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Good Riddance to Trump: A Political Obituary I Have Waited 5 Years to Write Good Riddance to Trump: A Political Obituary I Have Waited 5 Years to Write

But, sadly, his departure from office will be the most inelegant last hurrah and final curtain in American political history.

Nov 11, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Is It Mere Spite—or Something More Sinister?

Is It Mere Spite—or Something More Sinister? Is It Mere Spite—or Something More Sinister?

What’s behind President Trump’s ouster of Defense Secretary Mark Esper?

Nov 11, 2020 / Michael T. Klare

Donald Trump walks past a row of troops in full uniform.

Not a Coup but a Cover-Up and a Con Game Not a Coup but a Cover-Up and a Con Game

Trump is refusing to concede and purging the civilian leadership of the Pentagon. The moment requires vigilance rather than panic.

Nov 11, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Bye, Donald Bye, Donald

The only reason Biden got more votes was because there was so much vote counting.

Nov 10, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

John Kasich Contributed Nothing to Biden’s Election, So Why Should Democrats Listen to His Claptrap?

John Kasich Contributed Nothing to Biden’s Election, So Why Should Democrats Listen to His Claptrap? John Kasich Contributed Nothing to Biden’s Election, So Why Should Democrats Listen to His Claptrap?

Kasich claims the left harmed Democrats. Wrong. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and movements boosted turnout and helped swing key states.

Nov 9, 2020 / John Nichols

Jared Kushner: Nepotism at Work

Jared Kushner: Nepotism at Work Jared Kushner: Nepotism at Work

Son-in-lawless.

Nov 7, 2020 / OppArt / Jos Sances

Biden Is Piling Up a Popular-Vote Mandate for Ending Trumpism

Biden Is Piling Up a Popular-Vote Mandate for Ending Trumpism Biden Is Piling Up a Popular-Vote Mandate for Ending Trumpism

Even if an obsessive focus on the antidemocratic Electoral College obscures the public’s rejection of Trump, the popular vote has in fact rebuked the president.

Nov 4, 2020 / John Nichols

Here’s How to Ruin Tom Cotton’s Election Night

Here’s How to Ruin Tom Cotton’s Election Night Here’s How to Ruin Tom Cotton’s Election Night

The Arkansas senator wants to pretend he’s running unopposed, but there’s an alternative candidate to the more-Trump-than-Trump senator who penned a fascistic op-ed.

Oct 30, 2020 / John Nichols

Get Out

Get Out Get Out

The time has come to take him down.

Oct 29, 2020 / OppArt / Juana Alicia

speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 13, 2017

Sherrod Brown: Covid Shows How Corporate ‘Free Trade’ Policies Threaten Public Health Sherrod Brown: Covid Shows How Corporate ‘Free Trade’ Policies Threaten Public Health

The Ohio senator proposes a radically different approach to trade policy. It starts with the word “public.”

Oct 29, 2020 / Q&A / John Nichols

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