Government

Kelly Loeffler on stage at a podium

A Georgia Republican Brags That Voter Suppression Helped Them in 2022 A Georgia Republican Brags That Voter Suppression Helped Them in 2022

This is a perfect example of how even comparative GOP “moderates” are promoting the Big Lie—and have participated in deranging their own party and eroding American democracy.

Jan 17, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Republicans Are Cooking Up Their Dumbest Controversy Yet

Republicans Are Cooking Up Their Dumbest Controversy Yet Republicans Are Cooking Up Their Dumbest Controversy Yet

In its latest distraction-mongering tantrum, the right is up in arms over how to heat a stove.

Jan 17, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Merrick Garland at press conference

Why Biden and Trump Are Both Trapped in Secret-Document Scandals Why Biden and Trump Are Both Trapped in Secret-Document Scandals

The real problem is the national security state’s love of classification.

Jan 17, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Pro-democracy demonstrators with a banner declaring

The Surprising Strength of Brazil’s Democracy The Surprising Strength of Brazil’s Democracy

Seeming similarities between the attack on the presidential palace in Brasília and the US Capitol abound. But Brazilian democracy has proved more resilient.

Jan 17, 2023 / Omar G. Encarnación

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

Norman Fruchter by the ocean.

Norman Fruchter Was a Giant in the Fight for Education Equity Norman Fruchter Was a Giant in the Fight for Education Equity

Fruchter, who passed away recently, was also a key figure in the New Left on both sides of the Atlantic.

Jan 13, 2023 / Obituary / Alix Kates Shulman

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

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