by Jon Queally, staff writer Leaked 2018 audio recording of president was released by legal team of Lev Parnas, close associate of Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani. "You know, [Sanders] basically says we're getting screwed on trade," said Trump. "And he's right."
by Andrea Germanos, staff writer The new Times poll showed Sanders with 25 percent of the Iowa vote and 40 percent of support from those under 30 in the state.
by Julie Hollar Tarring Sanders with the same brush as Trump on any grounds is a tactic clearly intended to discredit Sanders among the anti-Trump public.
by Eoin Higgins, staff writer The letter, from activist group CodePink, comes ahead of peace demonstrations scheduled Saturday in 200 cities around the world.
by Jon Queally, staff writer "I've been warned that telling people to panic about the climate crisis is a very dangerous thing to do, but don't worry—it's fine—I've done this before and I can assure you: it doesn't lead to anything."
by Jon Queally, staff writer "If the president is so confident in his case, if Leader McConnell is so confident the president did nothing wrong, why don't they want the case to be presented in broad daylight?"
by Jon Queally, staff writer "Major changes are needed," declares the 159,000-member American College of Physicians, "to a system that costs too much, leaves too many behind, and delivers too little."
by Jon Queally, staff writer "We've never ever in our lifetimes had a true champion of social, economic, and climate justice this close to the White House."
by Jessica Corbett, staff writer While the likes of President Donald Trump, right-wing Republicans, and Pentagon officials—in addition to many liberals—marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day with selective quotes and messages, progressives aimed to challenge their whitewashed narrative of the civil rights leader's legacy with detailed reminders of King's scathing critique of not only racism but also capitalism, militarism, and imperialism.
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