Republicans

President Donald Trump

Calls to Disqualify Trump Using the 14th Amendment Grow Louder Calls to Disqualify Trump Using the 14th Amendment Grow Louder

The amendment outlines how insurrectionists and those who give “aid or comfort” to sedition can be disqualified.

Feb 19, 2021 / John Nichols

Texas Storm

The Real Reasons Texas’s Power Grid Is So Vulnerable The Real Reasons Texas’s Power Grid Is So Vulnerable

What’s happening in Texas is not an indicator that renewable energy is less reliable—it’s a signal that our infrastructure is frighteningly unprepared for extreme weather.

Feb 19, 2021 / Zoë Carpenter

Rush Limbaugh

When Rush Limbaugh Was Too Racist for The NFL When Rush Limbaugh Was Too Racist for The NFL

Rush didn’t attack the NFL franchise owners for his rejection, which says everything about who he was and who he served.

Feb 19, 2021 / Dave Zirin

What Was Rush Limbaugh So Afraid Of?

What Was Rush Limbaugh So Afraid Of? What Was Rush Limbaugh So Afraid Of?

The late bully’s 30-year reign on talk radio traced and drove the rise of a grievance politics that led to Trump—and the January 6 violence.

Feb 18, 2021 / Joan Walsh

Austin, Texas Storm

While Texans Freeze, Governor Greg Abbott Lies About the Green New Deal While Texans Freeze, Governor Greg Abbott Lies About the Green New Deal

Republican politicians try—and fail—to deflect blame with outrageous spin.

Feb 18, 2021 / John Nichols

trump flag

The Trumpers Among Us The Trumpers Among Us

Liberals call for unity, but 74 million Americans voted for its opposite.

Feb 18, 2021 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The Trump-McConnell Death Match Is Good for Dems—and the Country

The Trump-McConnell Death Match Is Good for Dems—and the Country The Trump-McConnell Death Match Is Good for Dems—and the Country

The prospect of a fracturing Republican Party presents both opportunities and dangers.

Feb 17, 2021 / Jeet Heer

Senator Mitch McConnell

How to Hold Senate Republicans Accountable How to Hold Senate Republicans Accountable

Defeat them at the polls.

Feb 16, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Impeachable Trump

The Impeachable Trump The Impeachable Trump

Ex-president on trial, yet again.

Feb 16, 2021 / OppArt / R. Sikoryak

Senator Ron Johnson

The 43 Senators of the Republican Sedition Caucus Are Every Bit As Guilty as Donald Trump The 43 Senators of the Republican Sedition Caucus Are Every Bit As Guilty as Donald Trump

Voters must be reminded in 2022 that senators like Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson chose partisanship over their constitutional duty.

Feb 16, 2021 / John Nichols

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