Julia Conley, staff writer
A federal court late Friday struck down the Trump administration's attempt to erect new barriers to abortion care, this time using the for-profit insurance industry.
Tim Koechlin
For a long time, the GOP has pursued a political and policy agenda that makes the world worse for most of us. Donald Trump, of course, has done this with particular vigor and cruelty. The Democrats, alas, have too often been complicit (and sometimes enthusiastic) collaborators.
Maggie Mills
To protect profits, the private health insurance industry and their Congressional supporters continue strongly opposing Medicare for All. (Photo: National Nurses United/flickr/cc)
Bill Blum
With echoes of Watergate and explicit references to the 1807 treason trial of Aaron Burr, the U.S. Supreme Court has wrapped up another term with a pair of landmark decisions on presidential power.
Ralph Nader
A woman holds a sign at an anti-Trump protest in London in 2018. (Photo: Alisdare Hickson/Flickr/cc)
Christopher Brauchli
It’s hard to pick out the highlights of the trump’s endless production of verbal flatulence. Two recent examples offer the opportunity.
Julia Conley, staff writer
Government ethics watchdogs and congressional Democrats were among those outraged late Friday after President Donald Trump announced his commutation of his longtime associate Roger Stone's 40-month sentence, in what Democratic leaders called a "transparently corrupt" move.
Jon Queally, staff writer
As one critic of the White House pointed out this week, keeping the top public health expert off the air makes sense if the goal is "not public safety but to avoid making the president look bad—no matter the cost."
Julia Conley, staff writer
As the North Atlantic right whale was placed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's list of critically endangered species Thursday, environmental protection groups criticized the U.S. government of failing to enact common-sense fishing restrictions to protect the animals.
