The Power of Negative Thinking The Power of Negative Thinking
Civility and compromise don't work against antidemocratic bullies. The left wins by rousing its own base, rather than grasping at the middle.
Nov 21, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
Be Careful What You Work For: The GOP’s Abortion Woes Are Just Starting Be Careful What You Work For: The GOP’s Abortion Woes Are Just Starting
The midterms open a future in which reproductive freedom will remake politics.
Nov 21, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Kevin McCarthy Will Miss Nancy Pelosi. If He Survives. Kevin McCarthy Will Miss Nancy Pelosi. If He Survives.
She knew how to whip GOP votes better than some Republicans. If McCarthy is elected, he’ll never control the House the way she did.
Nov 21, 2022 / Joan Walsh
The Democrats Have a Crypto Problem The Democrats Have a Crypto Problem
The high costs of taking money from Sam Bankman-Fried.
Nov 18, 2022 / Jeet Heer
As Trump Begins His Next Campaign, Election Deniers Face Defeat As Trump Begins His Next Campaign, Election Deniers Face Defeat
Nevada and Arizona were ground zero of the effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election result. Voters weren’t interested.
Nov 18, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
America’s Political Crisis Goes Beyond Trump America’s Political Crisis Goes Beyond Trump
Given the startling proliferation of illiberal and antidemocratic tendencies in the American polity, how should we rate the health of our own liberal democracy?
Nov 18, 2022 / Andrew J. Bacevich
How University Title IX Offices Fail Survivors How University Title IX Offices Fail Survivors
In 2014, an investigation by the Department of Education found that Princeton’s response to complaints of sexual violence violated Title IX. How much has changed since?
Nov 18, 2022 / StudentNation / Hannah Reynolds and Jessica Lambert
Democrats Shouldn’t Take Women Voters for Granted Democrats Shouldn’t Take Women Voters for Granted
Far from alienating the electorate, an emphasis on abortion rights delivered victory.
Nov 17, 2022 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Republicans Are Sticking to a Losing Game Republicans Are Sticking to a Losing Game
In a nomination meeting, the GOP planned to retain Mitch McConnell as Senate minority leader and Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House.
Nov 17, 2022 / Chris Lehmann