Here’s How the 2018 Midterm Elections Could Be Fatally Undermined Here’s How the 2018 Midterm Elections Could Be Fatally Undermined
By doubling down on their voter-suppression tactics, Trump and Co. could put the House of Representatives beyond the reach of even an overwhelming Democratic majority.
Feb 6, 2017 / Natalie Reed
The Trump Administration Is Recklessly Escalating Tensions With Iran The Trump Administration Is Recklessly Escalating Tensions With Iran
There could be dire consequences.
Feb 3, 2017 / Phyllis Bennis
Yemeni Bodega Owners Strike to Say ‘We Are America’ Yemeni Bodega Owners Strike to Say ‘We Are America’
Among the thousands who gathered in Brooklyn were many whose families had been directly affected by Trump’s immigration bans.
Feb 3, 2017 / Julianne Hing
Donald Trump’s Power Is Scary, Not His Mental Health Donald Trump’s Power Is Scary, Not His Mental Health
Psychiatrists are speaking out to warn of the dangers of Trump’s instability, but politicizing mental health is a mistake.
Feb 3, 2017 / Miriam Markowitz
Barack Obama Radically Expanded Our Appreciation of African-American History Barack Obama Radically Expanded Our Appreciation of African-American History
By preserving sites that have been central to the black experience, Obama helped revitalize our civic religion.
Feb 2, 2017 / Robert Greene II
Stop With the Conspiracy Theories—Trump Is Bad Enough Stop With the Conspiracy Theories—Trump Is Bad Enough
It takes a hefty dose of indifference to be less concerned about something actually happening than about a plot “potentially” unfolding in the shadows.
Feb 2, 2017 / Aaron Maté
Donald Trump Cannot Manage a Phone Call With a Longstanding Global Ally Donald Trump Cannot Manage a Phone Call With a Longstanding Global Ally
This should scare the wits out of Americans of every partisanship and ideology.
Feb 2, 2017 / John Nichols
Leaked Draft of Trump’s Religious Freedom Order Reveals Sweeping Plans to Legalize Discrimination Leaked Draft of Trump’s Religious Freedom Order Reveals Sweeping Plans to Legalize Discrimination
If signed, the order would create wholesale exemptions for people and organizations who claim religious objections to same-sex marriage, premarital sex, abortion, and trans identit...
Feb 1, 2017 / Sarah Posner
How Alaskan Activists Got a Key Republican Senator to Oppose Betsy DeVos How Alaskan Activists Got a Key Republican Senator to Oppose Betsy DeVos
Unions and education activists urged Lisa Murkowski to oppose Trump’s education pick. On Tuesday, in a testament to the power of grassroots resistance, Murkowski switched.
Feb 1, 2017 / John Nichols
Protests Are Putting Trump on Notice: You’re in for a Fight Protests Are Putting Trump on Notice: You’re in for a Fight
The opposition isn’t going to sit idly by while Trump demonizes immigrants and violates the Constitution.
Feb 1, 2017 / Mark Hertsgaard