The GOP Doesn’t Have a Line in the Sand
The more despotically Trump behaves, the more forcefully Senate Republicans display their loyalty to him and betray the country. And the Dems aren’t fighting back vigorously enough.
Robin Alperstein
contributor
How Do We Save Democracy? Start With Voter Reform
The GOP's only path to victory is cheating citizens out of their vote. If the Democrats want to win, they'll have to restore it.
The GOP’s Response to Khashoggi’s Murder Shows There Is No Bottom
There is no position too unspeakable, too egregious, too grotesque for this president and his party to take.
We’re in a Fight For the Soul of Our Nation
Yes we lost the Kavanaugh battle, but we didn't lose the war.
The Democrats Were Right to Sit Through the Kavanaugh Hearings
Brett Kavanaugh’s illegitimate hearing and appointment on the Supreme Court may seem all but inevitable. But that doesn’t mean the Democrats have failed the majority who don't want to see him on the bench.
Political In-Fighting Won’t Win Elections
Debating Hillary vs. Bernie and pointing fingers at one another will only divide us further. It’s time to stand united in the only goal that matters: Taking back Congress and ousting Trump.
It’s Not Collusion With Trump. It’s Treason.
Today we watched an American president trash the nation and people he's supposed to defend, and ally himself with the hostile foreign power that attacked us.
American Democracy Is At Risk, But the People Still Have the Power
The United States is in a dark place, but don’t underestimate our collective force.
The GOP Is Killing Diplomacy
Many see the G-7 disaster as the crossing a new line of awful for the occupant of the Oval Office. But it’s just another manifestation of Trump's continued corruption of the presidency.
Calling Immigrants “Animals” Is Just the Beginning
Separating children from parents and dehumanizing immigrants, the Trump administration is engaging in a politics of depravity reminiscent of the Third Reich.