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Ron DeSantis Is No Match for Gavin Newsom Ron DeSantis Is No Match for Gavin Newsom

At last night’s Fox News debate, even a home field advantage couldn’t keep the aspiring presidential candidate from choking.

Dec 1, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets US President Joe Biden upon his arrival at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport on October 18, 2023.

Gaza, Biden, and a Path Forward Gaza, Biden, and a Path Forward

The president’s approach to Gaza has been a moral and political catastrophe that has made Trump’s return to the White House much more likely. What can be done about that?

Dec 1, 2023 / Max Elbaum and Bill Fletcher Jr.

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The Sensible Dutch Take a Sharp Turn to the Right The Sensible Dutch Take a Sharp Turn to the Right

In an election shocker earlier this week, the far-right anti-immigrant campaigner Geert Wilders emerged as the leader of the largest party in the new parliament.

Dec 1, 2023 / Hans Steketee

George Santos speaks during a press conference outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 30, 2023.

The George Santos Show Was Fun, but It’s Time for the Series Finale The George Santos Show Was Fun, but It’s Time for the Series Finale

Santos is undeniably captivating, but he is not a lovable scammer. He’s a hard-right ideologue, and we will all be better off without him.

Dec 1, 2023 / Faith Branch

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton debating Henry Kissinger on February 11, 2016.

That Time Bernie Sanders Told America: “I Am Proud to Say That Henry Kissinger Is Not My Friend” That Time Bernie Sanders Told America: “I Am Proud to Say That Henry Kissinger Is Not My Friend”

In a remarkable 2016 debate with Hillary Clinton, Sanders rejected the establishment consensus and declared, “I will not take advice from Henry Kissinger.”

Nov 30, 2023 / John Nichols

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Why Young People in Argentina Backed Far-Right President-Elect Javier Milei  Why Young People in Argentina Backed Far-Right President-Elect Javier Milei 

Young voters helped deliver a shocking first-place finish for Milei in the August open primaries, and almost 70 percent backed him in the November election.

Nov 30, 2023 / StudentNation / Zachariah Sippy

Judge David Ryan Stras is sworn in for his confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, November 29, 2017.

A Rando Trump Judge Just Blew a Giant Hole in the Voting Rights Act A Rando Trump Judge Just Blew a Giant Hole in the Voting Rights Act

In a shocking decision, Judge David Stras joined with fellow GOP appointee Raymond Gruender to make the VRA virtually unenforceable in seven states.

Nov 29, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Representative Jim Banks (R-Ind.) leaves the US Capitol on May 18, 2023.

Congressman Jim Banks’s Pressure on Indiana University to Police Antisemitism Is Duplicitous and Dangerous Congressman Jim Banks’s Pressure on Indiana University to Police Antisemitism Is Duplicitous and Dangerous

Campus debates about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can be challenging, fractious—and sometimes triggering. But they are debates, not acts of bigotry.

Nov 29, 2023 / Jeffrey C. Isaac

How Ohio Passed the Highest-Stakes Abortion Rights Law Since “Roe” Fell

How Ohio Passed the Highest-Stakes Abortion Rights Law Since “Roe” Fell How Ohio Passed the Highest-Stakes Abortion Rights Law Since “Roe” Fell

The state is now firmly held by Republicans, but organizers found a way to reach voters who are appalled by the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Nov 29, 2023 / Feature / Dani McClain

Nikki Haley is illuminated from behind while speaking with a microphone to a crowd in an event room.

“Americans for Prosperity” and Nikki Haley Should Blame Themselves for Donald Trump “Americans for Prosperity” and Nikki Haley Should Blame Themselves for Donald Trump

AFP Action’s Haley endorsement is too little, too late. We’re likely in for a 2016 rerun, with vain politicians again splintering the anti-Trump vote and handing him the GOP nomina...

Nov 28, 2023 / Joan Walsh

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