Government

Trump Carrier Factory

Donald Trump Is Waging a War on Workers Donald Trump Is Waging a War on Workers

On almost every measure, Trump is making life worse for the working class.

May 12, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

Donald Trump Supporter

Rick Perlstein: Trump Has Exposed the Dark Underbelly of American Conservatism Rick Perlstein: Trump Has Exposed the Dark Underbelly of American Conservatism

How historians missed the angry, violent, racist side of the conservative movement.

May 12, 2017 / Jon Wiener

Trump and Kissinger

What Kissinger Can Teach Trump about Surviving an Impeachment What Kissinger Can Teach Trump about Surviving an Impeachment

It’s all showbiz—that’s how Henry escaped the Watergate dragnet.

May 11, 2017 / Greg Grandin

Donald Trump and Kris Kobach

Trump’s Commission on ‘Election Integrity’ Will Lead to Massive Voter Suppression Trump’s Commission on ‘Election Integrity’ Will Lead to Massive Voter Suppression

It will be led by Mike Pence and Kris Kobach, who have a very long history of making it harder to vote.

May 11, 2017 / Ari Berman

Tom Price refuses to talk to Dan Heyman

A Journalist Has Been Arrested for Questioning HHS Secretary Tom Price A Journalist Has Been Arrested for Questioning HHS Secretary Tom Price

A West Virginia reporter was treated as “an enemy of the people” for doing his job.

May 11, 2017 / John Nichols

Comey’s Firing Is Worse Than the Saturday Night Massacre

Comey’s Firing Is Worse Than the Saturday Night Massacre Comey’s Firing Is Worse Than the Saturday Night Massacre

At least during Watergate officials inside the administration refused to collude with Nixon’s orders.

May 10, 2017 / Bruce Shapiro

Victory Day Ceremony

World War II Memories in Moscow, Another Cold War Inquisition in Washington World War II Memories in Moscow, Another Cold War Inquisition in Washington

On May 9, while Russia was commemorating the 27 million Soviet citizens who died fighting Nazi Germany, the US political-media class was vilifying the Kremlin and seeking its Ameri...

May 10, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

james comey trump russia

Trump Fires Comey, Putting the Country ‘On the Verge of a Constitutional Crisis’ Trump Fires Comey, Putting the Country ‘On the Verge of a Constitutional Crisis’

The decision makes a mockery of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s recusal from the Russia investigation and should prompt his impeachment.

May 10, 2017 / John Nichols

Activists stage

Join a Die-In to Protest Trumpcare Join a Die-In to Protest Trumpcare

Many of the constituents whose lives were just sacrificed for a tax cut are ready to greet their representatives.

May 9, 2017 / NationAction

We’ve Got to ACT UP to Stop Trumpcare

We’ve Got to ACT UP to Stop Trumpcare We’ve Got to ACT UP to Stop Trumpcare

Our lives are on the line. It’s time to escalate the fight for health care.

May 9, 2017 / Gregg Gonsalves

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