Donald Trump, Not Ilhan Omar, Accused American Jews of Dual Loyalty
Unlike Rep. Ilhan Omar, Donald Trump really did invoke an anti-Semitic trope, by telling American Jews Benjamin Netanyahu is “your prime minister.”
Politics
Could a Green New Deal Make Us Happier People?
Too many of us work too much. It’s not just making us miserable, it’s wrecking the planet.
Bernie Sanders Is the Most Popular 2020 Candidate Among Hispanic Voters, New Polling Finds
Thirty-three percent of Hispanic voters polled by Morning Consult support Sanders for president. He's followed by Joe Biden, with 24 percent of support.
Voices
The Reluctance of Bernie Sanders to Release His Damn Tax Returns Is Part of a Bigger Issue
By failing to release his tax returns despite repeated promises to do so any minute now, Bernie Sanders is being the stubborn curmudgeon he’s always been.
A Black Woman Said She Was Afraid of the Police. A Nearly All-White Disciplinary Panel Said We Don't Believe You.
A New Jersey state ethics panel has recommended a six-month suspension for a school board member whose tense 2018 encounter with a cop went viral.
Making a Killing
A Top Progressive Consulting Firm Is Doing PR for an Israeli Spy Company
SKDKnickerbocker is running communications for NSO Group, an Israeli company known for selling surveillance technology to authoritarian governments.
Trump's Rhetoric Echoes Nazi Germany, Beto O'Rourke Says, Accurately
Beto O’Rourke hears echoes of the Third Reich when Donald Trump calls immigrants an “infestation,” and he has no plans to stop decrying it.
Voices
Florida Is Poised to Create an Anti-“Trafficking” Registry That Will Inevitably Hurt Sex Workers
Campaigns to decriminalize sex work are gaining ground, but states like Florida are instead cracking down.
Former DCCC Chair Distances From Controversial New Policy: “Different Leaders Have Different Approaches”
Former DCCC chair Rep. Ben Ray Luján suggested that the new policy to blacklist vendors that work with primary challengers could undermine party unity.
Making a Killing
On Yemen, Congress Has Spoken. It Wants the U.S. Out. Now the Ball Is in Trump’s Court.
Frustration with Saudi Arabia has been at an all-time high on Capitol Hill since October, when Saudi agents killed the Washington Post’s Jamal Khashoggi.