Comey’s Firing Is Worse Than the Saturday Night Massacre Comey’s Firing Is Worse Than the Saturday Night Massacre
At least during Watergate officials inside the administration refused to collude with Nixon’s orders.
May 10, 2017 / Bruce Shapiro
Trump Is Helping Big Media Companies Get Bigger Trump Is Helping Big Media Companies Get Bigger
And it’s looking like a mutually beneficial relationship.
May 9, 2017 / David Dayen
Trump’s Budget Betrays His Supporters. Here’s One That Doesn’t. Trump’s Budget Betrays His Supporters. Here’s One That Doesn’t.
The People’s Budget would strengthen the middle class and promote economic security for all.
May 9, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Trump’s Healthcare Plan Is All About Freedom! Trump’s Healthcare Plan Is All About Freedom!
Freedom for the rich to exploit the poor, that is.
May 9, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow
Economic Anxiety Didn’t Make People Vote Trump, Racism Did Economic Anxiety Didn’t Make People Vote Trump, Racism Did
New data provide a compelling answer to this vexing question.
May 8, 2017 / Sean McElwee and Jason McDaniel
24 Things the Media Missed While They Were Obsessing Over Trump’s Latest Soundbite 24 Things the Media Missed While They Were Obsessing Over Trump’s Latest Soundbite
These are major national-security issues—but don’t expect to see them on the news.
May 8, 2017 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Out From Under Capitalism Out From Under Capitalism
An introduction to our special issue.
May 8, 2017 / Sarah Leonard
Religious Right Leaders Blast Trump’s Order as a Betrayal Religious Right Leaders Blast Trump’s Order as a Betrayal
But a vague provision could authorize Attorney General Jeff Sessions to issue guidelines to federal agencies allowing them to discriminate.
May 5, 2017 / Sarah Posner
It’s Not Too Late to Save Net Neutrality From a Captured FCC It’s Not Too Late to Save Net Neutrality From a Captured FCC
The Trump-appointed FCC chairman has ushered in a virulent strain of market libertarianism. He can and must be stopped.
May 5, 2017 / Victor Pickard
Asking for a Friend: I Have a Fancy Law Degree, but No One Will Hire Me to Do Good! Asking for a Friend: I Have a Fancy Law Degree, but No One Will Hire Me to Do Good!
And another reader loves a prickly communist.
May 5, 2017 / Liza Featherstone