Government

alex acosta

Trump’s Labor Nominee, Alexander Acosta, Is More Dangerous than You Think Trump’s Labor Nominee, Alexander Acosta, Is More Dangerous than You Think

Acosta might seem like a sober choice, but he embraces Trump's anti-labor agenda.

Mar 29, 2017 / Christopher D. Cook

Free Press activists rally for net neutrality.

Republicans Just Passed a Resolution That Will Destroy Your Online Privacy Republicans Just Passed a Resolution That Will Destroy Your Online Privacy

They’ve taken away what little control we had left over how our personal information is used.

Mar 29, 2017 / Mark Weinstein

devin nunes

Only One House Republican is Taking a Stand Against Devin Nunes’ Tainted Investigation Only One House Republican is Taking a Stand Against Devin Nunes’ Tainted Investigation

The only way to restore legitimacy to the Trump-Russia investigation is to demand that Nunes recuse.

Mar 29, 2017 / John Nichols

california flag

California Dreaming in the Age of Trump California Dreaming in the Age of Trump

A DREAMer, a Hmong farmer, a transgender political staffer, and more shed light on the concerns and values of Californians in our strange and dangerous political moment.

Mar 29, 2017 / Sasha Abramsky

Gorsuch and Trump

Russia Is Not the Reason to Block Gorsuch Russia Is Not the Reason to Block Gorsuch

President Trump’s greatest political weakness isn’t his alleged ties to Russia. It’s a cruel policy agenda that the American people overwhelmingly reject.

Mar 28, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Trump’s Daily Diary Rants Trump’s Daily Diary Rants

Where Trump thinks about things like, why won’t the fake news shut up about Russia? 

Mar 28, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Nixon and Kissinger

Is Trump Like Nixon?  Is Trump Like Nixon? 

Rick Perlstein, author of Nixonland, says: “Not really.”

Mar 28, 2017 / Jon Wiener

MLK March on Washington

The Civil Rights Movement Had One Powerful Tool That We Don’t Have The Civil Rights Movement Had One Powerful Tool That We Don’t Have

Without it, activists will have to find new ways to bring about change in 2017.

Mar 27, 2017 / Jon Else

The Republican Party Is Catastrophically Broken

The Republican Party Is Catastrophically Broken The Republican Party Is Catastrophically Broken

The humiliating failure to repeal Obamacare reveals the GOP is not a national governing party–and Trump is a failure as president.

Mar 27, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Neil Gorsuch Confirmation Hearing

Neil Gorsuch’s Own Testimony Clearly Disqualifies Him Neil Gorsuch’s Own Testimony Clearly Disqualifies Him

The nominee failed to outline even minimal concerns about the GOP’s judicial coup.

Mar 27, 2017 / John Nichols

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