America’s Democratic Fabric Is Unraveling Before Our Eyes

Karen J. Greenberg / TomDispatch Mar 9, 2020 Our founding principles have been visibly eroding since the beginning of this century, but 2020 seems to be finishing them off. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Subverting Trump’s Culture of Cruelty

Henry Giroux / Truthdig Feb 19, 2020 Traditional politics and a media-driven culture don't offer the language for grasping the crisis that created Trump. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

Trump Unleashes Fury at Impeachment Enemies at Prayer Event

JILL COLVIN, ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press Feb 6, 2020 The president takes issue with "love your enemies" credo in a jarring speech amid others' calls for unity at National Prayer Breakfast. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Split Senate Acquits Trump of Impeachment

LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK / The Associated Press Feb 5, 2020 A majority of senators express unease with pressure campaign on Ukraine, but final tallies fall far short on abuse of power and obstruction. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Romney to Vote to Impeach Trump, Cites ‘Appalling Abuse of Public Trust’

LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK / The Associated Press Feb 5, 2020 The senator and 2012 GOP presidential nominee makes emotional announcement ahead of the president's assumed acquittal by the Senate. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The New York Times’ Impeachment Coverage Is a Total Farce

Dorothee Benz / FAIR Feb 5, 2020 Watching the actions of the Trump administration through the lens of the newspaper of record is by turns disheartening and infuriating. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Up in Smoke

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Alexander Hamilton Would Have Backed Trump’s Impeachment

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 3, 2020 Both parties have invoked the founding father during Senate proceedings. Only one side is telling the truth about what he truly believed. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Impeachment of Trump Isn’t Nearly Enough

Henry Giroux / Truthdig Jan 30, 2020 Impeachment is an important historical moment — but we must look past it to create the possibility of real change. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

Trump’s Impeachment Defense Is Incoherent by Design

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jan 30, 2020 Republican senators and Trump’s lawyers are forced to resort to blatant contortions of logic in the impeachment trial. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

GOP Doesn’t Have Votes Yet to Block Bolton, McConnell Concedes

ERIC TUCKER, ZEKE MILLER and LISA MASCARO / The Associated Press Jan 28, 2020 Republican senators mulling impeachment meet after defense rests; Trump's hopes to end the trial with a quick acquittal could be imperiled. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Team: Impeachment Not About ‘Unsourced Manuscripts’

ERIC TUCKER, ZEKE MILLER and LISA MASCARO / The Associated Press Jan 28, 2020 As defense winds down in Senate trial, the president's lawyers and Republicans scoff at reported revelations in Bolton's unpublished book. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )