Republicans

The Trump Revival

The Trump Revival The Trump Revival

To a growing contingent of right-wing evangelical Christians, Donald Trump isn’t just an aspiring two-term president. He’s an actual prophet.

Apr 15, 2024 / Feature / Chris Lehmann

Trump Carrier Factory

Republicans Are No Friends to Working People Republicans Are No Friends to Working People

If you work for a living, or if you know and love people who do, there’s a lot on the line in this year’s election.

Apr 12, 2024 / Rebecca Gordon

Reporters hold out phones toward Republican senatorial candidate Kari Lake, photographed on Capitol Hill.

Arizona’s Abortion Ban Is Exactly What Donald Trump Wants Arizona’s Abortion Ban Is Exactly What Donald Trump Wants

If you leave it up to the states, bad things will happen to women. That’s why rising numbers of voters are embracing broad abortion protections.

Apr 10, 2024 / Joan Walsh

House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, speaks during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on February 14, 2024.

The GOP-Controlled House Returns to the Work of Doing Nothing Except Backbiting The GOP-Controlled House Returns to the Work of Doing Nothing Except Backbiting

Congress has a vast tranche of unfinished business, but House Republicans seem awfully busy fighting amongst themselves.

Apr 8, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Trump at Palm Beach Fundraiser

His Billionaire Buddies’ Bribery Bails Out Trump, Again and Again His Billionaire Buddies’ Bribery Bails Out Trump, Again and Again

The problem isn’t that the former president is broke but that he’s for sale.

Apr 8, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Bombs, Bathos, and Beyond

Bombs, Bathos, and Beyond Bombs, Bathos, and Beyond

Hogwash.

Apr 5, 2024 / Steve Brodner

Young students get on a school bus in Muhlenberg Township, Pennsylvania, on October 20, 2021.

Kids Need Public-School Funding—Not a TikTok Ban Kids Need Public-School Funding—Not a TikTok Ban

Social media apps are not the enemy of America’s children. But Republican mega-donor Jeffrey Yass is.

Apr 4, 2024 / Maria Hernandez

Abolishing the “Ballot Line” Will Reshape Progressive Politics

Abolishing the “Ballot Line” Will Reshape Progressive Politics Abolishing the “Ballot Line” Will Reshape Progressive Politics

With the eradication of the unconstitutional ballot design, New Jersey ushers in a new era of electoral politics.

Apr 4, 2024 / Arvin Alaigh

South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem votes in Saigon, Aug. 30, 1959. At the time, Diem’s government enjoyed American political and military assistance, but by late 1963, he would be overthrown and assassinated, having lost U.S. support.

Will the US Move Toward “Demonstration Elections”? Will the US Move Toward “Demonstration Elections”?

If fascism—or even just an authoritarian regime—does happen here in November, it may look surprisingly familiar.

Apr 3, 2024 / Van Gosse

The TikTok social media platform's logo is reflected in the eye of a 13-year-old boy as he looks at a computer screen in Bath, England.

“In Techno Parentis”: Who Should Regulate the Online Lives of Teenagers? “In Techno Parentis”: Who Should Regulate the Online Lives of Teenagers?

With TikTok, Instagram, and other platforms using algorithms to send teen viewers addictive, dangerous content—and reaping immense profits—self-regulation has clearly failed.

Apr 2, 2024 / Zephyr Teachout

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