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
Kevin McCarthy’s Reign Begins—for Now Kevin McCarthy’s Reign Begins—for Now
The morning after the second anniversary of the January 6 insurrection, Republicans managed to elect Kevin McCarthy speaker of the House.
Jan 9, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
The January 6 Report and Trump’s Gospel of Success The January 6 Report and Trump’s Gospel of Success
On the anniversary of the insurrection at the Capitol, the House select committee’s report documents the former president’s culpability—and his state of mind.
Jan 6, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
We Need to Talk About Kevin We Need to Talk About Kevin
The House of Representatives failed to designate a speaker to inaugurate a new session for the first time in a century, leaving former minority leader Kevin McCarthy in the dust.
Jan 4, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
Big Tech’s Monopoly on Congress Big Tech’s Monopoly on Congress
Lawmakers have tried to introduce legislation seeking to advance antitrust reform. Google, Amazon, and Meta have spent millions fighting it.
Dec 22, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
Citizen Musk Citizen Musk
The rise and fall of a would-be media tycoon.
Dec 19, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Scam Is Business as Usual Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Scam Is Business as Usual
The legal and regulatory establishment has permitted a pattern of fraud and misrepresentation nested in the very business model of the crypto industry.
Dec 15, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
Elon Musk Is Everything That’s Wrong With the Media Elon Musk Is Everything That’s Wrong With the Media
The aspiring Twitter impresario has taken the major problems of the industry and kicked them into overdrive.
Dec 13, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
After Decades of Corruption, Donald Trump Has His First Adverse Legal Verdict After Decades of Corruption, Donald Trump Has His First Adverse Legal Verdict
Will the guilty verdict for the Trump Organization turn the tide on holding the former president accountable?
Dec 7, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
The Terminator The Terminator
The former president announced his intentions to dismantle the constitution. The GOP's indifference was deafening.
Dec 6, 2022 / Chris Lehmann