What Will It Take for the GOP to Pass Its Terrible Tax Bill? What Will It Take for the GOP to Pass Its Terrible Tax Bill?
George Zornick on Senate politics, Joan Walsh on sexual harassment in Washington, and Rick Perlstein on Republicans against Trump.
Nov 30, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
‘The Party Continues’: Don’t Expect Big Changes in Southern Africa ‘The Party Continues’: Don’t Expect Big Changes in Southern Africa
Robert Mugabe and Isabel dos Santos might be out, but the region’s ruling parties aren’t going anywhere.
Nov 29, 2017 / Judith Matloff
The Latest Republican Tax Proposal Is the Dumbest Yet The Latest Republican Tax Proposal Is the Dumbest Yet
Who are the tax wizards who came up with this one?
Nov 29, 2017 / David Dayen
The CFPB Case Is a First Look at Trump’s Legal System The CFPB Case Is a First Look at Trump’s Legal System
A Trump-appointed judge will hear a challenge to Trump’s legally dubious move.
Nov 28, 2017 / George Zornick
This Is a Constitutional Crisis This Is a Constitutional Crisis
Trump’s move to displace the legitimate head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau assaults consumers—and violates the rule of law.
Nov 28, 2017 / John Nichols
Donald Trump Is Guaranteed to Betray His Base Donald Trump Is Guaranteed to Betray His Base
And the real question is: How will his voters respond?
Nov 28, 2017 / Rajan Menon
The New Sewer Socialists Are Building an Equitable Internet The New Sewer Socialists Are Building an Equitable Internet
A blue-collar manufacturing town in southern Appalachia offers a roadmap for reclaiming the Internet’s utopian potential.
Nov 28, 2017 / Evan Malmgren
In Prison, Women Are 9 Times More Likely to Be HIV-Positive In Prison, Women Are 9 Times More Likely to Be HIV-Positive
The disparity between infection rates in incarcerated and non-incarcerated women highlights the deeply unequal state of our criminal-justice system.
Nov 24, 2017 / Akilah Wise
Trump Greets Thanksgiving With an Unhealthy Serving of Xenophobia Trump Greets Thanksgiving With an Unhealthy Serving of Xenophobia
Trump’s cruelty toward Haitian refugees is his latest affront to American values.
Nov 23, 2017 / John Nichols
Do Nothing and Help Dismantle Our Broken Criminal-Justice System Do Nothing and Help Dismantle Our Broken Criminal-Justice System
A new “slacktivist” app mines cryptocurrency to pay for bail funds.
Nov 21, 2017 / Natasha Lennard