We’re in a Fight For the Soul of Our Nation
Yes we lost the Kavanaugh battle, but we didn't lose the war.
Robin Alperstein
contributor
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.
Can Stacey Abrams Turn Her Debts Into An Asset?
The Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate could make history as the country’s first black female governor—if voters can get past the illusion of wealth as a reflection of merit.
Democracy Is Not a Needle to Be Threaded
If Republicans were true patriots, they'd go to the mat for the country, not for a corrupt, morally bankrupt president. So why are they hedging?
Trump’s Game of Cronies
The President. Pruitt. Mnuchin. Carson. DeVos. This is an administration defined by corruption and greed. And it is bankrupting our democracy.