Is unplugging from the news a rational solution or an abnegation of civic responsibility?

Irish Americans used to be progressive champions for the oppressed and the downtrodden. Now many of them are Trump voters.

Going into the 2018 midterms, the Republican Party's message on the economy is dangerously similar to Hillary Clinton's 2016 platform.

Trump's story about inventing facts in a conversation with Canada's Justin Trudeau reveals the depth of his pathology.

The rehabilitation of the worst Bush-era offenders underscores that Trump represents a continuity—not a break—with the past.

How the party can win both the “missing Obama millions” and the Obama-to-Trump voters

The response to the Russia investigation and Gina Haspel’s CIA nomination reveals a watchdog complicit in protecting the president from accountability.

The Republicans' excuses for their likely loss in Pennsylvania don't hold up to scrutiny.

The Congressional Progressive Caucus is mapping out not only its principles, but also a strategy for taking power.

Obama issued a rule to help confused consumers. His successor killed it.

It’s not just that schools are fighting low funding and mass shootings. They’re also some of the last genuine public squares in this country.

North Korea won't denuclearize, but the chances of a massively lethal calamity will drop.