How Does Someone Like Lauren Boebert Get Elected? How Does Someone Like Lauren Boebert Get Elected?
With a lot of help from other far-right Republicans—and an establishment that enabled them.
Jan 19, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Time for Biden to Dial Down the Lincoln and Dial Up the FDR Time for Biden to Dial Down the Lincoln and Dial Up the FDR
Inaugural appeals to unity and “better angels” are nice. But this is the moment to rally America to chase money changers and fascists from the temples of power.
Jan 19, 2021 / John Nichols
Katie Porter Is a Politician Progressives Should Fight For Katie Porter Is a Politician Progressives Should Fight For
Give her that waiver—and stop the bankers from celebrating.
Jan 18, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A $2,000 Check Is a Good Start, but Struggling Americans Need $2,000 Every Month A $2,000 Check Is a Good Start, but Struggling Americans Need $2,000 Every Month
Dr. King taught us that direct cash payments are a smart response to poverty and mass unemployment. In this crisis, we need to heed that call.
Jan 18, 2021 / John Nichols
Call It Fascism Call It Fascism
On the wall of his office in the Rayburn House Office Building, Representative Jamie Raskin has a framed poster that details the “Early Warning Signs of Fascism.” Based on research…
Jan 18, 2021 / John Nichols
Is It Curtains for Donald Trump? Is It Curtains for Donald Trump?
He’s about to metamorphose from world’s most powerful human to financially and legally challenged pariah. His only ally? The mob.
Jan 15, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
The Capitol, Fortified The Capitol, Fortified
One week on from Trump’s riot, heavy fencing surrounds the Capitol complex and a swath of Washington is locked down tight.
Jan 14, 2021 / Andrew McCormick
There Can Be No ‘Unity’ With Seditious Republicans There Can Be No ‘Unity’ With Seditious Republicans
There can only be accountability from them.
Jan 14, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Trump’s Crime: Incitement of Insurrection Trump’s Crime: Incitement of Insurrection
John Nichols on impeachment, Astra Taylor on debt, and Robert Lipsyte on Trump and golf.
Jan 14, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Trump’s Congressional Co-Conspirators Are Just As Guilty as the President Trump’s Congressional Co-Conspirators Are Just As Guilty as the President
Congressional Republicans continue to embrace Donald Trump’s lies and, for the most part, refuse to sanction him.
Jan 13, 2021 / John Nichols