Ron DeSantis Is Flaunting His Résumé—Does Anyone Care? Ron DeSantis Is Flaunting His Résumé—Does Anyone Care?
The Florida governor, who recently announced his bid for the presidency, is eager to prove his credentials. But GOP primary voters aren't interested.
May 30, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
Is It Sexist to Demand That Feinstein Resign? Is It Sexist to Demand That Feinstein Resign?
Men swarming her on social media would do well to remember that frailty in women leaders is perceived differently than in men.
May 30, 2023 / Column / Alexis Grenell
The Revolutionary Fight to “Begin the World Over Again” Did Not End in 1776 The Revolutionary Fight to “Begin the World Over Again” Did Not End in 1776
We do well on Memorial Day to remember that the struggle for liberty and justice was not settled by the break with British colonialism. It extends to this day.
May 29, 2023 / John Nichols
The Courts’ Legitimacy Crisis Is an Opportunity Democrats Should Seize The Courts’ Legitimacy Crisis Is an Opportunity Democrats Should Seize
Calling out corrupt judges and reactionary courts is good policy—and good politics.
What We Can Learn From the Surge of Far-Right Violence in India What We Can Learn From the Surge of Far-Right Violence in India
Too many upper-caste Indians and white Americans think of themselves as the only ones worthy of enjoying the spoils of the earth.
May 26, 2023 / Priti Gulati Cox and Stan Cox
Fox’s Lies Are the Folklore of Racial Capitalism Fox’s Lies Are the Folklore of Racial Capitalism
Despite its $787.5 million settlement over 2020 election fabrications, the cable news channel continues its racist fabulizing.
May 26, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
Ron DeSantis’s Copycat Strategy Is Failing Ron DeSantis’s Copycat Strategy Is Failing
The Florida governor’s bungled campaign launch makes clear there is only room for one Trump.
May 26, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Failure to Launch: The DeSantis Debacle Failure to Launch: The DeSantis Debacle
The jokes write themselves after Ron DeSantis’s campaign opener, on Twitter with cartoon villain Elon Musk, flames out as badly as some SpaceX rockets.
May 25, 2023 / Joan Walsh
DeSantis Seeks to Be America‘s Permanent Culture-War Commissar DeSantis Seeks to Be America‘s Permanent Culture-War Commissar
How the newly announced candidate for the GOP presidential nomination hopes to ride white backlash politics all the way to the White House.
May 25, 2023 / Anthony Conwright
Focusing on the Differences Between DeSantis and Trump Is Plainly Absurd Focusing on the Differences Between DeSantis and Trump Is Plainly Absurd
In the areas where Americans would be most severely affected, there’s hardly a fly’s hair of separation between them.
May 25, 2023 / Clarence Lusane