
Casting a Historic Vote in Georgia Casting a Historic Vote in Georgia
The state’s electors included the first Puerto Rican woman to be elected district attorney in the United States.
Dec 16, 2020 / Timothy Pratt

Republicans Will Take Their Assault on Democracy to Congress—and It Will Be Awful Republicans Will Take Their Assault on Democracy to Congress—and It Will Be Awful
Despite Biden’s Electoral College win, Republicans are plotting to disrupt the formal process of accepting the Electoral College result on January 6.
Dec 15, 2020 / John Nichols

Is It Really Terry McAuliffe’s Turn in Virginia—Again? Is It Really Terry McAuliffe’s Turn in Virginia—Again?
Two Black women were already in the governor’s race, but McAuliffe wagers that his experience, fundraising prowess, and ties to the state’s older Black leaders can propel him past ...
Dec 11, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Hinch-22 Hinch-22
Bilgewater on back order. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of December 7.
Dec 11, 2020 / Steve Brodner

Senator Ron Johnson No Longer Has Constituents; He Has a Boss, a Don Senator Ron Johnson No Longer Has Constituents; He Has a Boss, a Don
He’s planned a hearing to promote fantasies about “irregularities,” and threatens to disrupt certification of the Electoral College vote.
Dec 11, 2020 / John Nichols

How the Safe Bet Lost in North Carolina How the Safe Bet Lost in North Carolina
What doomed Cal Cunningham may have been the same thing that made him appealing in the first place: He never took a firm position on anything, even himself.
Dec 11, 2020 / Drew Millard

Human Rights Day Human Rights Day
Will the USA remember our promise?
Dec 10, 2020 / OppArt / Jos Sances

A Guide to Giving: Worst Year Ever Edition A Guide to Giving: Worst Year Ever Edition
Get a fresh start after a rotten year—help those who help others.
Dec 10, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Trump’s Last Gasp Is a Scheme to Disenfranchise 20,756,421 American Voters—and He’s Getting Help Trump’s Last Gasp Is a Scheme to Disenfranchise 20,756,421 American Voters—and He’s Getting Help
By embracing a Texas lawsuit to cancel the results from Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Georgia, the president pushes the ultimate voter suppression.
Dec 9, 2020 / John Nichols

Raging Pandemic, Anemic Response Raging Pandemic, Anemic Response
Americans suffer while the GOP dithers.