The Nation2h
Ilhan Omar’s American Dream Is Too Strong to Be Diminished
Thirty years after she came to the US, the Minnesota representative keeps the faith in an America that will ultimately reject ...
LAist21h
Trump is trying to remake the presidency. Here's why
The Trump administration has shuttered, fired or targeted for resignation individuals, offices and agencies that could serve ...
The New Republic22hOpinion
Democrats, Shut Down the Government
It’s risky, for sure, but the politics are much better for Democrats than some chin-strokers in Washington believe.
Council on Foreign Relations1d
What Would Greenland’s Independence Mean for U.S. Interests?
The island’s residents have voted in favor of a party that seeks gradual independence from Denmark. But Greenland has ...
Independent MPs are elected for a reason – hung parliaments may be precisely what voters want
The federal election hasn’t even been called, yet efforts are already underway to sideline the Teals if voters return a hung ...
How Jesse Jackson embodied Southern politics − and changed American elections
Jackson finished second in the Democratic primary to Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, who would go on to lose the 1988 presidential election to George H.W. Bush. But Jackson’s strong results ...
The parallels between Kash Patel and William J. Burns, a scandal-mongering 1920s FBI director — an FBI historian explains
Some observers have compared Patel to J. Edgar Hoover, the domineering FBI director between 1924 and 1972 who was renowned for FBI abuses. In 1956, Hoover created COINTELPRO, an illegal ...
Greenland Elections Don’t Fully Back Trump’s Takeover Talk. Here’s Why.
The leader of the winning party said he hoped the election would send a clear message to Trump that Greenland was “not for ...
WJCL3d
With Trump and independence on their minds, Greenlanders vote in parliamentary elections
The polls have opened in Greenland for early parliamentary elections Tuesday as President Donald Trump seeks control of the ...
Progressive activists have an agenda for resisting Trump. Will Democrats follow it?
After being shocked by President Donald Trump's flurry of activity to slash and burn the federal government, progressive activists have a new strategy for fighting back: protesting congressional ...