Elections

Brazil coup protest

How Obama’s Normalization of the Brazil Coup Prefigured Trumpism How Obama’s Normalization of the Brazil Coup Prefigured Trumpism

The terms he has used to describe the impending Trump presidency are pretty much the same ones his State Department used to condone Brazil’s putsch.

Nov 22, 2016 / Greg Grandin

The Pentagon in Washington

Trump’s Victory Is Great News for the Defense Industry Trump’s Victory Is Great News for the Defense Industry

A Pentagon spending binge is on the horizon.

Nov 22, 2016 / William D. Hartung

Donald Trump in Iowa

Get Ready for a War on the Poor Get Ready for a War on the Poor

With Donald Trump and Paul Ryan in control of government, crucial antipoverty programs like Head Start, food stamps, and Medicaid are imperiled.

Nov 22, 2016 / Bob Herbert

Early Voting Wisconsin

Federal Court Rejects Extreme Gerrymandering in Wisconsin Federal Court Rejects Extreme Gerrymandering in Wisconsin

A panel of three federal judges determines that Republicans drew legislative-district lines that were “intended to burden the representational rights of Democratic voters.”

Nov 22, 2016 / John Nichols

Congressional Progessive Caucus

Taking It to the States Taking It to the States

State and local government is where the next generation of progressive voices will emerge.

Nov 22, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump Supporters California

Struggling White Voters Who Helped Elect Trump Are Headed for Some Serious Pain Struggling White Voters Who Helped Elect Trump Are Headed for Some Serious Pain

A lot of low-income voters believed Trump when he promised to make America great. They’re in for a rude awakening.

Nov 22, 2016 / Joshua Holland

Silver Spring Welcomes Immigrants Sign

A Majority-Immigrant Church, Vandalized With ‘Trump Nation/Whites Only,’ Becomes a Site of Resistance A Majority-Immigrant Church, Vandalized With ‘Trump Nation/Whites Only,’ Becomes a Site of Resistance

The congregation of Silver Spring, Maryland’s Episcopal Church of Our Saviour refuses to let bigotry define their community.

Nov 21, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Utah Protesters

Resisting the New Normal of a Trump Presidency Resisting the New Normal of a Trump Presidency

A professor sees hope in her students and youth everywhere.

Nov 21, 2016 / Rebecca Gordon

Mitch McConnell News Conference

Senate Republicans Don’t Really Want to Govern in the Era of Trump Senate Republicans Don’t Really Want to Govern in the Era of Trump

Mitch McConnell has no use for power other than acquiring and maintaining it.

Nov 21, 2016 / David Dayen

Rand Paul addresses supporters in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Rand Paul Will ‘Do Whatever It Takes’ to Block Donald Trump’s Hawkish Secretary of State Picks Rand Paul Will ‘Do Whatever It Takes’ to Block Donald Trump’s Hawkish Secretary of State Picks

Senator Rand Paul emerges as a sharp critic of John Bolton, Rudy Giuliani, and other “unrepentant” supporters of the Iraq War and new fights with Iran.

Nov 21, 2016 / John Nichols

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