Those Who Ran the Afghanistan War Lied. They Must Be Held to Account. Those Who Ran the Afghanistan War Lied. They Must Be Held to Account.
Activists often pledge to “speak truth to power.” The sad reality is that power often knows the truth.
Dec 17, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Detective In Chief Strikes Back The Detective In Chief Strikes Back
Logic, facts, and mountains of evidence are no match for the greatest intellect of all time.
Dec 17, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
The House Judiciary Committee Approves Articles of Impeachment The House Judiciary Committee Approves Articles of Impeachment
“Abuse of presidential power and obstruction of Congress are the highest of constitutional crimes and the gravest of betrayals,” Pramila Jayapal said during Friday’s vote.
Dec 13, 2019 / John Nichols
At the Center of the Impeachment Debate Stands a Constitutional Scholar At the Center of the Impeachment Debate Stands a Constitutional Scholar
Representative Jamie Raskin has been training for the Trump impeachment inquiry his whole life.
Dec 13, 2019 / Feature / John Nichols
Donald Trump’s Big Abuses of Power Demand a Big Impeachment Donald Trump’s Big Abuses of Power Demand a Big Impeachment
The framers of the Constitution conceived of impeachment for far smaller violations than Trump has committed.
Dec 12, 2019 / Ralph Nader and Bruce Fein
RIP, Paul Volcker: The Fed Chair Who Thought We Lived Too Well RIP, Paul Volcker: The Fed Chair Who Thought We Lived Too Well
To avoid repeating the macroeconomic mistakes of the past 40 years, progressives must reckon with Volcker’s tremendous—and harmful—influence.
Dec 11, 2019 / Obituary / Rohan Grey
The House Leadership Soberly Announces 2 Articles of Impeachment The House Leadership Soberly Announces 2 Articles of Impeachment
In House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, the president has met his exact opposite—a voice of reason, calmly and steadily presenting the facts.
Dec 10, 2019 / John Nichols
Capitalism Is Broken. It’s Time for Something New. Capitalism Is Broken. It’s Time for Something New.
And time is of the essence.
Dec 10, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Case for Multiple Articles of Impeachment The Case for Multiple Articles of Impeachment
The case against Trump must not be limited to Ukraine, as independent representative Justin Amash reminds Democrats.
Dec 9, 2019 / John Nichols
Trump Just Dynamited the Food Stamp Program Trump Just Dynamited the Food Stamp Program
This man’s cruelty is boundless. He also just appointed as his homelessness czar a man who tried to get cities to ban charities from feeding the homeless.
Dec 6, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky