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House Republicans holding a press conference

Why You Don’t Need to Fear the Taxman Why You Don’t Need to Fear the Taxman

It’s time to defend—not defund—the IRS.

Jan 19, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Did Twitter Let Trump Post His Way Into a Coup?

Did Twitter Let Trump Post His Way Into a Coup? Did Twitter Let Trump Post His Way Into a Coup?

The January 6 report omits the committee’s own analysis of the role social media played in the insurrection at the US Capitol.

Jan 19, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Mideast Bahrain US Military

Military Families Are Going Hungry While the Pentagon Budget Skyrockets Military Families Are Going Hungry While the Pentagon Budget Skyrockets

That hunger is an issue at all in a military so wildly well-funded by Congress should be a grim reminder of our country’s priorities.

Jan 18, 2023 / Andrea Mazzarino

Respect For Marriage Act

Is the Respect for Marriage Act a Win for the Right? Is the Respect for Marriage Act a Win for the Right?

While the legislation was intended as a buttress against Republican attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, activists have criticized the RFMA for including religious liberty exemptions.

Jan 16, 2023 / StudentNation / Theia Chatelle

Trump on a screen during the January 6 hearings

The Failures of the January 6 Report The Failures of the January 6 Report

Historian Jill Lepore’s effective critique in The New Yorker is marred by a lazy counternarrative.

Jan 13, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Will This Be the Year Dianne Feinstein Finally Retires?

Will This Be the Year Dianne Feinstein Finally Retires? Will This Be the Year Dianne Feinstein Finally Retires?

California Representative Katie Porter has already announced her intention to run for the seat. But the 89-year-old senator hasn't said she'll step down.

Jan 13, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky

Rep. Jim Jordan

The House GOP Weaponizes Its Grievances The House GOP Weaponizes Its Grievances

The party's new House select committee is nothing but a Trumped-up foray in the right's ongoing culture war.

Jan 12, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Kim Reynolds Iowa

Did Avoiding the “Big Lie” Help the Iowa GOP Win Big? Did Avoiding the “Big Lie” Help the Iowa GOP Win Big?

With unified messaging and a reluctance to embrace election denialism, Republicans in Iowa were able to outperform the party nationally and secure nearly every statewide office.

Jan 12, 2023 / StudentNation / Nina Baker

Actor Slim Pickens rides the bomb, waving his cowboy hat.

“The New Yorker” Goes All In on Our Precious Bodily Fluids “The New Yorker” Goes All In on Our Precious Bodily Fluids

Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the virus.

Jan 11, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves

Matt Gaetz laughing while nominating Donald Trump for Speaker

If Democrats Want to Win 2024, They Need to Punch Back Hard If Democrats Want to Win 2024, They Need to Punch Back Hard

The averted crisis of the 2022 midterms was a warning, not a victory.

Jan 11, 2023 / Mark Green

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