The Perils of Not Prosecuting Trump The Perils of Not Prosecuting Trump
Joe Biden is wary of a legal reckoning against his predecessor, but to let Trump go would be to sanction future corruption.
Nov 20, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Don’t Expect Jones Day to Stop Enabling Donald Trump Don’t Expect Jones Day to Stop Enabling Donald Trump
The law firm has been the president’s biggest legal booster—and beneficiary—from the start. It’s not going to stop now.
Nov 18, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Should Biden Hire Rahm Emanuel? Chicago Says, ‘Never! Never! Never!’ Should Biden Hire Rahm Emanuel? Chicago Says, ‘Never! Never! Never!’
The scandal-plagued neoliberal mayor’s track record is disqualifying, say the officials who know him best.
Nov 18, 2020 / John Nichols
Starting From Stockton Starting From Stockton
What this small California city can teach America about basic income.
Nov 17, 2020 / David Kirp
The Coup That Succeeded The Coup That Succeeded
The most dangerous blows to American democracy have come not from Trump but from the national security establishment.
Nov 16, 2020 / Jeet Heer
What Bernie Sanders Could Do as Secretary of Labor What Bernie Sanders Could Do as Secretary of Labor
If Biden were to embrace the idea, Sanders and a team of visionary leaders could forge a new New Deal for working Americans.
Nov 16, 2020 / John Nichols
Donald Trump Has Never Understood the Military—and He’s Not Going to Be Able to Co-opt It for a Coup Donald Trump Has Never Understood the Military—and He’s Not Going to Be Able to Co-opt It for a Coup
He can consolidate power in the Pentagon, but the military men and women I know aren’t going to subvert democracy.
Nov 13, 2020 / Andrew McCormick
This Would Be a Very Good Time to Impeach William Barr This Would Be a Very Good Time to Impeach William Barr
The attorney general’s weaponization of the Department of Justice on behalf of Trump’s assault on the 2020 election is a very high crime.
Nov 10, 2020 / John Nichols
We Could Use a Leader Like George McGovern Again We Could Use a Leader Like George McGovern Again
It’s long past time to reclaim American idealism and take a stand for less war and more help for the most vulnerable among us, including the very planet itself.
Nov 10, 2020 / William Astore
Could Elizabeth Warren Be the Next Treasury Secretary? Could Elizabeth Warren Be the Next Treasury Secretary?
The Massachusetts senator is lobbying for the position and is expected to meet with President-elect Biden to make her case.
Nov 9, 2020 / Eoin Higgins