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Republicans Have Spent Millions on Youth Outreach. And It’s Working.

Republicans Have Spent Millions on Youth Outreach. And It’s Working. Republicans Have Spent Millions on Youth Outreach. And It’s Working.

Kyle Spencer’s new book Raising Them Right shows how the conservative establishment has recruited and trained new generations of activists over the last 60 years.

Oct 26, 2022 / Q&A / Julian Epp

Photo of the crowd at a Trump rally in Texas

Do We Really Have to Care About Miserable White People? Do We Really Have to Care About Miserable White People?

Sadly, yes, because they wield disproportionate political power.

Oct 25, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Donald Trump Cursed the GOP With a Clown Car of Senate Candidates

Donald Trump Cursed the GOP With a Clown Car of Senate Candidates Donald Trump Cursed the GOP With a Clown Car of Senate Candidates

Trump’s celebrity picks are turning out to be absurdly inept contenders.

Oct 25, 2022 / John Nichols

Houston Astros shortstop Alex Bregman hits a grand slam home run

Want World Peace? Ban the Home Run. Want World Peace? Ban the Home Run.

The dream of the game-changing home run has shaped our approach to so much, from sports to geopolitics—most significantly, our ability to solve problems through reason and diplomac...

Oct 20, 2022 / Robert Lipsyte

Donald Trump Tells American Jews What to Think

Donald Trump Tells American Jews What to Think Donald Trump Tells American Jews What to Think

In a blatant appeal to conservative Christians, the former president delivered an online rant on the state of Israel with anti-Semitic overtones.

Oct 20, 2022 / Chris Lehmann

The MAGA Road to Anti-Semitism

The MAGA Road to Anti-Semitism The MAGA Road to Anti-Semitism

On this episode of The Time Of Monsters, David Klion comments on the controversial posts from Donald Trump, Marjorie Taylor Green, and Kanye West.

Oct 19, 2022 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Why the Economy Is the Dominant Issue for Democrats In the Midterms

Why the Economy Is the Dominant Issue for Democrats In the Midterms Why the Economy Is the Dominant Issue for Democrats In the Midterms

Wages aren’t keeping up with prices, and that’s voters’ biggest concern.

Oct 18, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaking outside the Capitol during a 2021 House Freedom Caucus news conference. From left to right behind her are Reps. Scott Perry, Ralph Norman, Andy Harris, Randy Weber, Dan Bishop, Andrew Clyde, Bob Good, Mary Miller, Louie Gohmert, and Chip Roy.

Trump Toadies Control the Republican Party Trump Toadies Control the Republican Party

The Republican Party’s official agenda is a capitulation to extremists and a display of distortion and aggression. 

Oct 18, 2022 / Chris Lehmann

Democrats Need to Make the January 6 Attack an Election Issue

Democrats Need to Make the January 6 Attack an Election Issue Democrats Need to Make the January 6 Attack an Election Issue

Neglecting the role that Donald Trump and his allies have already played in assaulting democracy is political malpractice.

Oct 13, 2022 / John Nichols

Maggie Haberman’s Trump Biography Buys Into the Myth

Maggie Haberman’s Trump Biography Buys Into the Myth Maggie Haberman’s Trump Biography Buys Into the Myth

The book's focus on an individualized rise to power lets the American media, political system, and cult of entrepreneurship off the hook.

Oct 5, 2022 / Chris Lehmann

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