
The Absurd Specter of “Woke Communism” The Absurd Specter of “Woke Communism”
Ironically, those decrying woke communism may be loony about “communism,” but they are unintentionally right that capitalism is indeed the problem.
Feb 21, 2023 / Steve Fraser

Trump’s Legal Team Is in Hot Water Trump’s Legal Team Is in Hot Water
With a federal prosecutor seeking an exception to the former president's attorney-client privilege, a Georgia court has recommended that some of his allies be charged with perjury.
Feb 17, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Nikki Haley’s Anti-Union Fanaticism Is Wild Even for a Republican Nikki Haley’s Anti-Union Fanaticism Is Wild Even for a Republican
The 2024 presidential hopeful has one thing that really sets her apart from her rivals: the depth of her hatred for organized labor.
Feb 17, 2023 / John Nichols

Buttigieg’s Paralysis After the East Palestine Disaster Is a Gift to the Hard Right Buttigieg’s Paralysis After the East Palestine Disaster Is a Gift to the Hard Right
Unless Democrats offer solutions, the GOP will be able to stoke racism.
Feb 17, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Ron DeSantis Is Lying About Why Bookshelves in Florida Classrooms Are Empty Ron DeSantis Is Lying About Why Bookshelves in Florida Classrooms Are Empty
The Florida governor claims that it’s not his legislation that is limiting what books students can read. But local parents beg to differ.
Feb 16, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Apartheid American-Style Apartheid American-Style
The City of Jackson versus the Mississippi State Legislature.
Feb 16, 2023 / Makani Themba

Robbing From the Poor to Educate the Rich Robbing From the Poor to Educate the Rich
The bait of school vouchers—and the switch to strangling public education.
Feb 13, 2023 / Jack Schneider and Jennifer C. Berkshire

It’s Time for Democrats to Actually Defend LGBTQ People It’s Time for Democrats to Actually Defend LGBTQ People
While the GOP’s crusade against the queer community intensifies, LGBTQ rights were scarcely mentioned during Biden’s State of the Union address.
Feb 13, 2023 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope

The GOP’s Habitual Lying Is Hazardous to Its Political Health The GOP’s Habitual Lying Is Hazardous to Its Political Health
President Biden deserves credit for humiliating Republicans on Social Security and Medicare. But they made it easy with their metastasizing disregard for the truth.
Feb 10, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, You’re No Jack Kennedy Sarah Huckabee Sanders, You’re No Jack Kennedy
Trying to evoke a lost Cold War consensus, the GOP’s rising star conflated “normal” with “crazy.”
Feb 10, 2023 / Jeet Heer