Donald Trump Is a Category 5 Political Disaster Donald Trump Is a Category 5 Political Disaster
Instead of amplifying his dangerous rhetoric, the mainstream media should be covering the real victims of his rule.
Dec 2, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt
Fetal Personhood Is Maternal Punishment Fetal Personhood Is Maternal Punishment
When society values the life of a fetus over that of a living person, women pay the steepest price.
Dec 2, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt
61 Percent of Women Are Ready to Impeach and Remove Trump 61 Percent of Women Are Ready to Impeach and Remove Trump
A new CNN poll finds a 21 percent gender gap, as women form the vanguard for presidential accountability.
Nov 27, 2019 / John Nichols
Impeachment Is Becoming a Holy War Impeachment Is Becoming a Holy War
As Trump sinks in scandal, his most devoted supporters start hailing him as a messiah.
Nov 27, 2019 / Jeet Heer
One-Sidesism One-Sidesism
It’s time again for corporate media’s favorite matchup: a moderate centrist and a right-wing nutjob.
Nov 25, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
There’s a Philosophy Behind Trump’s Lies There’s a Philosophy Behind Trump’s Lies
The president’s falsehoods are dizzying in number, but they follow a predictable, time-honored tradition of how totalitarians rule.
Nov 25, 2019 / Karen J. Greenberg
Trump’s EPA Is Promoting a Conspiracy Theory Created by Big Tobacco Trump’s EPA Is Promoting a Conspiracy Theory Created by Big Tobacco
The agency’s plan to limit the scientific research it can use in creating regulations could gut public health protections. That’s exactly what the tobacco industry intended.
Nov 22, 2019 / Zoë Carpenter
Senator Ron Johnson Must Recuse Himself From Trump’s Impeachment Trial Senator Ron Johnson Must Recuse Himself From Trump’s Impeachment Trial
How can the Wisconsin senator be both a witness and a juror?
Nov 21, 2019 / John Nichols
Gordon Sondland Just Did a Full John Dean Gordon Sondland Just Did a Full John Dean
In extraordinary testimony, a key Trump appointee provides testimony that will underpin articles of impeachment.
Nov 20, 2019 / John Nichols
Attempted Bribery Is Bribery Attempted Bribery Is Bribery
The Constitution’s authors had an understanding of bribery that legal scholars say “not only encompasses Trump’s conduct—it practically defines it.”
Nov 15, 2019 / John Nichols