Politics

Trump’s Unilateral Strikes in Syria Must Be Categorically Opposed

When it comes to Syrian civilians, Trump's humanitarian rhetoric doesn't match his destructive actions.

Stephen Zunes

#WorkYourOssoff: Thousands of Georgia Volunteers Sign On To Flip a Red District Blue

Grassroots progressives are powering Jon Ossoff's campaign in the first contested congressional race of the Trump era.

Beth Maschinot

A Better Way To Fund Infrastructure

Trump's investor-friendly plan and other conventional approaches are likely to fail—it's time to try something new.

Thomas M. Hanna

A Planet of Trumps

From Duterte to Putin, what rightwing strongmen across the world can teach us about our own.

Alfred W. McCoy

Trump May Start Pushing a Carbon Tax. It’s a Trap.

A carbon tax at the expense of regulation is just what the fossil-fuel industry wants.

Kate Aronoff

Trump’s Immigration Raids May Be Targeting Sanctuary Cities

Organizers see a pattern in escalating ICE raids.

Sarah Lazare, AlterNet

Want to Stop Fascism? Start By Taming the Finance Sector.

Political economist Ann Pettifor on markets, Karl Polanyi and how to reverse the rise of the Right.

Kate Aronoff

View of the Swamp from Across the Pond

As the U.K. barrels toward Brexit, Trump provides Britain with another bizarre spectacle.

Jane Miller

How the New York Times’ Budget Coverage Keeps the Public in the Dark

Numbers without any context only serve to mislead the reader.

Dean Baker

Only a Free Press Can Get to the Bottom of the Trump-Russia Scandal

This week's hearing shows that further inquiry—from both Congress and media—is necessary.

Michael Winship

Trump and the GOP Want to Make It Even Easier for Police to Get Military Gear

Should police get rifles, riot gear and armored vehicles from the Pentagon? The nation's largest police union thinks so—and it has the ear of the Trump administration.

Seth Kershner

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

The End of American Democracy: 30 Seconds to Midnight

A professor at Yale University talks about what history can teach us.

Matthias Kolb

The Right-Wing Machine Behind the Curtain

The radical conservative Heritage Foundation has spent 40 years trying to gut the federal budget. Now Trump is proving to be the perfect tool.

Theo Anderson

Trump’s Budget Will Be a Disaster for the Climate—And Not Just in the Ways You Think

From increased military spending to tax cuts for the wealthy, everything about the new administration's economic agenda seems tailor-made to help the planet burn.

Kate Aronoff

How the Democratic Establishment Beat Back Keith Ellison’s DNC Bid

Despite the setback, progressives remain determined to democratize the party and empower the left wing.

Cole Stangler

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