Mr. Bright Side Mr. Bright Side
Trump’s Gospel of Positive Thinking
Oct 4, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann
How to Get Justice After the Wells Fargo Scandal How to Get Justice After the Wells Fargo Scandal
Break up lawless banks and encourage sensible alternatives.
Oct 4, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Obama Administration’s Suspension of Syria Talks With Russia Is the Most Dangerous Development in a New Cold War The Obama Administration’s Suspension of Syria Talks With Russia Is the Most Dangerous Development in a New Cold War
The collapse of talks takes the United States one step closer to an unnecessarily deadly “military solution” to the Syria crisis.
Oct 3, 2016 / James Carden
Dopey Donald Trump Can’t Figure Out Why AFL-CIO Members Aren’t Showing Up at His Rallies Dopey Donald Trump Can’t Figure Out Why AFL-CIO Members Aren’t Showing Up at His Rallies
The Republican nominee is discovering that running on “the most anti-worker, anti-union platform of any party in the history of the United States” might turn off union members...
Oct 3, 2016 / John Nichols
September 11’s Biggest Lesson Still Hasn’t Been Learned—and It Has Nothing to Do With National Security September 11’s Biggest Lesson Still Hasn’t Been Learned—and It Has Nothing to Do With National Security
Liberty and safety are not incompatible; but try telling that to the national security state.
Oct 3, 2016 / Karen J. Greenberg
Now Is the Time to Express Solidarity With ‘Our Arab-American Brothers and Sisters’ Now Is the Time to Express Solidarity With ‘Our Arab-American Brothers and Sisters’
The DNC’s Donna Brazile is right. In Trumped times, there is a special duty to “aggressively defend victims of discrimination.”
Oct 1, 2016 / John Nichols
Donald Trump Is a Worse Crook Than Bernie Madoff Donald Trump Is a Worse Crook Than Bernie Madoff
Madoff only scammed his rich clients. Trump could scam us all.
Sep 29, 2016 / Nomi Prins
Don’t Ever Say Michelle Obama Didn’t Warn You About Trump Don’t Ever Say Michelle Obama Didn’t Warn You About Trump
“If a candidate traffics in prejudice,” she says, “that is the kind of president they will be.”
Sep 29, 2016 / John Nichols
Katha Pollitt: It’s Time to Get Active for Hillary Katha Pollitt: It’s Time to Get Active for Hillary
Plus, Kai Wright on Trump’s supporters and D.D. Guttenplan on the British left.
Sep 29, 2016 / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Post-Bernie Blaze Fires Up His Democratic-Socialist Delegates Post-Bernie Blaze Fires Up His Democratic-Socialist Delegates
Although Bernie’s run stopped short of the nomination, his delegates are continuing to push for his politics across the country.
Sep 28, 2016 / Elizabeth Henderson