Congressman files lawsuit against Trump for inciting Capitol riots
The lawsuit accuses Trump, Giuliani, and the far-right extremist groups of conspiring to incite an assembled crowd to march upon the U.S. Capitol to disrupt and intimidate Congress from approving the count of electoral votes.
43 traitors
There were 43 Republican senators who failed to uphold their oath of office by voting to acquit Donald Trump and potentially created a January exception for future outgoing presidents.
GOP free fall opens progressive doors—rethug acquittal confirms party bankruptcy
The Senate trial could not have turned out better for anti-Trump forces—and more damaging for defenders of the Misfit-in-chief.
Is Biden committing diplomatic suicide over the Iran Nuclear Agreement?
President Biden is backtracking on his commitment to rejoin the international nuclear agreement with Iran—this risks killing the agreement and undermining his broader commitment to diplomacy.
Trumpled—a fable about the party that lost its principles
This is a story about a party—one of two major political parties in America—declining in popularity and desperately clinging to power.
Biden reviews Guantanamo prison; aims to close it before end of presidency
A revival of an Obama-era goal, President Joe Biden announced the launch of a formal review of the U.S. military prison at...
Trump’s failed environmental policies caused 22,000 deaths, new report finds
So how quickly can we expect a new tide of equitable environmental policy in a new administration?
Epigrams on the Trump slump: The nightmare fades
Justice for this disgraced messiah is conviction as pariah.
It’s a myth that presidents welcome movement pressure—and Biden is no different
Rather than directing constituents to take to the streets, it is far more common for elected officials to fear the disruptive possibilities of a mobilized base.
Republicans: “see no evil, hear no evil,” even when it is right in front...
The Republicans in Congress saw exactly what Trump was doing and should have strongly objected to such an action but they saw no evil, heard no evil on his part.