be Even After He’s Gone It’s Trump’s Party Now—and Will Be Even After He’s Gone
While Trump emits his own unique forms of venom, he is a reflection of, not a contrast to, today’s Republican Party.
May 19, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Pelosi Sends a Message Pelosi Sends a Message
The House passed the HEROES Act, which is a good start, but our new normal demands a bold progressive agenda.
May 15, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage
Shock Doctrine: The McConnell Method Shock Doctrine: The McConnell Method
The Senate majority leader is hell-bent on sticking it to blue states, no matter what it takes, no matter who gets hurt.
May 4, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage
McConnell’s Stimulus Scam: Vaccinate Businesses, Expose Workers McConnell’s Stimulus Scam: Vaccinate Businesses, Expose Workers
The Senate leader wants to block businesses from being sued for putting people at risk of Covid-19—thus ensuring people are put at risk.
May 1, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Trump and GOP to Nation: Go Bankrupt, Drop Dead Trump and GOP to Nation: Go Bankrupt, Drop Dead
They’re promoting policies that could push not only the economy but the US system of government to the breaking point.
May 1, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
Meet the Next Brett Kavanaugh Meet the Next Brett Kavanaugh
Justin Reed Walker is 38, has almost no judicial experience, and hates the ACA. Now he’s about to get Kavanaugh’s old seat on the second most powerful court.
Apr 6, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Don’t Fall for Trump’s Lie. Democrats Have Been Very Productive. Don’t Fall for Trump’s Lie. Democrats Have Been Very Productive.
Mitch McConnell and other Senate Republicans have blocked almost everything House Democrats have passed.
Feb 11, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Senate GOP Is Getting Desperate The Senate GOP Is Getting Desperate
After slamming House Dems for not working through the courts to get evidence, they refuse to work through the courts to get evidence.
Jan 24, 2020 / Joan Walsh