Political Figures

Nissan Union Strike in Mississippi

The Best Way to Fight Back Against Trump The Best Way to Fight Back Against Trump

Instead of freaking out over every outrageous tweet, we should challenge extremist GOP policies—and forge our own alternatives.

Mar 8, 2017 / John Nichols

The Truth About the GOP Health-Care Plan

The Truth About the GOP Health-Care Plan The Truth About the GOP Health-Care Plan

Republicans have criticized it from the left, and they’re gutting it from the right.

Mar 8, 2017 / Mike Konczal

The ‘Fog of Suspicion’ and of Worsening Cold War

The ‘Fog of Suspicion’ and of Worsening Cold War The ‘Fog of Suspicion’ and of Worsening Cold War

As the neo-McCarthyite search for Americans with Russian “contacts” spreads, the new Cold War is increasingly fraught with possibilities of hot war.

Mar 8, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Rex Tillerson hearing

Get Ready for Trump’s Climate-Denial Offensive Get Ready for Trump’s Climate-Denial Offensive

If Trump continues his assault on common sense about climate change, America is going to lose—and lose big.

Mar 7, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Donald Trump, the Unbelievable Baby Man! Donald Trump, the Unbelievable Baby Man!

His new superpower: reading the teleprompter.

Mar 7, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone on the Importance of Criticizing Both the Republicans and Democrats Who Make War Oliver Stone on the Importance of Criticizing Both the Republicans and Democrats Who Make War

It’s fashionable now to take shots at Republicans, but both parties are responsible for creating chaos around the world.

Mar 6, 2017 / Oliver Stone

trump press conf

The Media’s Addiction to False Equivalencies Has Left Them Vulnerable to Trump The Media’s Addiction to False Equivalencies Has Left Them Vulnerable to Trump

Decades of conservative efforts to work the press are paying off handsomely.

Mar 3, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman

Daniela Vargas’s Detention Shows How Vulnerable DREAMers Are Under Trump

Daniela Vargas’s Detention Shows How Vulnerable DREAMers Are Under Trump Daniela Vargas’s Detention Shows How Vulnerable DREAMers Are Under Trump

When Obama was in the White House, the safest place for young undocumented immigrants was in the public eye. Vargas’s detention shows that’s no longer true.

Mar 2, 2017 / Julianne Hing

Donald Trump takes a question during a news conference

Trump Accuses the Media of Spreading Fake News Trump Accuses the Media of Spreading Fake News

One has to admire the chutzpah it takes To say such a thing when you’re King of the Fakes.

Mar 2, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Immigration Raid

Donald Trump Is Making America White Again Donald Trump Is Making America White Again

His executive orders target minorities, and his rhetoric has licensed hate crimes.

Mar 2, 2017 / Column / Laila Lalami

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