Tucker’s January 6 Video Bombshell Explodes—in His Face Tucker’s January 6 Video Bombshell Explodes—in His Face
Carlson’s misrepresentations of the January 6 insurrection are leaving him increasingly isolated—even within Fox News.
Mar 8, 2023 / Joan Walsh
The Republican Code of Silence The Republican Code of Silence
With an election on the horizon, Republicans are distancing themselves from Trump. But there's no guarantee the strategy will work in their favor.
Mar 8, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
The Country Is Paying for Merrick Garland’s Failure to Prosecute Trump The Country Is Paying for Merrick Garland’s Failure to Prosecute Trump
The special counsel may indict Trump for something, but it’s already too late to stop him from running for president again.
Mar 7, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Mike Pence Resists Grand Jury Subpeona Mike Pence Resists Grand Jury Subpeona
Mar 7, 2023 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Did Something Happen on January 6, 2021? Republicans Don’t Want to Talk About It. Did Something Happen on January 6, 2021? Republicans Don’t Want to Talk About It.
The early GOP 2024 presidential candidates are mum about the insurrection and who was behind it.
Mar 6, 2023 / Joan Walsh
“This Is Our Referendum on Abortion”: Wisconsin’s Critical Race “This Is Our Referendum on Abortion”: Wisconsin’s Critical Race
The race for Wisconsin’s next Supreme Court justice has quickly become the most important election of the year.
Mar 3, 2023 / John Nichols for The Nation
The Kevin McCarthy–Tucker Carlson Alliance Is Starting to Fray The Kevin McCarthy–Tucker Carlson Alliance Is Starting to Fray
They’re already telling different stories about the January 6 insurrection video footage, as Democrats mull how and when to get involved.
Mar 2, 2023 / Joan Walsh
Kevin McCarthy Hands the January 6 Video Over to a January 6 Riot Promoter Kevin McCarthy Hands the January 6 Video Over to a January 6 Riot Promoter
The speaker’s move to give 44,000 hours of video footage to insurrection fan Tucker Carlson endangers national security and proves McCarthy’s a captive to extremists.
Feb 21, 2023 / Joan Walsh
QAnon Is the Latest American Conspiracy Theory QAnon Is the Latest American Conspiracy Theory
The rise of the right-wing paranoid fantasy, egged on by Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene, reflects deep currents in American politics.
Feb 6, 2023 / Feature / Chris Lehmann
Our Democracy Is More Fragile Than We Would Like to Think Our Democracy Is More Fragile Than We Would Like to Think
The insurrections in the United States and Brazil simply demonstrated what has always been true.
Feb 1, 2023 / Karen J. Greenberg