Incessant Kremlin-Baiting of President Trump Is a Threat to US National Security Incessant Kremlin-Baiting of President Trump Is a Threat to US National Security
Allegations that the president is a “puppet of Putin” could prevent him from making decisions in America’s best interests.
Jan 25, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Why Trump’s Con Can’t Last Forever Why Trump’s Con Can’t Last Forever
Trump has shown himself a master at populist stunts, but it won’t be long before working people catch on to his game.
Jan 24, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Has America Ever Elected a ‘Legitimate’ President? Has America Ever Elected a ‘Legitimate’ President?
Given how hard it is to vote, and how actively some states discourage voting, America elects legal presidents—but not legitimate ones.
Jan 21, 2017 / Rev. Jesse L. Jackson
Democrats Missed an Opportunity to Expose Steve Mnuchin as a Predator Democrats Missed an Opportunity to Expose Steve Mnuchin as a Predator
Bob Casey and Sherrod Brown landed some blows about OneWest Bank’s foreclosures, but too many got lost in a tangle over tax havens.
Jan 19, 2017 / David Dayen
The Next DNC Chair Must Abandon Color-Blind Politics The Next DNC Chair Must Abandon Color-Blind Politics
The DNC needs leadership that has the lived experience and cultural competence to build power in a highly racially charged environment.
Jan 19, 2017 / Steve Phillips
Reproductive Rights Are More Popular Than Ever, but Anti-Choice Lawmakers Are About to Take Power Reproductive Rights Are More Popular Than Ever, but Anti-Choice Lawmakers Are About to Take Power
Just as the pro-choice movement is getting proactive, Washington will get even more hostile.
Jan 19, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Holman Rule Once Allowed Congress to Purge Leftists From Government Agencies—Now It’s Back The Holman Rule Once Allowed Congress to Purge Leftists From Government Agencies—Now It’s Back
The effects could be far-reaching.
Jan 19, 2017 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Bernie Sanders Just Showed the Country How Wrong Tom Price Is for HHS Bernie Sanders Just Showed the Country How Wrong Tom Price Is for HHS
Price tried to spin his way around the moral question of whether health care is a right, but Sanders wouldn’t let him.
Jan 18, 2017 / John Nichols
There’s a Lot More at Stake Than Obamacare Itself There’s a Lot More at Stake Than Obamacare Itself
The “replace” part of whatever plan Trump and Ryan produce will surely attack the fundamental idea of a right to health care.
Jan 18, 2017 / The Nation
The Fight Over a Trump-Putin Détente Begins The Fight Over a Trump-Putin Détente Begins
Events this past week make clear that Trump was serious about changing US policy toward Russia, and the enemies of détente know it. Lessons from the past.
Jan 18, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen