Deconstructed Podcast
When Do We “Impeach the Motherfucker”? (With Rashida Tlaib)
Tlaib is among a crop of progressive congressional newcomers threatening to shake up the Democratic Party status quo.
Politics
Voices
Richard Ojeda on the LA Teachers Strike: “Don't Make Us Go West Virginia on You”
I’ll never forget the day we saw a Kentucky teacher post a picture of a rally sign that read: “Don’t make us go West Virginia on you!”
Making a Killing
Amid Internal Investigation Over Leaks to Media, the Center for American Progress Fires Two Staffers
The staffers were investigated for leaking an email exchange to The Intercept that reflected improper influence by the UAE within the think tank.
LA Teachers Are Mad About Charter School Growth. Why Won't Democrats Acknowledge That?
As national Democrats voice support for LA teachers, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was the first to acknowledge the strike is partially about charter schools.
From Athens to North Carolina, Filmmaker Astra Taylor Asks: "What Is Democracy?"
In “What Is Democracy?,” filmmaker Astra Taylor asks how the struggles of the living can illuminate political theory’s most basic questions.
The War on Immigrants
William Barr May Be Worse on Immigration Than Jeff Sessions
William Barr, Trump’s nominee for attorney general, has a long record of immigration extremism.
Why Won't Mitch McConnell Just End Trump's Shutdown? He's Up for Re-Election in 2020
Mitch McConnell could easily round up the support needed to reopen the government. But doing so might cost him in 2020. So here we all sit.
A Shutdown for the 99 Percent, Concierge Government for the 1 Percent
Powerful real-estate interests successfully lobbied to avoid the consequences of the shutdown, while American workers go without pay.
Shuttered IRS Is Sending Automated Warnings of Asset Seizures, With Nobody to Call to Stop Them
What do you do when the government is shut down, running on autopilot, and about to crash into you?
Voices
Who Are the Top 10 Democratic Presidential Contenders for 2020?
Who is going to be the Democratic presidential candidate in the 2020 election? Here are Mehdi Hasan’s top 10 picks.