Fox News Compares a Film Examining White Women’s Racism to Pearl Harbor Fox News Compares a Film Examining White Women’s Racism to Pearl Harbor
Really. So I had to watch it.
Sep 29, 2022 / Joan Walsh
Trump Didn’t Bring Down Liz Cheney—Her Conservative White Base Did Trump Didn’t Bring Down Liz Cheney—Her Conservative White Base Did
Cheney, like her father, spent a lifetime feeding the rage of right-wing Republicans. Now they’ve turned on her.
Aug 18, 2022 / Elie Mystal
It Can Happen Here: A White Supremacist Coup That Succeeded It Can Happen Here: A White Supremacist Coup That Succeeded
A vivid reminder that rural Americans are on the front lines of democracy.
Jul 15, 2022 / Laura Flanders
The Ideas Behind the Buffalo Massacre Are Now Mainstream on the Right The Ideas Behind the Buffalo Massacre Are Now Mainstream on the Right
Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, Elise Stefanik: They’ve all revved-up loons who hate Jews, people of color, and immigrants, and some want to kill.
May 16, 2022 / Joan Walsh
Elise Stefanik’s Crocodile Tears Over the Buffalo Massacre Elise Stefanik’s Crocodile Tears Over the Buffalo Massacre
Two opportunists demonstrate the triumph of Trumpist racism and conspiracy theories.
May 16, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Let’s Talk About the Taking of Black Land Let’s Talk About the Taking of Black Land
From Seneca Village to “urban renewal,” the government has claimed Black property—rarely with the “just compensation” promised by the Fifth Amendment.
Feb 28, 2022 / Feature / Elie Mystal
The Root Cause of Voter Suppression The Root Cause of Voter Suppression
How SCOTUS’s brazen decision subverts democracy for all.
Feb 14, 2022 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
The Politics of the Capitol Insurrection Are Spreading Across the Country The Politics of the Capitol Insurrection Are Spreading Across the Country
The far-right groups that stormed the Capitol are now focusing on local, and even electoral, politics.
Feb 5, 2022 / Column / Kali Holloway
The Hypocrisy of American Islamophobia The Hypocrisy of American Islamophobia
This country’s security agencies continue their laser focus on monitoring Muslim Americans, even as they grossly underestimate the threat from white supremacists.
Feb 1, 2022 / Juan Cole
Mitch McConnell’s Klanian Slip Mitch McConnell’s Klanian Slip
In saying the quiet part out loud, McConnell confirmed what many of us already knew: White people think they’re the only true Americans.
Jan 21, 2022 / Elie Mystal