Why I Can’t Watch the RNC Why I Can’t Watch the RNC
The level of Trump toxicity in my system makes it impossible for me to consume the RNC’s festival of fear and cynicism.
Aug 26, 2020 / Joan Walsh
The Republican Convention Is a Political Ponzi Scheme The Republican Convention Is a Political Ponzi Scheme
Trump and the Republicans have staked their political futures on a big lie that they’re banking on voters not to check.
Aug 26, 2020 / John Nichols
The RNC’s Extremist Problem The RNC’s Extremist Problem
Eager to shore up the GOP base, the party’s convention has elevated QAnon, anti-suffragists, anti-Semites, and assorted weirdos.
Aug 25, 2020 / Jeet Heer
How Trump Betrays the Working People Who Elected Him How Trump Betrays the Working People Who Elected Him
The president is trying to con his supporters once more.
Aug 25, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
At the RNC, Republicans Go All In on Police Impunity At the RNC, Republicans Go All In on Police Impunity
As Jacob Blake lay in his hospital bed, Republicans began their convention by defending “the Blue” and refusing to say Black lives matter.
Aug 25, 2020 / Elie Mystal
The Party of Whatever the Hell Trump Says The Party of Whatever the Hell Trump Says
The Grand Old Party convenes without a platform to stand on.
Aug 25, 2020 / John Nichols
USPS Out of Sorts USPS Out of Sorts
The postmaster general undermines voting-by-mail.
Aug 24, 2020 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
73 Days Until We Can Vote Him Out 73 Days Until We Can Vote Him Out
Nearly 20,000 false claims since 2017 that are costing lives.
Aug 22, 2020 / OppArt / Josh Gosfield
Biden Cannot Win (or Govern) as a Deficit Hawk Biden Cannot Win (or Govern) as a Deficit Hawk
Deficit hawk rhetoric and austerity economics will undermine the winning coalition Biden needs to build.
Aug 21, 2020 / John Nichols
The First Night of the DNC Felt Like a Really Brutal Doctor’s Appointment The First Night of the DNC Felt Like a Really Brutal Doctor’s Appointment
While the Democrats worked overtime to convey how sick the country is, they forgot to mention how they’re going to save us.
Aug 18, 2020 / Elie Mystal