Executive Branch

William Barr leaving home

What We Still Do Not Know About Russiagate What We Still Do Not Know About Russiagate

Vital questions about perhaps the worst alleged presidential scandal in US history remain unanswered.

Sep 4, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Department of Defense ground missile launch

The Pentagon’s New Missile Drive Is Bringing Armageddon Closer The Pentagon’s New Missile Drive Is Bringing Armageddon Closer

Washington is withdrawing from the INF treaty not because of Russian violations but because the Pentagon wants to deploy a dangerous new class of its own nukes.

Aug 30, 2019 / Michael T. Klare

Trump’s Support of Boris Johnson Should Remind Congress of the Necessity of Impeachment

Trump’s Support of Boris Johnson Should Remind Congress of the Necessity of Impeachment Trump’s Support of Boris Johnson Should Remind Congress of the Necessity of Impeachment

Be wary of a president who celebrates abuses of power abroad and who, at home, imagines that the Constitution “allows me to do whatever I want.”

Aug 30, 2019 / John Nichols

Donald Trump

Trump’s Corruption Is Now More Brazen Than Ever Trump’s Corruption Is Now More Brazen Than Ever

From his G-7 Doral heist to Bill Barr’s Christmas Party to steering wall-building contracts to GOP cronies, it’s grift all the way down.

Aug 28, 2019 / Joan Walsh

sansour muslim americans activists

Why Democratic Presidential Candidates Need to Listen to American Muslims Why Democratic Presidential Candidates Need to Listen to American Muslims

We’re a significant voting bloc in key battleground states—and we have discovered the power of our collective voice.

Aug 23, 2019 / Linda Sarsour

Bernie Sanders Has a Smart Critique of Corporate Media Bias

Bernie Sanders Has a Smart Critique of Corporate Media Bias Bernie Sanders Has a Smart Critique of Corporate Media Bias

And thankfully, bad press matters less and less.

Aug 20, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

How to Solve a Suicide How to Solve a Suicide

Step one: I certainly didn’t do it.

Aug 20, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

Did Netanyahu Just Kill Washington’s ‘Pro-Israel’ Consensus?

Did Netanyahu Just Kill Washington’s ‘Pro-Israel’ Consensus? Did Netanyahu Just Kill Washington’s ‘Pro-Israel’ Consensus?

The ban against Representatives Tlaib and Omar has angered even those who can’t find their voices when Israel bombs kids in Gaza. 

Aug 16, 2019 / M.J. Rosenberg

This Is a New Low

This Is a New Low This Is a New Low

When Trump encouraged Israel to bar Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, he set another stunningly awful precedent.

Aug 15, 2019 / John Nichols

John Bolton at CPAC

Progressives Are Right to Endorse a ‘No First Use’ Nuclear Weapons Policy Progressives Are Right to Endorse a ‘No First Use’ Nuclear Weapons Policy

Donald Trump and John Bolton are busy dismantling the global nuclear nonproliferation regime. Elizabeth Warren has the right response.

Aug 15, 2019 / James Carden

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