The Trump Wannabees The Trump Wannabees
On this episode of the The Time of Monsters, Chris Lehmann discusses the GOP candidates on the debate stage trying to copy the party’s one true star.
Republicans Want Us to Be Afraid of Everything but Guns Republicans Want Us to Be Afraid of Everything but Guns
For all their talk of being tough on crime, the GOP primary candidates had nothing to say about the lethal weapons that kill thousands of Americans every year.
Aug 25, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky
Republicans Are Wrong on Abortion—and They Know It Republicans Are Wrong on Abortion—and They Know It
The GOP presidential candidates are trying really hard to confuse voters on abortion. But Americans are not buying it.
Aug 25, 2023 / Angela Vasquez-Giroux
Will Trump’s 4th Arrest Tip the Scales? Will Trump’s 4th Arrest Tip the Scales?
Instead of hurting his poll numbers, Trump’s indictments have sucked the oxygen out of the Republican primary race. Will this latest indictment be any different?
Aug 24, 2023 / Joan Walsh
The Donald Trump Look-Alike Contest The Donald Trump Look-Alike Contest
At last night’s Republican primary debate, candidates struggled to assume the mantle of the one who wasn’t there.
Aug 24, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
The Scariest Lie at the GOP Debate Wasn’t About Donald Trump The Scariest Lie at the GOP Debate Wasn’t About Donald Trump
The debate confirmed two things: that climate denial is thriving in the GOP, and that these candidates will do absolutely nothing to save the planet.
Aug 24, 2023 / John Nichols
If the Left Doesn’t Channel Populist Resentment, We Know Who Will If the Left Doesn’t Channel Populist Resentment, We Know Who Will
What tone-deaf liberals can’t hear in Rich Men North of Richmond.
Aug 24, 2023 / Erica Etelson
Vivek Ramaswamy’s Edgelord Foreign Policy Vivek Ramaswamy’s Edgelord Foreign Policy
We can see the future of Republicans’ ruling-class geopolitical agenda in his babble… and it sucks.
Aug 23, 2023 / Van Jackson
Tonight’s GOP Debate Could Put the Final Nail in Ron DeSantis’s Political Coffin Tonight’s GOP Debate Could Put the Final Nail in Ron DeSantis’s Political Coffin
Trump has trashed DeSantis for months. Yet the Florida governor apparently plans to defend Trump in the debate. Dumb move!
Aug 23, 2023 / John Nichols