The Grand Old Party of Liars The Grand Old Party of Liars
Republicans aren’t even trying anymore, as they cover for their dear leader, Donald Trump.
Jul 3, 2024 / John Nichols for The Nation
Taylor Swift May Yet Save Joe Biden Taylor Swift May Yet Save Joe Biden
Attacks on the popular singer help highlight the sheer weirdness of Trump’s GOP.
Feb 5, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Why the Anti-Defamation League Loves Certain Bigots Why the Anti-Defamation League Loves Certain Bigots
From apartheid South Africa to Elon Musk, defending Israel overrides fighting antisemitism.
Nov 20, 2023 / Jeet Heer
“Sound of Freedom” Is a QAnon Fever Dream “Sound of Freedom” Is a QAnon Fever Dream
The third-biggest movie of the summer is an action thriller about child sex trafficking that eagerly caters to right-wing paranoia.
Aug 7, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
Donald Trump Goes Apocalyptic Donald Trump Goes Apocalyptic
Confronted with a long-overdue legal reckoning, the former president's rhetoric has only gotten more extreme.
Jul 11, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
A Comic That Captures the Antic Energy of a Post-Truth World A Comic That Captures the Antic Energy of a Post-Truth World
A conversation with the makers of The Department of Truth, a comic series that examines the intersection of American conspiracy and Western propaganda.
Mar 1, 2023 / Books & the Arts / ML Kejera
QAnon Is the Latest American Conspiracy Theory QAnon Is the Latest American Conspiracy Theory
The rise of the right-wing paranoid fantasy, egged on by Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene, reflects deep currents in American politics.
Feb 6, 2023 / Feature / Chris Lehmann
Ye Is a Right-Wing Tool—and Black People Know It Ye Is a Right-Wing Tool—and Black People Know It
Anti-Semitic hatred has become entangled with many other forms of hatred; Ye is carrying water for all of them.
Jan 10, 2023 / Column / Kali Holloway
Why Are So Many People Dying? Reaping the Anti-Vaxx Whirlwind. Why Are So Many People Dying? Reaping the Anti-Vaxx Whirlwind.
Though it was GOP politicians who first came for the Covid vaccines, not all vaccine resistance is partisan—or political.
Jan 6, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves