The Right

Donald Trump

6 Terrifying Quotes From GOP Candidates’ Announcement Speeches 6 Terrifying Quotes From GOP Candidates’ Announcement Speeches

Who let these people run?

Jun 17, 2015 / The Nation

Demonstrators protest the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

The Death Penalty Cases Before the Supreme Court Are a Prelude to a Legal Assault on the Constitutionality of Capital Punishment The Death Penalty Cases Before the Supreme Court Are a Prelude to a Legal Assault on the Constitutionality of Capital Punishment

Four soon-to-be-decided cases test the scope and application of the death penalty.

Jun 17, 2015 / James D. Zirin

Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s Absurdly Appropriate Candidacy Donald Trump’s Absurdly Appropriate Candidacy

The “you’re fired” billionaire is an oddly good fit for the 2016 presidential race.

Jun 17, 2015 / John Nichols

Jeb Bush in Detroit

Jeb Bush Is Out of His Depth on Foreign Policy Jeb Bush Is Out of His Depth on Foreign Policy

The younger Bush may impress foreign leaders just because he’s not his brother—but that’s not enough.

Jun 16, 2015 / James Carden

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

How to Defend the Indefensible How to Defend the Indefensible

The issue isn't police misconduct—the issue is rap music and baggy pants!

Jun 16, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

Women Are Being Arrested and Jailed for Self-Abortion

Women Are Being Arrested and Jailed for Self-Abortion Women Are Being Arrested and Jailed for Self-Abortion

The anti-abortion movement claims that no one wants to see the law come down on women who end their pregnancies, but it’s already happening.

Jun 10, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg

How A Right-Wing Political Machine Is Dismantling Higher Education in North Carolina

How A Right-Wing Political Machine Is Dismantling Higher Education in North Carolina How A Right-Wing Political Machine Is Dismantling Higher Education in North Carolina

What began as isolated ideological attacks is looking more and more like a wholesale gutting of the state’s public colleges.

Jun 8, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

Life and Death in Brownback’s Kansas

Life and Death in Brownback’s Kansas Life and Death in Brownback’s Kansas

Twenty-one states have refused to expand Medicaid, leaving millions of sick Americans without decent healthcare.

Jun 2, 2015 / Feature / Kai Wright

Senator Lindsey Graham

‘I’m Going to Call a Drone and…Kill You’ and 9 Other Insane Things Lindsey Graham Has Said ‘I’m Going to Call a Drone and…Kill You’ and 9 Other Insane Things Lindsey Graham Has Said

The fear-mongering senator from South Carolina is expected to announce his bid for the GOP nomination in June. 

May 19, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

Who’s Really Laughing About the Invasion of Texas?

Who’s Really Laughing About the Invasion of Texas? Who’s Really Laughing About the Invasion of Texas?

Texas messes with the Feds.

May 8, 2015 / Leslie Savan

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