Political Ideologies

House Jan. 6 select committee hearing

For Once, a Republican Tells the Truth About Trump For Once, a Republican Tells the Truth About Trump

At the ongoing January 6 hearings, Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers made clear the depth of the former president’s abuse of power.

Jun 22, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

People sit below a screen with a screencap of Donald Trump from C-SPAN.

The Democrats Have a Winning Message: “Stop Dangerous Extremists” The Democrats Have a Winning Message: “Stop Dangerous Extremists”

Forty reasons the GOP is “a clear and present danger to American democracy.”

Jun 22, 2022 / Mark Green

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Brace Yourself for a New Surge of Republican Homophobia Brace Yourself for a New Surge of Republican Homophobia

Despite gestures at moderation, the party’s anti-LGBTQ bigotry has returned to the fore.

Jun 21, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Reverend Barber speaking in front of signs

Why the Poor People’s Campaign 2022 Matters Why the Poor People’s Campaign 2022 Matters

On the nonviolent struggle to end poverty, racism, militarism and planetary crisis.

Jun 21, 2022 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

January 6th committee hearing

To Avert January 6, We Needed Whistleblowers—and We Never Got Them To Avert January 6, We Needed Whistleblowers—and We Never Got Them

The Trump and Pence staffers testifying now batted down Trump’s election lies—but they never went public with the threat he posed.

Jun 17, 2022 / Joan Walsh for The Nation

Michael Luttig

The January 6 Hearings Are Mired in an Attempt to Refurbish the GOP Brand The January 6 Hearings Are Mired in an Attempt to Refurbish the GOP Brand

In sorting out good Republicans from bad, the hearings keep getting lost in an insider game.

Jun 17, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump and Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy Is Still Trump’s Accomplice Kevin McCarthy Is Still Trump’s Accomplice

The congressman’s attempts to deflect from the January 6 hearings show that he is willing to continue leading the country down the path to tyranny.

Jun 16, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Why the Hell Isn’t Mike Pence Testifying at the January 6 Hearing?

Why the Hell Isn’t Mike Pence Testifying at the January 6 Hearing? Why the Hell Isn’t Mike Pence Testifying at the January 6 Hearing?

Thursday’s hearing will dig into Trump’s pressuring Pence to reject electoral votes. So why isn’t the former vice president testifying?

Jun 16, 2022 / John Nichols

The Backlash Against Sex Ed

The Backlash Against Sex Ed The Backlash Against Sex Ed

The right is inflaming another front in the culture war.

Jun 14, 2022 / Feature / Joan Walsh

Trump’s Coup Plot Relied on Giuliani’s Inebriated Lies

Trump’s Coup Plot Relied on Giuliani’s Inebriated Lies Trump’s Coup Plot Relied on Giuliani’s Inebriated Lies

Monday’s January 6 hearing revealed that a sober Donald Trump took cues from a drunken Rudy Giuliani to forge the Big Lie.

Jun 13, 2022 / John Nichols

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