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Nancy Pelosi
October 16, 2019
Alex Shephard
Why the Pundits Got Impeachment Wrong
Live by the polls, die by the polls.
October 8, 2019
Libby Watson
The Plot Against Medicare for All
The political establishment rediscovers the benefit of Red-baiting and xenophobia to preserve the health care industry's buckrakers.
September 25, 2019
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump, Sitting Duck
The summary transcript of his call with Ukraine's president only strengthens the case for impeachment.
September 25, 2019
Matt Ford
Impeach Him For Real
There's too much at stake for Democrats to take half-steps.
September 23, 2019
Matt Ford
Donald Trump’s Best Ally Against Impeachment
Nancy Pelosi wants to be seen pushing for the president's moment of reckoning while ensuring it never arrives.
September 20, 2019
Libby Watson
Democrats’ Drug Price Bill May Be Dead on Arrival
After a nine month effort to produce a bill that Trump might support, it looks like Nancy Pelosi outfoxed herself.
August 29, 2019
Osita Nwanevu
The Border Wall Is Trump’s High Crime
There's no better reason for Democrats to impeach him.
July 24, 2019
Matt Ford
The Media Missed Mueller’s Clear Case for Impeaching Trump
Beltway pundits treated his testimony as disappointing entertainment rather than a damning portrait of a rogue president.
July 24, 2019
Elizabeth Spiers
Beyond Pelosi
Why impeachment can’t penetrate the cult of D.C. savvy.
July 15, 2019
Matt Ford
Trump and His Deplorables
The president's racist attack on four Democratic congresswomen warrants universal condemnation, yet his supporters and party largely stand by him.
July 11, 2019
Alex Shephard
Nancy Pelosi Has Power—She Just Doesn’t Want to Use It
The Speaker's feud with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reveals a great deal about her approach to leadership.
July 9, 2019
Matt Ford
Tom Steyer’s $100 Million Vanity Project
If he really cares about reforming American democracy, he shouldn't blow his money on a doomed presidential bid.
July 5, 2019
Alex Shephard
Do Democrats Really Want To See Trump’s Tax Returns?
Representative Richard Neal has filed suit to enforce the House's right to IRS information—six months after gaining the power to do so.
June 27, 2019
Alex Shephard
Pelosi Bows to Conservatives on Border Funding
In the name of party unity, the Speaker again sells out the Progressive Caucus—and stiff-arms the Democratic base.
June 18, 2019
Matt Ford
Ex-President Trump on Trial
The Justice Department has never prosecuted a president after he leaves office. Kamala Harris wants to change that. What could go wrong?
June 17, 2019
Alex Shephard
House Leadership Is Looking Flakey
Democrats were quick to condemn Trump after comments welcoming foreign "dirt," but their refusal to do more mirrors a recently retired senator.
June 13, 2019
Matt Ford
Enemy of the State
Trump is inviting foreign meddling in American democracy (again), and the Democrats aren't doing enough to stop him (again).
June 12, 2019
Alex Shephard
Democrats Are Losing This Made-for-TV Moment
John Dean's Judiciary Committee testimony was the House majority's latest failed attempt to out-spectacle a cable-savvy president.
June 10, 2019
Michael Kazin
The Impossibility of Impeachment
Andrew Johnson’s opponents discovered the difficulties of removing a president.
June 6, 2019
Alex Shephard
If Trump Belongs in Jail, Democrats Should Impeach Him
Pelosi's latest case against starting an impeachment inquiry creates more problems for Democrats than it solves.
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