Trump Doesn’t Hate Welfare When It Goes to Wealthy White Farmers Trump Doesn’t Hate Welfare When It Goes to Wealthy White Farmers
The president’s farm aid lays bare the racial and class implications of his disdain of government assistance.
Feb 14, 2020 / Bryce Covert
Against Despair: A Case for Optimism After the Impeachment Trial Against Despair: A Case for Optimism After the Impeachment Trial
There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.
Feb 14, 2020 / Anna Galland
Bill Barr Is Even Worse Than You Realize Bill Barr Is Even Worse Than You Realize
The attorney general is on a tear, shredding the rule of law, just as he threatened he would.
Feb 13, 2020 / Elie Mystal
What We Can Learn From the Iran/Contra Scandal What We Can Learn From the Iran/Contra Scandal
Leon Neyfakh, the host of the podcast Fiasco, tells The Nation that you can’t separate the policies from the people.
Feb 12, 2020 / Q&A / Emily Berch
Climate Is on the Ballot in New Hampshire Climate Is on the Ballot in New Hampshire
The Sunrise Movement and other groups have demanded that climate be a top issue, and Democrats like Sanders, Warren, and Steyer are responding.
Feb 11, 2020 / John Nichols
After His Acquittal, Trump Has Unleashed New Heights of Vindictiveness After His Acquittal, Trump Has Unleashed New Heights of Vindictiveness
And it’s revealing that he’s turned the entire GOP into a party of thugs.
Feb 11, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Trump’s Vulnerability Is That He’s Divorced From Reality Trump’s Vulnerability Is That He’s Divorced From Reality
In the State of the Union, the president made clear that his reelection strategy is to foment fear and division through lies and merciless propaganda.
Feb 5, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage
Wine, Lobsters, and the State of the Union at DC’s Trump Hotel Wine, Lobsters, and the State of the Union at DC’s Trump Hotel
Trump’s speech did not command the same attention as what appeared to be the true purpose of the event: schmoozing.
Feb 5, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
Trump’s State of the Union Was a Terrifying Game Show Stunt Trump’s State of the Union Was a Terrifying Game Show Stunt
The president lied and handed out medals, while the Democrats fumbled.
Feb 5, 2020 / Elie Mystal
This Man Might Be the Stealth Star of the Impeachment Trial This Man Might Be the Stealth Star of the Impeachment Trial
Before the trial each day, Senate Chaplain Barry Black has offered a benediction, which often appears to contain sharp rebukes to the GOP.
Feb 5, 2020 / Elie Mystal