Politics Archives - Page 77 of 105

North America

Making the Truth Matter

Justice in the impeachment proceedings may require Democrats to play the long game

January 24, 2020 • by Heather Cox Richardson

So ended Impeachment manager Adam Schiff’s closing argument yesterday in the Senate trial of Donald Trump. Within minutes, #RightMatters was trending on Twitter. Schiff (D-CA) leads a group of Democratic House managers who are shining in this moment as they weave televised testimony before the House, available documents, and public television interviews into ...

North America

Yesterday’s Impeachment News? Fact versus Fox

In the absence of evidence or an argument, the GOP floods the zone

January 22, 2020 • by Heather Cox Richardson

But for Trump and his enablers, this trial is not about the truth; it never has been. It is about dominance and power. Forcing someone to accept what they know to be untrue reinforces the dominance of the person telling the lies. Perpetrators will start with small, seemingly unimportant lies and ...

Yesterday’s Impeachment News? Fact versus Fox

Activism

The Women’s March 2020

Rain, sleet and snow did not dampen enthusiasm

January 21, 2020 • by Jo Freeman

Roughly 20,000 people marched in Washington DC for the fourth time. Despite the poor weather forecast, they came from hundred’s of miles away. Others planned to come, but changed their minds when the roads became icy. In DC, nothing happened as planned. At a press conference held in Freedom Plaza the ...

Activism

I Was Called, Too

The life and work of Coretta Scott King

January 20, 2020 • by Kristopher Burrell

This year, in honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy, I thought it both appropriate—and overdue—to discuss the significance of Coretta Scott King. And not just as the wife, and eventual widow, of Martin Luther King; but as an important activist and shaper of Dr. King’s ideas. Mrs. King was a significant figure in ...

North America

All the President’s Lawyers

Mitch McConnell’s desire to reign in the impeachment spectacle clashes with Donald Trump’s love for a political circus

January 18, 2020 • by Heather Cox Richardson

Ever since it became clear that the House would vote to impeach Donald Trump, the White House and Senate Republican leaders have struggled over the Senate trial. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell did not want the Senate to devolve into the circus that the House did. There, GOP representatives worked ...

North America

It Matters That Warren is a Woman

But It’s Not All That Matters

January 17, 2020 • by Jeffrey C. Isaac

Here is Cooper’s takeaway: "Wanting a woman to rise to the top of an almost all-male pack is not a position that needs defending. What should be defended is the uncritical desire to elect yet another man to a position that 45 men and zero women have held." I agree that ...

North America

The Warren-Sanders Squabble is Foolish

The real issues in this campaign have nothing to do with who said what in 2018

January 15, 2020 • by Jeffrey C. Isaac

Warren's electability argument might be right. Or it might not be right. Again, we will see how things unfold . . . . At the same time, I think the latest brouhahas about Sanders and his “dissing” of Warren are kind of absurd. First it was claimed that he was "going ...

North America

Impeachment and Rousseau’s General Will

Insight from the Past on the Politics of the Present

January 15, 2020 • by David Lay Williams

The article encapsulates many of the debates leading up to the president’s impeachment -- that it is grossly inappropriate for presidents (but presumably any government officials) to prioritize their own personal or private interests above the national interest. In impeaching Trump on this count the House emphasizes that while a ...

North America

The Lincoln Project Should Be Cautiously Welcomed

Republican anti-Trumpists are allies in the defense of democracy, but they have an agenda of their own

January 14, 2020 • by Jeffrey C. Isaac

Indeed, a number of initiatives have been undertaken by Republicans -- some Never-Trumpers since 2016, some more recent converts -- to challenge Trumpist authoritarianism. Another is Bill Kristol’s "Defending Democracy Together.” Here is the organization’s mission statement: today, the Republican Party finds itself entertaining some of the same unsettling nativist and ...

The Lincoln Project Should Be Cautiously Welcomed

North America

What’s at Stake as the House Transmits Articles of Impeachment

Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell have a lot to worry about — and they aren’t holding all the cards

January 13, 2020 • by Heather Cox Richardson

First of all, all the different players have different interests, and there is also a wildcard. While those of us on the outside are freaking out about a president who seems completely out of control, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who are masters ...

Politics

Making the Truth Matter

Justice in the impeachment proceedings may require Democrats to play the long game

Yesterday’s Impeachment News? Fact versus Fox

In the absence of evidence or an argument, the GOP floods the zone

The Women’s March 2020

Rain, sleet and snow did not dampen enthusiasm

I Was Called, Too

The life and work of Coretta Scott King

All the President’s Lawyers

Mitch McConnell’s desire to reign in the impeachment spectacle clashes with Donald Trump’s love for a political circus

It Matters That Warren is a Woman

But It’s Not All That Matters

The Warren-Sanders Squabble is Foolish

The real issues in this campaign have nothing to do with who said what in 2018

Impeachment and Rousseau’s General Will

Insight from the Past on the Politics of the Present

The Lincoln Project Should Be Cautiously Welcomed

Republican anti-Trumpists are allies in the defense of democracy, but they have an agenda of their own

What’s at Stake as the House Transmits Articles of Impeachment

Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell have a lot to worry about — and they aren’t holding all the cards

Newsletter

Connect With Us

Justice in the impeachment proceedings may require Democrats to play the long game

In the absence of evidence or an argument, the GOP floods the zone

And its limits in fractured society

(After this post, I mean)

Rain, sleet and snow did not dampen enthusiasm

The life and work of Coretta Scott King

Mitch McConnell’s desire to reign in the impeachment spectacle clashes with Donald Trump’s love for a political circus

But It’s Not All That Matters

The real issues in this campaign have nothing to do with who said what in 2018

Insight from the Past on the Politics of the Present

Republican anti-Trumpists are allies in the defense of democracy, but they have an agenda of their own

Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell have a lot to worry about — and they aren’t holding all the cards

Newsletter

Connect With Us