Republicans

Joe Biden

Joe Biden’s Age Isn’t the Problem Joe Biden’s Age Isn’t the Problem

Rather than substantively critiquing the president's policies or priorities, even Democrats are now criticizing Biden for being “too old.”

Jul 18, 2022 / StudentNation / Andrew V. Lorenzen

Ohio Man

Ohio Man Ohio Man

Tampering.

Jul 15, 2022 / Steve Brodner

Wilmington, North Carolina, commemorates the 1898 Wilmington coup and race massacre

It Can Happen Here: A White Supremacist Coup That Succeeded It Can Happen Here: A White Supremacist Coup That Succeeded

A vivid reminder that rural Americans are on the front lines of democracy.

Jul 15, 2022 / Laura Flanders

We Still Need Electoral Organizing

We Still Need Electoral Organizing We Still Need Electoral Organizing

Preserving some form of democratic government two years from now depends in part on keeping Republicans from taking over Congress this year.

Jul 13, 2022 / Rebecca Gordon

Mitch McConnell

The Republicans’ Agenda, Hidden in Plain Sight The Republicans’ Agenda, Hidden in Plain Sight

You can read the party’s priorities in the actions of the Supreme Court.

Jul 12, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump Was the “Central Figure” Who Set the Coup in Motion

Trump Was the “Central Figure” Who Set the Coup in Motion Trump Was the “Central Figure” Who Set the Coup in Motion

When Jamie Raskin says that Tuesday’s hearing will reveal evidence of wrongdoing by Trump that “cannot really be compared to anything else a president has done,” trust him.

Jul 12, 2022 / John Nichols

Drag queens read stories to children

Bullying, Shaming, and Legislating Against LGBTQ People Are on the Rise Bullying, Shaming, and Legislating Against LGBTQ People Are on the Rise

The right is again firing up a sex and gender panic.

Jul 12, 2022 / Column / Kali Holloway

Mandela Barnes stands at a podium

Republicans Are Attacking Wisconsin’s Lieutenant Governor for Saying Slavery Was Terrible Republicans Are Attacking Wisconsin’s Lieutenant Governor for Saying Slavery Was Terrible

Conservative politicians and commentators are circulating carefully edited clips of a speech by Mandela Barnes and claiming to be outraged.

Jul 8, 2022 / John Nichols

We Need Unity to Combat the Right’s Increasing Violence

We Need Unity to Combat the Right’s Increasing Violence We Need Unity to Combat the Right’s Increasing Violence

If progressives don’t find a unifying message of community and love, and find it soon, the guns already out there may be put to use in unspeakable ways.

Jul 6, 2022 / Andrea Mazzarino

Tucker Carlson

The Victim Blaming of the Victorious Right The Victim Blaming of the Victorious Right

Having the Supreme Court on their side isn’t enough. Reactionaries also want you to stop fighting back.

Jul 5, 2022 / Jeet Heer

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