1. the economy
    Trump’s Economic Record Is Now a Disaster by His Own (Dumb) StandardsThe trade deficit hits record heights, as the Rust Belt bleeds manufacturing jobs, and the “global financial elite” thrives.
    By Eric Levitz
  2. ilhan omar
    Steve Scalise Delivers the GOP’s Most Cynical Ilhan Omar Rebuke YetScalise admitted to attending a white supremacist event in 2002. Now he is lecturing Americans about national security and anti-Semitism.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  3. climate change
    Far-Right Climate Denial Is Scary. Far-Right Climate Acceptance Is Scarier.The scientific consensus on climate change is quite compatible with a zero-sum, nationalist worldview that pits “the West” against the Third World.
    By Eric Levitz
  4. donald trump
    Report: How Trump Managed to Bury His High School TranscriptBy getting other alumni to apply the pressure, Trump reportedly convinced his high school to dig up his records and bury them somewhere else.
    By Matt Stieb
  5. climate change
    It’s No Surprise That a Global Existential Crisis Bothers Prospective ParentsAlmost four in ten Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 believe that adults should consider the effects of climate change before having children.
    By Sarah Jones
  7. donald trump
    Big Majority of Americans Think Trump Is a CriminalLooks like the country is strongly predisposed to believe freshly uncovered evidence of Trump crimes before and after he took office.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. politics
    The House’s Sweeping New Probe May Be the Biggest Threat to Trump YetThe House Judiciary Committee may uncover more Trump misconduct than Mueller. But if they’re not careful, they could undercut the special counsel.
    By Barbara McQuade
  9. 2020 presidential election
    Bloomberg Won’t Run for President in 2020The former New York mayor will spend his time and money on issue advocacy, while possibly backing another candidate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. health care
    Republicans Have Lost Interest in Fixing, or Killing, ObamacareDespite the intense interest of voters in health-care policy, Republican opposition will likely kill any bipartisan legislation before 2020.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. politics
    Conservatives Use Free Speech As a Shield to Defend BigotryA Republican delegate in West Virginia claimed that the Islamophobic Ilhan Omar poster was about “free speech.” It wasn’t.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  12. the democrats
    It’s Time for Democratic Centrists Like Me to Help, Not Fight, The LeftThose who ran the Democratic Party under the Clintons and Obama need to acknowledge it’s the left’s turn to lead.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. the national interest
    Can Anti-Semitism Split Democrats Like It Split Labour?Ilhan Omar and the specter of Jeremy Corbyn.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. health care
    Why Every Black Woman Deserves a DoulaNew York’s plan to make sure every woman has access to a doula, like I did, is a good idea. But will it work?
    By Collier Meyerson
  15. nsa
    NSA Isn’t Using Phone Data Program Exposed By SnowdenThe invasive program was supposed to be indispensable for national security. And yet, the NSA reportedly stopped using it months ago.
    By Eric Levitz
  16. religion
    ‘Where Would I Go? This Is My Home’: Queer United Methodists’ Uncertain FutureAfter a vote against LGBT clergy and same-sex marriage, the church faces a possible split and queer members are agonizing over whether to stay or go.
    By Sarah Jones
  17. politics
    Ben Carson Is ‘Likely’ to Leave HUD After Trump’s First TermCarson is one of Trump’s more capable secretaries – if capable is defined as scaling back HUD’s mission and surviving ethical scandals.
    By Matt Stieb
  18. vision 2020
    Hickenlooper Counts On Unconventional Path to the PresidencyIt may be the wrong year for this fan of fracking and bipartisanship.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. politics
    Fox News Reportedly Killed the Stormy Daniels Story to Help Trump WinThe journalist working on the story was reportedly told, “Rupert wants Donald Trump to win. So just let it go.”
    By Lisa Ryan
  20. politics
    A Chat With Jonathan Chait and Jacobin’s Bhaskar SunkaraA discussion on whether socialism’s growing popularity reflects liberalism’s failures — or leftists’ inveterate inability to recognize progress.
    By Eric Levitz
  21. politics
    When Did Everyone Become a Socialist?It’s AOC’s calling card, Trump’s latest rhetorical bludgeon, and a new way to date in Brooklyn.
    By Simon van Zuylen-Wood
  22. just asking questions
    What Does the Radical Left’s Future Look Like?The historian and leftist activist Michael Kazin on the DSA’s best path forward.
    By Eric Levitz
  23. vision 2020
    As 2020 Grows Near, Democrats Could Experience Trump Reelection PanicNo matter how often Democrats tell themselves that substantive issues matter most, “electability” will haunt them in choosing a nominee.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. politics
    Self-Care Is a Self-Celebration for Trump at CPACAfter a brutal week at home and abroad, the president made a supersized spectacle of himself at the annual conservative conference.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  25. mark penn
    Ex-Clinton Adviser Mark Penn Arrives at His Inevitable Destination: Trump’s GOPLike his political mentor Dick Morris, Penn has traded on his Clinton connection while moving steadily into the Republican orbit.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. health care
    What You Should Know About Progressives’ Ambitious New Medicare for All BillRepresentative Pramila Jayapal’s new proposal is likely to shape the debate on what reforming the U.S. health-care system should look like.
    By Sarah Jones
  27. islamophobia
    Islamophobic Poster of Ilhan Omar Roils West Virginia CapitolAn employee resigned and another was reportedly sent to the hospital after an Islamophobic picture was placed in the West Virginia Capitol rotunda.
    By Matt Stieb
  28. politics
    Pelosi, AOC Warn Moderate Democrats to Stop Voting With the GOPThe spat over gun-vote defections shows Pelosi may have to choose between imposing party discipline on moderates, or moving fewer “messaging” bills.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. vision 2020
    Jay Inslee Is the Democratic Party’s Sanest 2020 CandidateHe’s the only one promising to prioritize climate. That makes him exceptionally rational — and an almost certain loser.
    By Eric Levitz
  30. the national circus
    Are Foreign Countries Benefiting From Jared Kushner’s Security Clearance?The revelation that Trump ordered clearance for his son-in-law raises questions about what interests Kushner is really looking out for.
    By Frank Rich
  31. vision 2020
    Obama’s Call for Bipartisanship Failed. Why Do 2020 Dems Think They’ll Succeed?Candidates like Bernie Sanders seem to think they’ll get Republicans to go along with their agenda, though Obama couldn’t. They’ll need a plan B.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. nepotism
    For Jared Kushner, Nepotism Is Official White House PolicyPresident Trump reportedly overruled officials’ concerns that his son-in-law could be compromised, and granted him a top security clearance in 2018.
    By Matt Stieb
  33. russia investigation
    House Seeks Interviews With Trump’s Inner Circle in Wake of Cohen TestimonyIt looks like Cohen’s testimony was just the beginning, as House committees are now looking to speak with Ivanka, Don Jr., and others close to Trump.
    By Matt Stieb
  34. judicial appointments
    Trump Aide, Thomas Protégé Confirmed for Top Circuit CourtNeomi Rao, with an assist from Clarence Thomas, satisfied conservatives on abortion policy, and could be a candidate for a Supreme Court opening.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. the national interest
    Ilhan Omar Accuses Israel Hawks of ‘Allegiance to a Foreign Country’After skirting around anti-Semitism a few weeks ago, Omar goes all in.
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. reproductive rights
    Republicans’ Extreme Abortion Rhetoric Isn’t Just Wrong, It’s DangerousEfforts to fire up the GOP base with outrageous, false claims about late-term abortions could also put abortion providers in real danger.
    By Sarah Jones
  37. racism
    Rashida Tlaib Said Mark Meadows’s Behavior Was Racist. She Didn’t Go Far Enough.Meadows is clearly not a credible arbiter of what is or is not racist, but when he took offense, colleagues felt compelled to coddle and reassure him.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  38. politics
    Former Maine Governor Defends Electoral College, Saying It Protects White PeopleIt’s widely understood that Republicans rely on the Electoral College to thwart democracy. But it’s unusual for one of them to admit a racial motive.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. vision 2020
    What Really Happened to Bernie Sanders’s CampaignThe sudden departure of a team of veteran consultants that were key in 2016 says a lot about Bernie’s new state of mind.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  40. north korea
    Trump No Longer Demands North Korea Be Held Accountable for Its Nuclear ProgramThe president will reportedly drop plans to seek a full accounting of Pyongyang’s nuclear programs, meaning the Trump-Kim summit could be another dud.
    By Matt Stieb
  41. ralph northam
    Virginia First Lady Aggravates Northam’s Saga With Handling of Slavery HistoryPam Northam’s racial insensitivity mistake wasn’t that egregious, but it came at a time when her husband really needed to play error-free ball.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. michael cohen testimony
    Republican Outraged When Congresswoman Calls His Trump Defense RacistAt Michael Cohen’s hearing, Mark Meadows and Rashida Tlaib argued over whether his effort to show Trump isn’t racist was “racist in itself.”
    By Sarah Jones
  43. politics
    No One Was As Tough on Michael Cohen As the Freshmen CongresswomenThe freshmen Democrats put Cohen through the wringer.
    By Lisa Ryan
  44. alexandria ocasio-cortez
    At the End of a Long, Tedious Cohen Hearing, AOC Was Sharp and CrispNew York City’s favorite new congresswoman doesn’t seem to have let early celebrity go to her head.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. politics
    The Wildest Moments From Michael Cohen’s TestimonyFrom Trump allegedly using $60,000 in charitable funds for a portrait of himself to threats to keep Trump’s SAT scores private.
    By Lisa Ryan
  46. satire
    Exclusive: All 10 of Michael Cohen’s Secret Book DealsCohen’s upcoming titles include If I Did It: Confessions of a Prague Visitor and I Know Why the Caged Fixer Sings.
    By Eric Levitz
  47. power
    Stormy Daniels Thanks Michael Cohen for ‘Telling the Truth About What He Did’But she’s not letting him forget that he put her through hell.
    By Amanda Arnold
  48. politics
    JFC People Found a Way to Be Horny for Michael Cohen“I do think he looks like someone who would appear on exactly one episode of Sex and the City.”
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  49. michael cohen testimony
    GOP Strategy: Call Cohen a Liar, Don’t Rebut His Specific Claims About TrumpHouse Oversight Committee Republicans just want to attack Cohen’s credibility, and act like everything he says is part of a “Democrat” witch hunt.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. politics
    A Glossary of References in Michael Cohen’s Congressional TestimonyA primer for those who feel lost.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  51. chicago mayor’s race
    Chicago to Elect First Black Female Mayor As Two Candidates Head to RunoffThe city won’t have another Daley mayoral reign, as Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle edged out the early favorite.
    By Ed Kilgore
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