Ron Johnson’s Reelection Strategy Is to Amplify Covid Conspiracy Theories Ron Johnson’s Reelection Strategy Is to Amplify Covid Conspiracy Theories
The Wisconsinite is using the Senate as a platform to amplify discredited doctors who are more worried about vaccines than Covid.
Jan 28, 2022 / John Nichols
Danielle Allen Is Running for Massachusetts Governor to Revive American Democracy Danielle Allen Is Running for Massachusetts Governor to Revive American Democracy
Can she convince the state’s voters to put her ideas into practice?
Jan 25, 2022 / Feature / Serena Cho
Biden’s Pledges to Palestinians—a Year of Disappointment Biden’s Pledges to Palestinians—a Year of Disappointment
The new administration promised a policy based on valuing Palestinian and Israeli lives equally. That promise has not been kept.
Jan 24, 2022 / James Zogby
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
On Hunger Strike for Voting Rights On Hunger Strike for Voting Rights
Unite Here Local 11 has repeatedly reached out to Kyrsten Sinema to express deep dismay at the prospect that the several voter protection bills circulating in D.C. won’t pass in th...
Jan 21, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
We Wouldn’t Be in This Mess if D.C. Were a State We Wouldn’t Be in This Mess if D.C. Were a State
The problem in the Senate runs deeper than Sinema and Manchin. It’s an unrepresentative chamber that must be made more representative.
Jan 21, 2022 / John Nichols
Rand Paul Abandons His Hippocratic Oath to Play Politics During a Pandemic Rand Paul Abandons His Hippocratic Oath to Play Politics During a Pandemic
The senator from Kentucky’s “Fire Fauci” crusade is a crude scheme to exploit fears and raise campaign cash, and Dr. Anthony Fauci called him out on it.
Jan 19, 2022 / John Nichols
If the Senate Fails to Act, Voting Is Not the Only Freedom on the Line If the Senate Fails to Act, Voting Is Not the Only Freedom on the Line
The same state legislators who are attacking voting rights are pushing ever-more-extreme bans and restrictions on abortion rights and access.
Jan 18, 2022 / Mini Timmaraju
5 Lessons From Hunter S. Thompson 5 Lessons From Hunter S. Thompson
Wisdom from the godfather of gonzo.
Jan 17, 2022 / Peter Richardson
The Protest Movement and the Protest Government The Protest Movement and the Protest Government
No one acquainted with right-wing media can doubt that anger over the 2020 riots—in Portland, Seattle, Kenosha, Philadelphia, and elsewhere—fed the wildness of the January 6 riot.
Jan 14, 2022 / David Bromwich