Michael A. Cohen

MS NOW Columnist

Michael Cohen is an MSNBC columnist. He is also the publisher of the newsletter Truth and Consequences and hosts the weekly podcast That ‘70s Movie Podcast.


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Michael A. Cohen

2w ago
Opinion

How anti-Israel rhetoric contributes to antisemitism and real-world violence

The massacre of Jews at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia shows that calls to “globalize the intifada” have consequences.

3w ago
Opinion

Justice Kagan knows why the Supreme Court majority wrongly supported Texas’ redistricting effort

That the court’s conservative justices ignore the law and lower-court decisions when they hurt Republicans is no longer news.

4w ago
Opinion

There’s only one real way to respond to Pete Hegseth’s disastrous tenure

The only thing surprising about this latest black eye for the defense secretary’s tenure is that it took this long for such atrocities to happen.

1mos ago
Opinion

Tennessee’s special election should’ve been a GOP cakewalk — but voters are really sick of Trump

The sudden competitiveness of an election in a heavily gerrymandered Republican district could be a sign of rising political fortunes for Democrats.

2mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

How Republicans’ shutdown ‘victory’ may actually end up hurting them

Democrats weren’t able to extend Obamacare subsidies during the shutdown, but now the GOP is facing steadily increasing pressure.

2mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Mikie Sherrill’s huge win in New Jersey shows running against Trump still works

Voters may not be enthusiastic about the Democratic Party, but they are very excited about the prospect of voting against Donald Trump.

2mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Democrats are winning the shutdown. Now comes the hard part.

In Washington, being the only adult in the room is never easy.

2mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Red and blue states are in a redistricting arms race to the bottom

In response to aggressive GOP redistricting plans, Democratic leaders in Virginia are considering amending the state’s constitution.

3mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Trump’s White House can’t defend the shutdown — so it’s dehumanizing immigrants again

“Pro-life” administration officials say undocumented immigrants should be refused emergency room care.

3mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Trump’s boat strikes mock his claim to be a peacemaker

The president is lobbying for a Nobel Peace Prize. The facts point in a different direction.