Political Figures

Representative Jim Banks (R-Ind.) leaves the US Capitol on May 18, 2023.

Congressman Jim Banks’s Pressure on Indiana University to Police Antisemitism Is Duplicitous and Dangerous Congressman Jim Banks’s Pressure on Indiana University to Police Antisemitism Is Duplicitous and Dangerous

Campus debates about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can be challenging, fractious—and sometimes triggering. But they are debates, not acts of bigotry.

Nov 29, 2023 / Jeffrey C. Isaac

George Santos

George Santos, Social Critic George Santos, Social Critic

The New York representative seems like Congress’s biggest liar. But he’s got plenty of company.

Nov 28, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Former speaker of the House Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) listens during a press conference with members of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party at the Cannon House Office Building on November 15, 2023.

Kevin McCarthy’s Empire of Lies Kevin McCarthy’s Empire of Lies

The former House speaker is currently spouting a wildly inaccurate take on the history of American empire.

Nov 28, 2023 / John Nichols

Holiday Declarations

Holiday Declarations Holiday Declarations

Milei's milieu.

Nov 24, 2023 / Steve Brodner

Pierre Omidyar, the chairman and founder of eBay, looks on during the final session of the annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting in New York, on September 23, 2010.

Why “Liberal” Donors Love Giving Money to the Extreme Right Why “Liberal” Donors Love Giving Money to the Extreme Right

Many purportedly progressive plutocrats turn reactionary on Israel and labor.

Nov 24, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Bibi

Bibi Bibi

Light unto nations.

Nov 21, 2023 / OppArt / McClain Moore

President Joe Biden leaves St. Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church in Wilmington, Del., Saturday, October 28, 2023.

Are Democratic Voters Turning on Biden? Are Democratic Voters Turning on Biden?

It’s still early, but recent polls have the president losing against Trump for the first time. Whether they’ll get worse is anyone’s guess.

Nov 21, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Jonathan Greenblatt attends the 2023 TAAF Annual AAPI CEO Dinner on September 26, 2023 in New York City.

Why the Anti-Defamation League Loves Certain Bigots Why the Anti-Defamation League Loves Certain Bigots

From apartheid South Africa to Elon Musk, defending Israel overrides fighting antisemitism.

Nov 20, 2023 / Jeet Heer

liquified natural gas ship climate crisis louisiana

The Single Most Dangerous Expansion of Fossil Fuel in the World The Single Most Dangerous Expansion of Fossil Fuel in the World

America’s growing exports of liquefied natural gas pose a grave climate danger.

Nov 15, 2023 / Bill McKibben

Crime Family

Crime Family Crime Family

Headed to the big house.

Nov 15, 2023 / OppArt / Ann Telnaes

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