Executive Branch

CFPB protest

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

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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

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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

A President Accused of Sexual Misconduct by 16 Women Endorses a Senate Candidate Accused of Sexual Misconduct by 9

A President Accused of Sexual Misconduct by 16 Women Endorses a Senate Candidate Accused of Sexual Misconduct by 9 A President Accused of Sexual Misconduct by 16 Women Endorses a Senate Candidate Accused of Sexual Misconduct by 9

There’s a new GOP slogan: “Listen to the predators.”  

Nov 22, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Alex Azar, Trump’s HHS Pick, Has Already Been a Disaster for People With Diabetes

Alex Azar, Trump’s HHS Pick, Has Already Been a Disaster for People With Diabetes Alex Azar, Trump’s HHS Pick, Has Already Been a Disaster for People With Diabetes

While he was at Eli Lilly, the company more than tripled the price of its best-selling insulin.

Nov 21, 2017 / James Elliott

Steve Cohen

It Is Time to Impeach the President It Is Time to Impeach the President

Five articles of impeachment have been proposed by members of Congress who say there are sufficient grounds to act.

Nov 16, 2017 / John Nichols

RT Was Forced to Register as a Foreign Agent

RT Was Forced to Register as a Foreign Agent RT Was Forced to Register as a Foreign Agent

And too many free-speech advocates and journalists have been silent about it.

Nov 16, 2017 / Aaron Maté

Panama Papers Protest

Republican Tax Bills Would Be Paradise for Plutocrats Republican Tax Bills Would Be Paradise for Plutocrats

Americans may have voted to “drain the swamp” in 2016, but neither the Trump administration nor the Republican-led Congress got the message.

Nov 14, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump in Beijing—Devoid of a Strategy, While Xi Deploys China’s

Trump in Beijing—Devoid of a Strategy, While Xi Deploys China’s Trump in Beijing—Devoid of a Strategy, While Xi Deploys China’s

Next to Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, and its alliance with Moscow, Washington’s preference for perpetual conflict looks pitifully bankrupt.

Nov 10, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence

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Don’t Let AT&T Exploit Your Distrust of Trump Don’t Let AT&T Exploit Your Distrust of Trump

He may hate CNN, but there’s good reasons for a sell-off.

Nov 9, 2017 / David Dayen

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