Executive Branch

Our Nation Needs a Wake-Up Call to the Nuclear Threat

Our Nation Needs a Wake-Up Call to the Nuclear Threat Our Nation Needs a Wake-Up Call to the Nuclear Threat

A new book sounds the alarm.

Jul 7, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Zuccotti Park

Tear Gas and Clubs in Lafayette Square Were Just the Beginning Tear Gas and Clubs in Lafayette Square Were Just the Beginning

Trump and Barr are turning to the “Occupy model” to crush the current uprising against police brutality.

Jul 2, 2020 / Dave Lindorff

Bill Barr Gets Shredded: A Threat to ‘Our Rule Of Law and to Public Trust in It’

Bill Barr Gets Shredded: A Threat to ‘Our Rule Of Law and to Public Trust in It’ Bill Barr Gets Shredded: A Threat to ‘Our Rule Of Law and to Public Trust in It’

Two Justice Department lawyers and a former deputy attorney general detailed Barr’s corrupt meddling on behalf of Trump—while House Republicans embarrassed themselves.

Jun 24, 2020 / Joan Walsh

William Barr

How Long Can William Barr Get Away With Laughing at Justice? How Long Can William Barr Get Away With Laughing at Justice?

The attorney general has corrupted the Department of Justice. It’s unclear if he will ever pay a price.

Jun 24, 2020 / Jeet Heer

As Bill Barr Flails, Trump Is Losing His Roy Cohn

As Bill Barr Flails, Trump Is Losing His Roy Cohn As Bill Barr Flails, Trump Is Losing His Roy Cohn

This time, Barr might have gone too far.

Jun 22, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Activists holding signs that spell out

Roberts’s DACA Ruling Had Nothing to Do With His Own Moral Awakening Roberts’s DACA Ruling Had Nothing to Do With His Own Moral Awakening

Instead, it had everything to do with Trump’s incompetence.

Jun 18, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton Is Preparing to Be Trump 2.0 Tom Cotton Is Preparing to Be Trump 2.0

The Arkansas senator is a master of trolling the media and could unite the Republican Party. That would make him much more dangerous than Trump.

Jun 5, 2020 / Jeet Heer

‘Justice Does Not Equal Convictions’

‘Justice Does Not Equal Convictions’ ‘Justice Does Not Equal Convictions’

Scenes from a pandemic: 10

Jun 3, 2020 / Anna Simonton

The FBI Finds ‘No Intel Indicating Antifa Involvement’ in Sunday’s Violence

The FBI Finds ‘No Intel Indicating Antifa Involvement’ in Sunday’s Violence The FBI Finds ‘No Intel Indicating Antifa Involvement’ in Sunday’s Violence

Trump wants to designate antifa a terrorist organization, despite lack of authority and evidence of wrongdoing.

Jun 2, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

A Fourth Inspector General Bites the Dust

A Fourth Inspector General Bites the Dust A Fourth Inspector General Bites the Dust

The IG had Pompeo in his sights. An IG’s independence is required— Or was. Pompeo needed just a word With Trump to get that pesky fellow fired.

Jun 2, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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