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Police lead suspected shooter Dylann Roof, 21, into the courthouse in Shelby, North Carolina, June 18, 2015. Roof, a 21-year-old with a criminal record, is accused of killing nine people at a Bible-study meeting in a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina.

How to Understand White Male Terrorism How to Understand White Male Terrorism

We’ve been here before, and we know that violent backlash is at its fiercest when movements for racial and gender justice are winning.

Nov 30, 2015 / Max Berger

Katrina vandel Heuvel on CNN's Reliable Sources, November 29, 2015.

‘The Media Needs to Call a Lie a Lie’ ‘The Media Needs to Call a Lie a Lie’

On CNN’s Reliable Sources, Katrina vanden Heuvel holds the press accountable for letting Trump’s deceptions slide.

Nov 30, 2015 / Press Room and Katrina vanden Heuvel

Planned Parenthood Colorado Springs

How the Phony Planned Parenthood Videos Degraded the Abortion Debate How the Phony Planned Parenthood Videos Degraded the Abortion Debate

Abortion foes know Americans want choice to stay legal, so they’ve shifted their strategy to reduce access and demonize providers.

Nov 30, 2015 / Joan Walsh

GOP Colorado debate

Let the GOP Hunger Games Begin Let the GOP Hunger Games Begin

The six top Republican candidates take economic policy into the wilderness.

Nov 30, 2015 / Nomi Prins

The Deafening Silence of the Republican Field in the Wake of the Planned Parenthood Shooting

The Deafening Silence of the Republican Field in the Wake of the Planned Parenthood Shooting The Deafening Silence of the Republican Field in the Wake of the Planned Parenthood Shooting

Republican contenders who have had so very much to say against Planned Parenthood were largely mum after Friday’s deadly violence.

Nov 28, 2015 / John Nichols

An Illustrated Guide to the Dumbest Things Republicans Have Said About Refugees

An Illustrated Guide to the Dumbest Things Republicans Have Said About Refugees An Illustrated Guide to the Dumbest Things Republicans Have Said About Refugees

Words are not enough to capture how far the GOP’s rhetoric has devolved.

Nov 24, 2015 / Steve Brodner

The Washington Monument and US Capitol silhouetted at dawn in Washington, DC.

Looking for Kabul-Style Corruption? Try K Street. Looking for Kabul-Style Corruption? Try K Street.

You don't have to travel across the ocean to find widespread corruption, extortion and bribery.

Nov 24, 2015 / Rebecca Gordon

Tom Tomorrow toon

In the Wake of Paris, Republicans Want You to Remember American Values In the Wake of Paris, Republicans Want You to Remember American Values

Like sending away orphaned toddlers and administering religious tests at the border.

Nov 24, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

John Bel Edwards

How a Democrat Can Win in the South How a Democrat Can Win in the South

John Bel Edwards’s surprise victory in Louisiana offers a lesson to Democrats: Campaign fiercely, mobilize urgently.

Nov 23, 2015 / John Nichols

A Wily Ted Cruz Makes His Move

A Wily Ted Cruz Makes His Move A Wily Ted Cruz Makes His Move

Finally, a seasoned political leader is moving to the top tier of GOP primary contenders. But it’s not who the establishment was hoping for.

Nov 23, 2015 / Joan Walsh

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