Elections

Merrick Garland Isn’t Being “Impartial”—He’s Helping Trump

Merrick Garland Isn’t Being “Impartial”—He’s Helping Trump Merrick Garland Isn’t Being “Impartial”—He’s Helping Trump

A leaked memo appears to throw cold water on the idea that Garland’s DOJ will hold Trump or his closest cronies accountable for January 6.

Jul 20, 2022 / Elie Mystal

US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito

SCOTUS and the Catholic Authoritarian Vanguard SCOTUS and the Catholic Authoritarian Vanguard

How a nativist interpretation of the religion seized our institutions.

Jul 20, 2022 / Piotr H. Kosicki

Daniel Hoan, former mayor of Milwaukee

Republicans Plan a Convention in the Historic Socialist City of Milwaukee Republicans Plan a Convention in the Historic Socialist City of Milwaukee

The party’s 2024 convention looks to be headed for a city with “stronger ties to socialism” than any in the United States.

Jul 19, 2022 / John Nichols

Voting Isn’t Enough. Our Democracy Requires Radical Reform.

Voting Isn’t Enough. Our Democracy Requires Radical Reform. Voting Isn’t Enough. Our Democracy Requires Radical Reform.

Our country is in the midst of a legitimacy crisis, with the Supreme Court at the heart of it. Here’s how we can fix it.

Jul 19, 2022 / Representative Ilhan Omar

Joe Biden

Joe Biden’s Age Isn’t the Problem Joe Biden’s Age Isn’t the Problem

Rather than substantively critiquing the president's policies or priorities, even Democrats are now criticizing Biden for being “too old.”

Jul 18, 2022 / StudentNation / Andrew V. Lorenzen

Wilmington, North Carolina, commemorates the 1898 Wilmington coup and race massacre

It Can Happen Here: A White Supremacist Coup That Succeeded It Can Happen Here: A White Supremacist Coup That Succeeded

A vivid reminder that rural Americans are on the front lines of democracy.

Jul 15, 2022 / Laura Flanders

Big Corporate Money Wants to Kick Andy Levin Out of Congress

Big Corporate Money Wants to Kick Andy Levin Out of Congress Big Corporate Money Wants to Kick Andy Levin Out of Congress

The Michigan congressman and labor organizer is the latest target of AIPAC and corporate-funded groups seeking to defeat progressives in Democratic primaries nationwide.

Jul 15, 2022 / John Nichols

Worker with Wind Turbines

This Doesn’t Have to Hurt: An Argument Against BDSM Economics This Doesn’t Have to Hurt: An Argument Against BDSM Economics

Inflicting pain on workers to fix inflation isn’t just unfair. It’s stupid, ineffective, and completely unnecessary.

Jul 13, 2022 / Zack Exley and Robert Hockett

LGBTQ Flag Supreme Court

Young LGBTQ People Aren’t Waiting for Democrats to Protect Them Young LGBTQ People Aren’t Waiting for Democrats to Protect Them

After the Biden administration failed to adequately respond to Roe’s being overturned, queer people worry that their rights will be next.

Jul 13, 2022 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope

We Still Need Electoral Organizing

We Still Need Electoral Organizing We Still Need Electoral Organizing

Preserving some form of democratic government two years from now depends in part on keeping Republicans from taking over Congress this year.

Jul 13, 2022 / Rebecca Gordon

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