Jeff Sessions Is Just Not in the Same League as Former Attorneys General Jeff Sessions Is Just Not in the Same League as Former Attorneys General
From Herbert Brownell to Robert F. Kennedy to Loretta Lynch, attorneys general have upheld the law and fought for justice. Would Sessions?
Jan 9, 2017 / Nan Aron
Jeff Sessions Could Return Criminal Justice to the Jim Crow Era Jeff Sessions Could Return Criminal Justice to the Jim Crow Era
Sessions’s extreme views on crime and punishment are a throwback to the darkest chapters in American history.
Jan 9, 2017 / Ari Berman
This Monday, Join Protests Across the Country to Block Trump’s Climate-Denying Cabinet Picks This Monday, Join Protests Across the Country to Block Trump’s Climate-Denying Cabinet Picks
For the Day Against Denial, people across the country will rally at their senators’ offices.
Jan 7, 2017 / NationAction
Donald Trump Is Not Too Big to Fail Donald Trump Is Not Too Big to Fail
His victory illustrates the weakness of the Republican Party, not its strength. And despite his braggadocio, he’s vulnerable.
Jan 6, 2017 / Column / Gary Younge
Will the Trump Administration Approve a Military Deal Between Honduras and Israel? Will the Trump Administration Approve a Military Deal Between Honduras and Israel?
Allowing the deal would be a powerful sign that the new administration plans to revive the Nixon Doctrine.
Jan 5, 2017 / Greg Grandin
A New Era in American-Russian Relations A New Era in American-Russian Relations
So what if Putin next annexes Some country that’s the size of Texas Or throws some Russians in the clink For what they write or say or think? No strong objections will be lodged I…
Jan 5, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The American Press Is Under Threat as Never Before The American Press Is Under Threat as Never Before
A supplicant media will be no match for the compulsive liar in the White House.
Jan 5, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Confirmation Process Is an Opportunity to Expose Trump’s Big Lie The Confirmation Process Is an Opportunity to Expose Trump’s Big Lie
Activists should highlight the president-elect’s bait-and-switch from fake populist to country-club reactionary.
Jan 4, 2017 / The Nation
Did Putin Really Launch a ‘Cyber–Pearl Harbor’ Against America? Did Putin Really Launch a ‘Cyber–Pearl Harbor’ Against America?
Hysteria over Russia’s alleged hacking of the 2016 presidential election may make this US-Russian crisis more dangerous than the 1962 Cuban missile crisis.
Jan 4, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Is Skepticism Treason? Is Skepticism Treason?
Despite the scores of media pieces which assert that Russia’s interference in the election is “case closed,” some cyber experts say skepticism is still in order.
Jan 3, 2017 / James Carden