Leaderless, Rudderless Britain Is at the Mercy of Desperate Conservatives Leaderless, Rudderless Britain Is at the Mercy of Desperate Conservatives
Liz Truss was a hopeless, incompetent leader. But the temptation of a return to the discredited certainties of free-market dogma proved impossible for her party to resist.
Oct 21, 2022 / Gary Younge
Without an Economic Message, Democrats Will Never Close the Deal Without an Economic Message, Democrats Will Never Close the Deal
Abortion and extremism have made the midterms a neck-and-neck race—but the party is still missing an economic message.
Oct 21, 2022 / Jeet Heer for The Nation
Who’s Behind the Racist Campaign Ads in Arizona? Who’s Behind the Racist Campaign Ads in Arizona?
An organization affiliated with former Trump adviser Stephen Miller is funding anti-immigrant attack ads airing in Western states.
Oct 21, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
Liz Truss or No Liz Truss, Things Are Bleaker in Britain Than Anyone Realizes Liz Truss or No Liz Truss, Things Are Bleaker in Britain Than Anyone Realizes
As jaws drop around the world over the resignation of the UK’s shortest-lived prime minister, life here is getting considerably worse by the day.
Oct 20, 2022 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata
One Poll Can’t Show That the “‘Dobbs’ Effect” Is Gone One Poll Can’t Show That the “‘Dobbs’ Effect” Is Gone
Momentum may have shifted to the GOP. It may not have. One poll, flawed or not, tells us nothing.
Oct 20, 2022 / Joan Walsh
The Death Eaters: Covid in the Liberal Imagination The Death Eaters: Covid in the Liberal Imagination
A call to rescue public health from the dead hand of neutrality.
Oct 20, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves
West Coast Showdown: The Organizer Versus the Oligarch West Coast Showdown: The Organizer Versus the Oligarch
Karen Bass, Rick Caruso, and the race for mayor of Los Angeles.
Oct 20, 2022 / Peter Dreier
A Black Guy’s Guide to Utah’s Senate Debate A Black Guy’s Guide to Utah’s Senate Debate
Here’s what happened when Evan McMullin, an anti-Trump former Republican, tried to take on Mike Lee, an early Big Lie evangelist.
Oct 19, 2022 / Elie Mystal
Attorneys General Elections Take Center Stage Post-“Roe” Attorneys General Elections Take Center Stage Post-“Roe”
AG races across the country will determine whether local prosecutors are encouraged to bring charges in abortion cases or forced to comply with pre-Roe bans.
Oct 19, 2022 / John Nichols
J.D. Vance Declares Culture War on Tim Ryan J.D. Vance Declares Culture War on Tim Ryan
In this week’s debate in Youngstown, Ohio, the Republican candidate made a play to energize a far-right base against the Democratic congressman.
Oct 18, 2022 / Chris Lehmann