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Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Trump Wants to Build a Giant Steel Dome Trump Wants to Build a Giant Steel Dome

“And we’ll make the liberals pay for it!”

May 2, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

The New York Times Dean Baquet at SXSW

What Do Bret Stephens and Dean Baquet Have in Common with Donald Trump? What Do Bret Stephens and Dean Baquet Have in Common with Donald Trump?

The president is not the only one to dress up intellectual dishonesty as bravery.

May 1, 2017 / Joan Walsh

It’s Groundhog Day in Washington, With Trump Peddling the Same Old Reaganite Snake Oil

It’s Groundhog Day in Washington, With Trump Peddling the Same Old Reaganite Snake Oil It’s Groundhog Day in Washington, With Trump Peddling the Same Old Reaganite Snake Oil

Tax cuts for the wealthy didn’t increase government revenue then, and they’re not going to now. It’s mourning again in America.

Apr 28, 2017 / William Greider

US Capitol

It’s Not a Government Shutdown. It’s a Right-Wing Coup. It’s Not a Government Shutdown. It’s a Right-Wing Coup.

Programs designed to help the vulnerable are gutted, while institutions designed to serve the rich and powerful remain unscathed.

Apr 28, 2017 / Adam Johnson

Donald Trump and Bill O'Reilly

From Fox News to ‘Breitbart’: Liars, Harassers, and Far-Right Bottom-Feeders From Fox News to ‘Breitbart’: Liars, Harassers, and Far-Right Bottom-Feeders

I’ve argued for years that treating Fox as legitimate was a terrible mistake. The rise of Breitbart shows I should have been even more cynical.

Apr 28, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman

Donald Trump Thumbs

Relax, Donald: After 100 Days, You’ve Already Done So Much Relax, Donald: After 100 Days, You’ve Already Done So Much

President Trump shouldn’t be so defensive about Saturday’s milestone. The list of his accomplishments is long.

Apr 27, 2017 / Peter Dreier

Putin Speech

Mounting Incitements to War With Russia Mounting Incitements to War With Russia

Villainizing the Kremlin—without much evidence—for crises from Washington and Europe to Syria, Ukraine, and Afghanistan is increasing the possibility of a US-Russian war.

Apr 26, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

War-merica

Where Is the Elizabeth Warren of Foreign Policy? Where Is the Elizabeth Warren of Foreign Policy?

A challenge to the failed doctrines of the Democratic foreign-policy establishment is long overdue. 

Apr 25, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

How the Government Works Under Trump How the Government Works Under Trump

Sad!

Apr 25, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Trump’s Church Visit

Frances Fitzgerald: Why Did White Evangelicals Vote For Our Immoral President? Frances Fitzgerald: Why Did White Evangelicals Vote For Our Immoral President?

About 81 percent of white evangelicals voted for Trump.

Apr 24, 2017 / Jon Wiener

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