Republicans

Kanye West in California

Kanye West, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and the Mainstreaming of Nazism Kanye West, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and the Mainstreaming of Nazism

MAGA and cowardly Republicans are whitewashing Hitler fans.

Dec 2, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) speaks during a press conference at the US Capitol, standing alongside Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.).

American Authoritarianism Isn’t Going Away American Authoritarianism Isn’t Going Away

Neither the failure of the January 6 insurrection nor the disappointments suffered in the midterm elections have deterred the ambitions of the GOP’s fanatics.

Dec 1, 2022 / Clarence Lusane

Biden receives Covid booster shot

Pandemic Year 3: Who’s Got the Power? Pandemic Year 3: Who’s Got the Power?

Has public health failed us? Or have we failed public health?

Dec 1, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Reverend William Barber’s Pastoral Letter to the Republican Party Reverend William Barber’s Pastoral Letter to the Republican Party

Remember the role your forebears played in America’s first Reconstruction.

Nov 30, 2022 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Police arrest a suspect

The Midterms Showed Democrats Don’t Need to Pander on Crime The Midterms Showed Democrats Don’t Need to Pander on Crime

The Democratic Party shouldn’t panic over the issue.

Nov 29, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Newt Gingrich and Bob Dole at a circus on Capitol Hill, 1995.

Can the Origins of Today’s Right Be Traced to the 1990s? Can the Origins of Today’s Right Be Traced to the 1990s?

While some might remember the 1990s as an era of good feelings, Nicole Hemmer's Partisans argues that this period coincided with the rise of a more combative conservative movement.

Nov 29, 2022 / Books & the Arts / John Ganz

Hunter Biden, wearing a suit and tie, speaks at the DNC via webcam

The Agenda of House Republicans The Agenda of House Republicans

We said when we ran that we’d make this place great. We’ll honor that pledge, but right out of the gate, Inflation, the border, will just have to wait. We need to nab Hunter before…

Nov 29, 2022 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Colorado Springs shooting memorial

The Club Q Massacre and the New Culture of Lynching The Club Q Massacre and the New Culture of Lynching

Homophobic violence is fueled by the extreme right’s victim blaming.

Nov 28, 2022 / Jeet Heer

The Disturbing World of the New GOP

The Disturbing World of the New GOP The Disturbing World of the New GOP

The 2022 midterms saw the Republican Party complete its devolution into a party that has fully abandoned its conscience.

Nov 28, 2022 / Feature / John Nichols

Caldor Fire

Climate Change Should Have Dominated the Midterms. It Didn’t. Climate Change Should Have Dominated the Midterms. It Didn’t.

When you think about how an ever more overheated planet is going to affect our children and grandchildren, shouldn’t global warming have been right at the top of any list?

Nov 25, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt

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