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June 7, 2024
Walter Shapiro
Joe Biden Shouldn’t Say Anything About Trump’s Conviction
Many Democrats want the party’s leaders to shout “convicted felon” from the rooftops. But the best way to win over swing voters is to let others press the case.
June 6, 2024
Matt Ford
Judge Aileen Cannon Will Entertain Any Excuse to Delay Trump’s Trial
The federal judge overseeing the classified documents case keeps coming up with increasingly ridiculous reasons not to begin the trial.
June 6, 2024
Alex Shephard
The Billionaires Have Captured Donald Trump
Remember when the #Resistance claimed that Trump was compromised by Putin? Well, this time it’s real—and Russia has nothing to do with it.
June 5, 2024
Greg Sargent
Mike Johnson’s Insane New Defense of Trump Shows Deep MAGA Desperation
Why aren’t prosecutors going after Joe Biden like Donald Trump? Uh … maybe because Joe Biden isn’t a criminal?
June 5, 2024
Thom Hartmann
Gird Yourself for the Coming Avalanche of Pro-Trump A.I. Propaganda
China has already started. This is going to make Putin’s 2016 troll farm look like amateur hour. Can we counter it?
June 4, 2024
David Rothkopf
In the Former Eastern Bloc, They’re Terrified of a Trump Presidency
For Americans, authoritarian rule is theoretical. But in Eastern Europe, reminders of it are everywhere, as is dread of a partial return to those days.
June 3, 2024
Michael Tomasky
It’s Up to You, Democrats: Make Donald Trump’s Conviction Matter
In a new poll, 10 percent of Republicans said Trump’s conviction made them less likely to vote for him. But Democrats have to make sure these voters don’t forget about it come November.
June 3, 2024
Timothy Noah
Lock Him Up! Why Donald Trump Should Do Jail Time Before the Election
Granted, most first-time offenders who commit this particular crime don’t do time. But Trump isn’t most first-time offenders.
May 31, 2024
Michael Tomasky
Susan Collins’s Really Dumb Trump Defense Reveals the GOP’s Sickness
Will one elected Republican—one—say we need to respect the legal process?
May 31, 2024
Thom Hartmann
Guilty: Is Trumpism a Movement or a Cult?
MAGA is not a movement. A movement is based on ideas. Trumpism is less durable—but it can still do plenty of damage.
May 31, 2024
Matt Ford
Convicted Felon Donald Trump Is Facing a Long and Daunting Road
The former president’s life will get even more complicated in July, when he’s sentenced just days before the Republicans nominate him at their convention.
May 31, 2024
Greg Sargent
Trump’s Stunning Guilty Verdict Shatters His Aura of Invincibility
His conviction on 34 felony counts is powerful new information, and we should hold institutional Democrats responsible if they don’t use it—ruthlessly and effectively.
May 30, 2024
Alex Shephard
Trump’s Historic Conviction Is a Hollow Victory
Yes, the former president is now a “convicted felon.” But does that change anything?
May 29, 2024
Timothy Noah
For Wall Street Billionaires, This Election Is About One Thing
Plutocrats like Jamie Dimon would have you believe they’re leaning toward Trump because of inflation or immigration or antisemitism, but they’re all full of it.
May 29, 2024
David Masciotra
Ted Kennedy Warned Us About Samuel Alito. He Was Ignored.
The Supreme Court justice’s flag controversy should come as no surprise to anyone who paid attention to his nomination hearings in 2006.
May 28, 2024
Thom Hartmann
How Trump’s Dictator Pals Might Get Him Back to the White House
The GOP pulled “October surprises” in 1968 and 1980. Intel agencies fear this year’s version could trample democracy—and start a world war, besides.
May 28, 2024
Michael Tomasky
If Trump Is Convicted, It’s Democrats’ Job to Make Sure America Cares
Say it again and again: “convicted felon Donald Trump.”
May 28, 2024
Greg Sargent
Trump’s Ugly, Hateful Attacks on Media Suddenly Take a Dangerous Turn
His posting of a video of a man cursing at Joe Scarborough sends a broader message: If elected, he’ll use state power to come after countless other Americans.
May 27, 2024
Walter Shapiro
The Two Events That Could Save Biden
Polls this far out from the election are notoriously unreliable. But the outcome of Trump’s hush-money trial and the first presidential debate could help shift public opinion.
May 24, 2024
Michael Tomasky
How the Hell Can People Be Nostalgic for Donald Trump? Yet—They Are
Joe Biden’s real opponent isn’t inflation or Gaza or even Trump himself. It’s nostalgia bias vs. negativity bias.
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