The Lesson of the Dominion Suit? Corporations Won’t Save Us From Fox. The Lesson of the Dominion Suit? Corporations Won’t Save Us From Fox.
The Dominion settlement is disappointing, but our legal system isn’t designed to take down corporate media giants.
Apr 20, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Ron DeSantis Might Have Already Blown His Shot at 2024 Ron DeSantis Might Have Already Blown His Shot at 2024
A top donor backs off over the governor’s six-week abortion law and book banning. A threat to build a state prison adjacent to Disney World seems unhinged. “Pudding fingers” is mak...
Apr 19, 2023 / Joan Walsh
Letters From the May 1/8, 2023, Issue Letters From the May 1/8, 2023, Issue
A higher bar… Impeding our war machine…
Apr 18, 2023 / Our Readers
What Happened in Tennessee Proves That We Need a Third Reconstruction What Happened in Tennessee Proves That We Need a Third Reconstruction
The ousting of two Black Democrats from the Tennessee House of Representatives makes clear that the US urgently needs to salvage and rebuild a true multiracial democracy.
Apr 17, 2023 / Mondaire Jones
The Surprisingly Durable Myth of Donald Trump, Anti-Imperialist The Surprisingly Durable Myth of Donald Trump, Anti-Imperialist
The Establishment focus on personal scandals helps cover up the former president’s reckless belligerence.
Apr 17, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Don’t Count Barbara Lee Out of the California Senate Race Don’t Count Barbara Lee Out of the California Senate Race
The conventional wisdom says that Lee is the long-shot candidate in the blockbuster race. Here’s why that’s wrong.
Apr 17, 2023 / Steve Phillips
Donald Trump Sinks to a New Low by Dog-Whistling an Old Racist Tune Donald Trump Sinks to a New Low by Dog-Whistling an Old Racist Tune
Insinuating that special prosecutor Jack Smith changed his name might seem like an odd tactic for someone whose family name was Drumpf—unless you know the history.
Apr 14, 2023 / David Margolick
The Corrupt Courts and the Feckless Senate Judiciary Committee The Corrupt Courts and the Feckless Senate Judiciary Committee
Negligent Democratic leadership won’t challenge Clarence Thomas and other lawless judges.
Apr 14, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Chicago’s Rich Organizing Tradition Paid Off, Delivering Victory for Brandon Johnson Chicago’s Rich Organizing Tradition Paid Off, Delivering Victory for Brandon Johnson
The Windy City's first movement mayor faces a formidable array of challenges, testing him and the coalition that brought him into office.
Apr 13, 2023 / Barbara Ransby
Representative Jim Jordan’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Hearings Representative Jim Jordan’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Hearings
The Ohio representative’s debut in the scandal business represents a considerable falling off from the party of Joseph McCarthy and Henry Hyde.
Apr 11, 2023 / Francis Wilkinson