Congress Must Censure Donald Trump’s Bigotry Congress Must Censure Donald Trump’s Bigotry
Two members of Congress have proposed a necessary accountability move.
Jan 18, 2018 / John Nichols
Martin Luther King’s Call to ‘Give Us the Ballot’ Is As Relevant Today as It Was in 1957 Martin Luther King’s Call to ‘Give Us the Ballot’ Is As Relevant Today as It Was in 1957
And that’s a mark of how endangered voting rights are right now.
Jan 15, 2018 / Barbara Arnwine and John Nichols
Democratic Defections Allow an Assault on Civil Liberties to Pass the House Democratic Defections Allow an Assault on Civil Liberties to Pass the House
If all Democrats had opposed the FISA Amendments and Reauthorization Act, they could have united with libertarian-leaning Republicans to block it.
Jan 12, 2018 / John Nichols
My Client Has Spent More Than a Third of His Life Imprisoned in Guantánamo My Client Has Spent More Than a Third of His Life Imprisoned in Guantánamo
Now, 16 years after the prison opened, Sharqawi Al Hajj has joined a legal challenge to end his indefinite detention.
Jan 12, 2018 / Pardiss Kebriaei
Don’t Let Trump Force Nearly 200,000 Salvadoran Immigrants to Leave the Country Don’t Let Trump Force Nearly 200,000 Salvadoran Immigrants to Leave the Country
You can also let your representatives know where you stand on net neutrality and join a state-based campaign to expand voting rights.
Jan 9, 2018 / NationAction
Letters From the January 15-22, 2018, Issue Letters From the January 15-22, 2018, Issue
The long con…
Dec 28, 2017 / Our Readers and Richard Kreitner
Democrats Need to Make Clear that Firing Mueller Triggers Impeachment Democrats Need to Make Clear that Firing Mueller Triggers Impeachment
When a president creates a constitutional crisis, there is only one remedy.
Dec 22, 2017 / John Nichols
The 2017 Progressive Honor Roll The 2017 Progressive Honor Roll
Resistance was the watchword this year. These honorees not only refused to go backward; they challenged old orthodoxies.
Dec 20, 2017 / Feature / John Nichols
Letters From the December 18-25, 2017, Issue Letters From the December 18-25, 2017, Issue
Can you do the con-con?… RIP, Democratic Party…
Nov 30, 2017 / Our Readers
This Is a Constitutional Crisis This Is a Constitutional Crisis
Trump’s move to displace the legitimate head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau assaults consumers—and violates the rule of law.
Nov 28, 2017 / John Nichols