George Santos and the Power of Lies George Santos and the Power of Lies
Moira Donegan joins The Time of Monsters to discuss the implications of a political system where a liar like Santos can flourish.
A Georgia Republican Brags That Voter Suppression Helped Them in 2022 A Georgia Republican Brags That Voter Suppression Helped Them in 2022
This is a perfect example of how even comparative GOP “moderates” are promoting the Big Lie—and have participated in deranging their own party and eroding American democracy.
Jan 17, 2023 / Joan Walsh
Republicans Are Cooking Up Their Dumbest Controversy Yet Republicans Are Cooking Up Their Dumbest Controversy Yet
In its latest distraction-mongering tantrum, the right is up in arms over how to heat a stove.
Jan 17, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
The Surprising Strength of Brazil’s Democracy The Surprising Strength of Brazil’s Democracy
Seeming similarities between the attack on the presidential palace in Brasília and the US Capitol abound. But Brazilian democracy has proved more resilient.
Jan 17, 2023 / Omar G. Encarnación
Is the Respect for Marriage Act a Win for the Right? Is the Respect for Marriage Act a Win for the Right?
While the legislation was intended as a buttress against Republican attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, activists have criticized the RFMA for including religious liberty exemptions.
Jan 16, 2023 / StudentNation / Theia Chatelle
The Failures of the January 6 Report The Failures of the January 6 Report
Historian Jill Lepore’s effective critique in The New Yorker is marred by a lazy counternarrative.
Jan 13, 2023 / Jeet Heer
The House GOP Weaponizes Its Grievances The House GOP Weaponizes Its Grievances
The party's new House select committee is nothing but a Trumped-up foray in the right's ongoing culture war.
Jan 12, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
Did Avoiding the “Big Lie” Help the Iowa GOP Win Big? Did Avoiding the “Big Lie” Help the Iowa GOP Win Big?
With unified messaging and a reluctance to embrace election denialism, Republicans in Iowa were able to outperform the party nationally and secure nearly every statewide office.
Jan 12, 2023 / StudentNation / Nina Baker
If Democrats Want to Win 2024, They Need to Punch Back Hard If Democrats Want to Win 2024, They Need to Punch Back Hard
The averted crisis of the 2022 midterms was a warning, not a victory.
Jan 11, 2023 / Mark Green
Ye Is a Right-Wing Tool—and Black People Know It Ye Is a Right-Wing Tool—and Black People Know It
Anti-Semitic hatred has become entangled with many other forms of hatred; Ye is carrying water for all of them.
Jan 10, 2023 / Column / Kali Holloway