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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Schumer just showed why he’s a better leader than his Democratic base thinks
By recruiting former Rep. Mary Peltola to run for Senate in Alaska, like a good baseball manager, Schumer has put his team in the best possible position to pick up seats.
Opinion
The ‘60 Minutes’ fiasco confirms what we all knew about Bari Weiss’ role at CBS
The CBS News boss abruptly pulling a story about migrants sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador is shocking — but not surprising.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.