Politics

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

GOP Warheads

GOP Warheads GOP Warheads

Night of the Hunter.

Mar 9, 2023 / OppArt / Rob Rogers

Truck billboards drive in front of the Palace Hotel calling out Fox News' election denial

Fox News May Finally Pay the Price for Its Lies Fox News May Finally Pay the Price for Its Lies

The Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit has placed the network in real legal jeopardy, and even its friends might not bail it out this time.

Mar 9, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Marianne Williamson: “Anything Is Possible”

Marianne Williamson: “Anything Is Possible” Marianne Williamson: “Anything Is Possible”

Days after Marianne Williamson announced her 2024 presidential bid, The Nation’s John Nichols spoke with the candidate about why she’s making this run.

Mar 9, 2023 / Q&A / John Nichols

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's book

Ron DeSantis Says, “The Left Made Me Do It”; Plus Our Oscar Preview With John Powers Ron DeSantis Says, “The Left Made Me Do It”; Plus Our Oscar Preview With John Powers

On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, Chris Lehmann talks about the DeSantis book, and John Powers complains about the Academy Awards.

Mar 9, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

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

front of the News Corp building

Fox News and the Quicksand of Lies Fox News and the Quicksand of Lies

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Chris Lehmann and I talk about the network and the broader problem of a post-truth society.

Mar 8, 2023 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Demonstrators supporting restrictions on transgender student athletes

Banning Trans Athletes Is Just the Beginning Banning Trans Athletes Is Just the Beginning

Rightists have a genocidal perspective on trans kids. Now they want the federal government to use Title IX to further push trans young people from public life.

Mar 7, 2023 / Dave Zirin

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