How Emmett Till’s Death Led to the Invention of the “Liberal Media” How Emmett Till’s Death Led to the Invention of the “Liberal Media”
The young Black man’s murder is an outrage that still haunts our history. So do the lies in the media set in motion by the discovery of his mutilated body 67 years ago today.
Aug 31, 2022 / Chris Lamb
What Constitutes a Family? Don’t Ask Conservatives. What Constitutes a Family? Don’t Ask Conservatives.
Conservatives are developing legislation around “the basic social building block of the family.” The right to kinship in whatever form it takes is on the line.
Aug 30, 2022 / Tyler Bradway and Elizabeth Freeman
Golf’s Sportswashing of Saudi Arabia Golf’s Sportswashing of Saudi Arabia
Not since the 1936 Berlin Olympics was used to cosmeticize Nazi Germany’s atrocities have sports and an otherwise despised government collaborated so blatantly.
Aug 25, 2022 / Robert Lipsyte
When Moral Clarity Goes Extinct When Moral Clarity Goes Extinct
Many are waiting to hear an “I was wrong” from so many politicians—but I’m not holding my breath.
Aug 24, 2022 / Kelly Denton-Borhaug
Republicans Ramp Up Their “Defund the FBI” Stunt Republicans Ramp Up Their “Defund the FBI” Stunt
Republicans aren’t being hypocrites about the FBI and the Mar-a-Lago raid—they’ve never truly cared about effective law enforcement.
Aug 23, 2022 / Kali Holloway
Trump Didn’t Bring Down Liz Cheney—Her Conservative White Base Did Trump Didn’t Bring Down Liz Cheney—Her Conservative White Base Did
Cheney, like her father, spent a lifetime feeding the rage of right-wing Republicans. Now they’ve turned on her.
Aug 18, 2022 / Elie Mystal
Liz Cheney Is No Abraham Lincoln Liz Cheney Is No Abraham Lincoln
As she positions for a presidential bid, the defeated representative imagines herself as Lincolnesque. That’s absurd.
Aug 17, 2022 / John Nichols
I Hope Liz Cheney Wins, but I Couldn’t Vote for Her I Hope Liz Cheney Wins, but I Couldn’t Vote for Her
Cheney is appealing for Democratic crossover votes in today’s Wyoming primary, but she’s still a right-wing zealot.
Aug 16, 2022 / John Nichols
AIPAC vs. Democracy AIPAC vs. Democracy
AIPAC has endorsed 109 January 6 insurrectionists. The organization clearly doesn’t care if candidates don’t care about fair elections.
Aug 12, 2022 / Ruth Messinger and Mik Moore