American Authoritarianism Isn’t Going Away American Authoritarianism Isn’t Going Away
Neither the failure of the January 6 insurrection nor the disappointments suffered in the midterm elections have deterred the ambitions of the GOP’s fanatics.
Dec 1, 2022 / Clarence Lusane
Reverend William Barber’s Pastoral Letter to the Republican Party Reverend William Barber’s Pastoral Letter to the Republican Party
Remember the role your forebears played in America’s first Reconstruction.
Nov 30, 2022 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
The Disturbing World of the New GOP The Disturbing World of the New GOP
The 2022 midterms saw the Republican Party complete its devolution into a party that has fully abandoned its conscience.
Nov 28, 2022 / Feature / John Nichols
As Trump Begins His Next Campaign, Election Deniers Face Defeat As Trump Begins His Next Campaign, Election Deniers Face Defeat
Nevada and Arizona were ground zero of the effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election result. Voters weren’t interested.
Nov 18, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
America’s Political Crisis Goes Beyond Trump America’s Political Crisis Goes Beyond Trump
Given the startling proliferation of illiberal and antidemocratic tendencies in the American polity, how should we rate the health of our own liberal democracy?
Nov 18, 2022 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Donald Trump Knows How to Win the Republican Presidential Nomination Donald Trump Knows How to Win the Republican Presidential Nomination
The defeated former president is running again in 2024 and—despite what some pundits say—he’s the favorite to win the GOP nomination.
Nov 16, 2022 / John Nichols
Despite Lackluster Midterms, Donald Trump Is Still King of the GOP Despite Lackluster Midterms, Donald Trump Is Still King of the GOP
The Republican establishment was hoping to ditch Trump, but he maintains his stranglehold over the party
Nov 11, 2022 / Jeet Heer
After the Attack on Paul Pelosi, the GOP Again Is the Party of No Shame After the Attack on Paul Pelosi, the GOP Again Is the Party of No Shame
As recently as 2006, Republicans could take an internal political scandal seriously. Not anymore.
Nov 10, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
The Future of Democracy Requires an Electorate Free From Fear The Future of Democracy Requires an Electorate Free From Fear
This Election Day, we’re still striving to achieve FDR’s Four Freedoms.
Nov 8, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
These Republicans Have a Plan: Rig Things So They “Never Lose Another Election” These Republicans Have a Plan: Rig Things So They “Never Lose Another Election”
Putting election deniers in charge of statehouses will not end well for democracy.
Nov 3, 2022 / John Nichols