Opinion

Trump vs. the Media: Who Will Win?

The media and Trump are in an all-out battle. Here’s what the mainstream press is doing well and what it needs to do better.

Susan J. Douglas

George W. Bush Was a Godawful President

The media's nostalgia for Bush is not only ill-informed—it's dangerous.

Branko Marcetic

Don’t Wait for Nuremberg: Congress Must Investigate the American Eichmanns

Troubling reports suggest border agents are going above and beyond to enforce Trump's will.

Chris Edelson

Forget Building Our Own Tea Party. The Left Can Win So Much More.

We should set our sights beyond just primary challenges and reshaping the Democratic Party; this is an opportunity to build a movement that can challenge capital and corporate power.

Jacob Swenson-Lengyel

Slavoj Zizek: We Must Rise from the Ashes of Liberal Democracy

Trump is a threat to global stability—only a new Left international can beat him.

Slavoj Žižek

If Nixon Could Tweet

The similarities between our current president and Tricky Dick don't bode well for the country—or for Trump.

Susan J. Douglas

It’s Not Enough to Fight Trump—Progressives Need a Vision for the Future

Either decorporatize the Democrats or create a viable third party.

Leonard C. Goodman

If the Democratic Party Won’t Take Risks, It’s Up to Us

Now is not the time to play it safe.

Christopher Hass

Is Russia a Red Herring?

A debate over whether the Left should focus on collusion between Trump and Russia.

Chris Edelson and Bhaskar Sunkara

The New York Times Missed Trump’s Biggest Lie

The corporate media is fact-checking our new Liar-in-Chief--but only to a point.

Jim Naureckas

Voting Doesn’t Have To Be Winner-Take-All

To get people engaged in politics, we need an electoral system based on proportional representation.

Joel Bleifuss

Elon Musk Endorses Rex Tillerson, Confirming That Elon Musk Is Terrible

He also reminds us why a revenue-neutral carbon tax is terrible.

Kate Aronoff

The GOP’s Healthcare Plans Have Awakened the Wrath of a Powerful Constituency: Older Americans

Baby boomers won't take cuts to Medicare and Social Security without a fight.

Susan J. Douglas

Yes, Trump Is President. We Can’t Compromise in the Fight Against Criminalization.

We can't leave survivor-defendants, like Bresha Meadows and others, behind.

Alisa Bierria & Mariame Kaba, #SurvivedAndPunished

Does the Left Bear Any Blame for Donald Trump?

The role of progressives in the 2016 election.

James Thindwa and Kathleen Geier

Diane Ravitch: Trump’s Nominee for Secretary of Education Could Gut Public Ed

Billionaire Betsy DeVos will be great for private, religious and charter schools—and bad news for students and teachers.

Diane Ravitch

To Protect Abortion Rights, Progressives Need to Think Big

The fight for reproductive justice is about to get harder, and now is no time for complacency.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Why We Need a New Left Internationalism

Neither neoliberal globalization nor populist isolationism offers a workable path forward.

Leon Fink