After His Acquittal, Trump Has Unleashed New Heights of Vindictiveness After His Acquittal, Trump Has Unleashed New Heights of Vindictiveness
And it’s revealing that he’s turned the entire GOP into a party of thugs.
Feb 11, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Rush Limbaugh and Bayard Rustin: A Tale of Two Countries Rush Limbaugh and Bayard Rustin: A Tale of Two Countries
These two Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients could not be more different. By awarding the right-wing radio host, Trump has sullied the medal’s reputation.
Feb 7, 2020 / Peter Dreier
Republican Senators Just Sold Out Democracy Republican Senators Just Sold Out Democracy
By acquitting Trump, Republicans handed the president nearly unlimited power—and revealed the extent of their venality.
Feb 5, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Trump’s Vulnerability Is That He’s Divorced From Reality Trump’s Vulnerability Is That He’s Divorced From Reality
In the State of the Union, the president made clear that his reelection strategy is to foment fear and division through lies and merciless propaganda.
Feb 5, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage
Trump’s State of the Union Was a Terrifying Game Show Stunt Trump’s State of the Union Was a Terrifying Game Show Stunt
The president lied and handed out medals, while the Democrats fumbled.
Feb 5, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Democrats Need to Break Their Cold War–Addled Impeachment Fever Democrats Need to Break Their Cold War–Addled Impeachment Fever
When liberals start rallying around John Bolton, you know something is off.
Jan 31, 2020 / Aaron Maté
Trump and Bolton Are Still on the Same Team Trump and Bolton Are Still on the Same Team
Despite the turmoil of impeachment, the neocons are back in the driver’s seat in Washington.
Jan 31, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Donald Trump’s ‘Defense’ Would Make the President a King Donald Trump’s ‘Defense’ Would Make the President a King
The argument against impeachment by Trump’s team proposes a super-presidency—an unlimited and fully imperial leader—that could rarely if ever be checked and balanced.
Jan 29, 2020 / John Nichols
Trump Can’t Stop Bolton From Testifying. Only Cowardly Senate Republicans Can. Trump Can’t Stop Bolton From Testifying. Only Cowardly Senate Republicans Can.
And if they do that, Bolton must release his bombshell book immediately.
Jan 28, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Bolton’s Bombshell Will Take Time to Explode Bolton’s Bombshell Will Take Time to Explode
Revelations from Bolton’s new book make congressional Republicans look like accomplices.
Jan 27, 2020 / Jeet Heer