Politics
Republicans Cannot Claim a Mandate When Hillary Clinton Has a 2 Million-Vote Lead
A higher percentage of Americans rejected Trump in 2016 than rejected Romney in 2012.
John NicholsDemocrats: Revoking Trump’s Fast-Track Trade Authority Is Good Policy and Good Politics
Trump doesn’t need fast track to accomplish bilateral deals, but he could use it to dole out corporate favors.
David DayenMuslim New Yorkers Respond with Fear, Hope, and Apathy to Trump’s Election
A sense of powerlessness poses a threat to the solidarity Muslim organizations consider essential under a Trump administration.
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The Next Administration
Jeff Sessions, Trump’s Pick for Attorney General, Is a Fierce Opponent of Civil Rights
He wrongly prosecuted black activists for voter fraud, was blocked from a judgeship because of racist statements, and opposed the Voting Rights Act.
Ari BermanThe Real Reason to Worry About Gen. Michael Flynn
It’s not his alleged ties to Russia so much as his plan to wage global war for global peace.
James CardenMeet the Anti-Science Extremist Who Could Transform the EPA
Myron Ebell has a long history of working to undermine environmental protections.
David HelvargQ&A
Nancy Pelosi: House Democrats Will Fight Trump, Investigate Comey Interference
Taking lessons from her time as minority leader under Bush, Pelosi says Democrats should play off discord within the GOP on Medicare, infrastructure, and the economy.
Joan WalshHouse Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, like a lot of Democrats, still isn’t over election night and Hillary Clinton’s stunning loss to Donald Trump. “Just when I think I’m getting better I see another announcement of somebody he’s appointed to the Cabinet and I think, ‘Oh, this is cataclysmic.’ But as… Continue Reading >
Nation Voices
Focus on the Democratic Party
The Candidates for DNC Chair Should Debate Each Other in Public
Coming off of a scalding loss, the whole party—and not just the insiders at the top—needs to hear the plans of the men and women who would lead it.
Joan Walsh
It’s Time to Diversify the Democratic Party Leadership
Why do the people who control the party purse strings all look the same?
Steve Phillips
Why Do White Working-Class People Vote Against Their Interests? They Don’t.
Corporate Democrats have never advanced their interests—and at least Republicans offer a persuasive story about why they are getting screwed.
Kirk Noden
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