Republicans

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, governor of Arkansas, speaks while delivering the Republican response to President Biden's State of the Union address on February 7, 2023.

The GOP Has Become the Pro–Child Labor Party The GOP Has Become the Pro–Child Labor Party

How a new economy of exploitation is rolling back protections—for profit.

Mar 14, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Former vice president Mike Pence at the Library of Congress

Stop Trying to Make Mike Pence Happen! Stop Trying to Make Mike Pence Happen!

His hypocritical, homophobic Gridiron speech, larded with dad jokes, was supposed to rebrand him for 2024 as the fun fascist. There’s no such thing.

Mar 13, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Twenty Years Ago, the United States Was Putin

Twenty Years Ago, the United States Was Putin Twenty Years Ago, the United States Was Putin

We should condemn Russian crimes in Ukraine, but not while conveniently forgetting the crimes we committed in Iraq.

Mar 13, 2023 / Juan Cole

Greg Becker, President and CEO of Silicon Valley Bank, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference on May 3, 2022.

Silicon Valley Learns to Love Socialism for the Rich Silicon Valley Learns to Love Socialism for the Rich

The very people who eviscerated banking regulations now want to be shielded from the catastrophe they caused.

Mar 13, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Children working as miners in Pennsylvania.

The Horrifying and Shameful Return of Child Labor The Horrifying and Shameful Return of Child Labor

Bipartisan buck-passing and a ramshackle immigration system have revived Victorian degradation.

Mar 10, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Students during a Defend New College protest in Sarasota, Florida, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.

Ron DeSantis Is Destroying Florida’s New College Just Because He Can Ron DeSantis Is Destroying Florida’s New College Just Because He Can

The worst thing is, he doesn’t even understand the value of what he’s breaking.

Mar 10, 2023 / Michael Rothbaum

Republicans Aren’t Really Trying to Win Popular-Vote Majorities

Republicans Aren’t Really Trying to Win Popular-Vote Majorities Republicans Aren’t Really Trying to Win Popular-Vote Majorities

Candidates who want to expand the party’s base, like former Maryland governor Larry Hogan, no longer have a chance of being nominated.

Mar 10, 2023 / John Nichols

Tucker Carlson in Hollywood, Fla

Tucker’s January 6 Video Bombshell Explodes—in His Face Tucker’s January 6 Video Bombshell Explodes—in His Face

Carlson’s misrepresentations of the January 6 insurrection are leaving him increasingly isolated—even within Fox News.

Mar 8, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Donald Trump addresses the annual Conservative Political Action Conference

The Republican Code of Silence The Republican Code of Silence

With an election on the horizon, Republicans are distancing themselves from Trump. But there's no guarantee the strategy will work in their favor.

Mar 8, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at AIPAC

Nikki Haley’s Presidential Run Is Already a National Joke Nikki Haley’s Presidential Run Is Already a National Joke

Her Machiavellian maneuvering notwithstanding, count on one thing: She won’t be able to beat either Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis.

Mar 8, 2023 / Clarence Lusane

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