Executive Branch

Jeff Sessions at a news conference

The Problem With How Jeff Sessions Talks About Crime The Problem With How Jeff Sessions Talks About Crime

He’s making unfounded claims about the relationship between crime rates and scrutiny of law enforcement.

Apr 20, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

People protest after Russian hacking allegations.

Why the New Cold War Is More Dangerous Than the Preceding One Why the New Cold War Is More Dangerous Than the Preceding One

Questionable but orthodox Cold War narratives make actual war with Russia more likely than during its 40-year predecessor.

Apr 19, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Protest outside Chase

As the Rest of Us Pay Our Taxes, Demand That Wall Street Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share As the Rest of Us Pay Our Taxes, Demand That Wall Street Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share

The Trump administration wants to give the 1 percent even more of a break. 

Apr 18, 2017 / NationAction

Murray NIH Tour

Why Slashing the NIH Budget Is Indefensible Why Slashing the NIH Budget Is Indefensible

We can’t afford to defund the vital efforts that could help solve some of our greatest challenges, from cancer to climate change.

Apr 18, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Remember When Donald Trump Promised to Save Social Security?

Remember When Donald Trump Promised to Save Social Security? Remember When Donald Trump Promised to Save Social Security?

Instead, the administration is reportedly considering a plan to eliminate the payroll tax and replace it with a VAT.

Apr 18, 2017 / Helaine Olen

Trump Tax Protest - OC

120,000 Americans Demanded Trump’s Taxes This Weekend, Organizers Say 120,000 Americans Demanded Trump’s Taxes This Weekend, Organizers Say

Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns was his biggest violation of norms of conduct for presidential candidates—and most Americans are still mad.

Apr 17, 2017 / Joshua Holland

Wall Street sign

Tell the Department of Labor to Side with Retirees Over Wall Street Tell the Department of Labor to Side with Retirees Over Wall Street

The Trump administration is coming after an Obama-era regulation that requires financial advisers to act in their clients’ best interests.

Apr 14, 2017 / NationAction

Gary Cohn

President Bannon Is Dead, Long Live President Cohn President Bannon Is Dead, Long Live President Cohn

Donald Trump has finally pivoted—right into a full embrace of Goldman Sachs economics. 

Apr 13, 2017 / David Dayen

Central European University Under Attack

Central European University Under Attack Central European University Under Attack

In Victor Orbán’s Hungary, illiberal politics cannot tolerate liberal minds.

Apr 12, 2017 / Feature / John Connelly

War-merica

Syria Strike Follows Washington’s Failed Foreign-Policy Playbook Syria Strike Follows Washington’s Failed Foreign-Policy Playbook

For those who recognize that Trump cannot bomb his way to peace, it is time to revive and mobilize an antiwar movement.

Apr 11, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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