Government

Obama Speaks On the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Won’t Let Obama’s Immigration Executive Action Proceed The Supreme Court Won’t Let Obama’s Immigration Executive Action Proceed

The ruling means 4 million undocumented immigrants remain in limbo.

Jun 23, 2016 / Julianne Hing

Trump Ban on Muslims

Donald Trump Really Could Ban Muslims From Entering the Country Donald Trump Really Could Ban Muslims From Entering the Country

RoseAnn DeMoro on the People’s Summit, David Cole on lessons from the NRA, and Sasha Abramsky on Trump and Muslims.

Jun 23, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Trump Wearing Make America Great Again Hat

Is Donald Trump Actually a Threat to Democracy? Is Donald Trump Actually a Threat to Democracy?

And what is to be done?

Jun 23, 2016 / Louis Michael Seidman, Ted Gup, and Elinor Langer

Mom and child

Nick Kristof Is Still Wrong About Welfare Reform Nick Kristof Is Still Wrong About Welfare Reform

Raising kids is hard work, and as a country we should acknowledge that.

Jun 23, 2016 / Katha Pollitt

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders

What Hillary Clinton Can Learn From Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump What Hillary Clinton Can Learn From Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump

Trump and Sanders both communicated leadership through narratives that animated outpourings of enthusiasm that have so far eluded Clinton.

Jun 22, 2016 / Marshall Ganz and Hahrie Han

Demanding Votes on Gun-Control Bills, John Lewis Leads a Sit-in of the House

Demanding Votes on Gun-Control Bills, John Lewis Leads a Sit-in of the House Demanding Votes on Gun-Control Bills, John Lewis Leads a Sit-in of the House

Lewis, Donna Edwards, Elizabeth Esty, and other Democrats promise to keep demanding action on gun violence.

Jun 22, 2016 / John Nichols

Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin

Is the US Pursuing a Rogue Policy by Waging Undeclared War Against Russia? Is the US Pursuing a Rogue Policy by Waging Undeclared War Against Russia?

Washington’s NATO buildup on Russia’s borders, its refusal to cooperate with Moscow in Syria and Ukraine, and its anti-Putin propaganda form an ominous pattern.

Jun 22, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Merrick Garland

This Is Precisely the Right Time for the Senate to Consider Judge Garland’s Supreme Court Nomination This Is Precisely the Right Time for the Senate to Consider Judge Garland’s Supreme Court Nomination

The American Bar Association has given President Obama’s pick its highest rating.

Jun 22, 2016 / John Nichols

How Billionaires, Corporations, and Secretive Governments Curtail Press Freedom

How Billionaires, Corporations, and Secretive Governments Curtail Press Freedom How Billionaires, Corporations, and Secretive Governments Curtail Press Freedom

An informed public is vital to our democracy—but we will never be truly informed unless we fight for the media’s ability to hold those with power accountable.

Jun 21, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Donald Trump Indiana primary

Relax, Donald Trump Can’t Win Relax, Donald Trump Can’t Win

Even before you get to his campaign’s incompetence and lackluster fundraising, the numbers just aren’t on his side.

Jun 21, 2016 / Jon Wiener

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