The Republicans Who Made Trump Possible Cannot Remove the Badge of Shame The Republicans Who Made Trump Possible Cannot Remove the Badge of Shame
In a new book, Paul Ryan claims he checked and balanced a president who “didn’t know anything about government.” The former speaker is lying to himself—and everyone else.
Jul 11, 2019 / John Nichols
Before Donald Trump, There Was Ross Perot Before Donald Trump, There Was Ross Perot
Perot was a “welfare billionaire” who grew rich off Medicare and Medicaid contracts—and turned the deficit into a national fetish.
Jul 11, 2019 / Micah L. Sifry
Jeffrey Epstein Going Down Jeffrey Epstein Going Down
Who else is in this with him?
Jul 10, 2019 / OppArt / Randall Enos
The New Bill of Rights The New Bill of Rights
Donald Trump gives originalism an update.
Jul 4, 2019 / OppArt / Steve Brodner
Hijacking the Fourth of July Hijacking the Fourth of July
Trump takes narcissism to a new level.
Jul 3, 2019 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
A Police Shooting Gives the Lie to Buttigieg’s Campaign Narrative A Police Shooting Gives the Lie to Buttigieg’s Campaign Narrative
Black voters are wary of Mayor Pete, for good reasons.
Jul 1, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Will US Elites Give Détente With Russia a Chance? Will US Elites Give Détente With Russia a Chance?
The Trump-Putin meeting in Japan is crucial for both leaders—and for the world.
Jun 26, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
2020 Democrats Must Address Our Addiction to Military Spending 2020 Democrats Must Address Our Addiction to Military Spending
They should take a stand at the debates against the Pentagon’s bloated budget.
Jun 25, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Quantum Theory of the Stupidverse A Quantum Theory of the Stupidverse
How much Stupid can one fit into a single comic strip?
Jun 25, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
For Joe Biden, Friendship Is Magic For Joe Biden, Friendship Is Magic
His praise of white supremacists is not a blunder but a key to his clubby worldview.
Jun 24, 2019 / Jeet Heer