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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

MLK at Peace Rally

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 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

Guantánamo Protest

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

CASA de Maryland, an immigration advocacy and assistance organization, holds a rally in Lafayette Park, across from the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 8, 2018.

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

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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

Robert Mueller

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 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

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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

CFPB protest

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

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