Politics

Ronna McDaniel onstage with a microphone.

Can NBC Be Shamed Into Reversing Its Ronna McDaniel Hire? Can NBC Be Shamed Into Reversing Its Ronna McDaniel Hire?

A weekend of scorching criticism, even from network talent and executives, led to some limits on the Trump hack’s network role. But why is she there at all?

Mar 25, 2024 / Joan Walsh

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Mar 25, 2024 / OppArt / Lalo Alcaraz

Smoke rises over the Gaza Strip from Israeli bombardment, as seen from southern Israel.

The Single Most Important Thing President Biden Can Do for the Climate Is Enforce an Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza The Single Most Important Thing President Biden Can Do for the Climate Is Enforce an Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza

War and warming: US support for Israel’s war in Gaza is deepening the climate crisis—and making it impossible to solve.

Mar 25, 2024 / Jeff Jones and Eleanor Stein

Can Nevada Democrats Beat the Odds?

Can Nevada Democrats Beat the Odds? Can Nevada Democrats Beat the Odds?

By most measures, Nevada is a blue state. But Democrats could be placing a risky bet there this November.

Mar 25, 2024 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, US President Donald Trump, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, link hands during the Opening ceremony of the 31st ASEAN Summit in Cultural Center of the Philippines in Manila on November 13, 2017.

The Roots of Trump’s Dictator Fetish The Roots of Trump’s Dictator Fetish

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Jacob Heilbrunn on the American right’s long history of opposing democracy.

Mar 24, 2024 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Jonathan Glazer holds an Oscars statuette

Hit Dogs Holler: What the Backlash Against Jonathan Glazer Says About Israel’s Defenders Hit Dogs Holler: What the Backlash Against Jonathan Glazer Says About Israel’s Defenders

The Zone of Interest was never a film of purely historical relevance. But when the director made that obvious in his Oscar acceptance, supporters of Israel’s war in Gaza erupted.

Mar 22, 2024 / David Klion

Senator Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin, during a Senate Budget Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on March 12.

An Anti-Biden Conspirator Now Acknowledges That Ron Johnson Was “Doing the Bidding” of Russia An Anti-Biden Conspirator Now Acknowledges That Ron Johnson Was “Doing the Bidding” of Russia

In sworn testimony before Congress, a former Trump henchman says the senator from Wisconsin was “our guy in the Senate.”

Mar 22, 2024 / John Nichols

US Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Mike Johnson (R-La.), Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Daniel Webster (R-Fla.), 2023.

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Vacant Motion Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Vacant Motion

The Georgia representative filed a motion to vacate Speaker of the House Mike Johnson this morning.

Mar 22, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

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Mar 22, 2024 / Steve Brodner

President Trump Hosts Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban At The White House

Far From a Kink, Donald Trump’s Dictator Fetish Puts Him Squarely in the Mainstream Far From a Kink, Donald Trump’s Dictator Fetish Puts Him Squarely in the Mainstream

The American elite has long had a soft spot for “our sons of bitches” like those Trump now befriends.

Mar 22, 2024 / Jeet Heer

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