Jeff Sessions Keeps Lying to the Senate Jeff Sessions Keeps Lying to the Senate
Sessions once claimed he never met with the Russians. Well, sorta, kinda, maybe. It depends…
Oct 18, 2017 / John Nichols
Robert Mueller’s End Game: Is Trump’s Impeachment a Possibility? Robert Mueller’s End Game: Is Trump’s Impeachment a Possibility?
It’s time to start giving serious thought to how this crisis will end.
Oct 12, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss
Letters From the October 30, 2017, Issue Letters From the October 30, 2017, Issue
Thoughts on What Happened… Down with epistocracy… BLM articles matter… In Manning veritas… English lessons…
Oct 12, 2017 / Our Readers
In Facebook We Antitrust In Facebook We Antitrust
The social-media giant’s reach and power are unprecedented.
Oct 12, 2017 / Micah L. Sifry
The Fraternal Order of Police Must Go The Fraternal Order of Police Must Go
The nation’s largest police organization pursues policies that have deadly consequences for communities of color.
Oct 11, 2017 / Paul Butler
Russiagate Is More Fiction Than Fact Russiagate Is More Fiction Than Fact
From accusations of Trump campaign collusion to Russian Facebook ad buys, the media has substituted hype for evidence.
Oct 6, 2017 / Aaron Maté
Democrats and Republicans in Congress Agree: Russia Did It Democrats and Republicans in Congress Agree: Russia Did It
Senators Burr and Warner and Representative Schiff say the intelligence community’s assessment got it right.
Oct 5, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss
Say It Again: Donald Trump Did Not Win the Popular Vote Say It Again: Donald Trump Did Not Win the Popular Vote
E.J. Dionne on America after Trump, Ari Berman on gerrymandering, and Joan Walsh with Hillary.
Oct 5, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The Supreme Court Just Might Be Ready to End Partisan Gerrymandering The Supreme Court Just Might Be Ready to End Partisan Gerrymandering
Desperate defenders of biased maps warn of a "redistricting revolution."
Oct 3, 2017 / John Nichols
The Most Serious Challenge to Gerrymandering in Modern Times Reaches the Supreme Court The Most Serious Challenge to Gerrymandering in Modern Times Reaches the Supreme Court
A Wisconsin case could break the grip of partisans on the process that defines whether elections are competitive.
Oct 2, 2017 / John Nichols