When Will David Brooks Admit That Conservatism Paved the Way for Trump? When Will David Brooks Admit That Conservatism Paved the Way for Trump?
The New York Times columnist’s nostalgia whitewashes a nastier and much more consequential history.
Will Garland Do What It Takes to Bring the Insurrectionists to Justice? Will Garland Do What It Takes to Bring the Insurrectionists to Justice?
A lot is riding on the attorney general’s prosecution of January 6 insurrectionists—including whether future coup plotters think they’ll be able to get away with it.
Jan 5, 2022 / Elie Mystal
The Uncanny Resemblance of the Beer Hall Putsch and the January 6 Insurrection The Uncanny Resemblance of the Beer Hall Putsch and the January 6 Insurrection
If 1920s Germany could punish Hitler for leading a coup attempt, why can’t America go after Trump?
Jan 3, 2022 / David E. Gumpert
Bette Midler’s Contempt Fuels Right-Wing Populism Bette Midler’s Contempt Fuels Right-Wing Populism
With Trump and his enablers ready to weaponize every condescending word, liberals need to stop giving them ammunition.
Dec 30, 2021 / Anthony Flaccavento and Erica Etelson
When Whiny, Incompetent Nazis Lost Big When Whiny, Incompetent Nazis Lost Big
The civil trial of the white supremacists who planned the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in 2017 brought some measure of justice. But the threat of violence still ...
Dec 23, 2021 / Feature / Joan Walsh
What the Pandemic Has Taught Us About American Democracy What the Pandemic Has Taught Us About American Democracy
A conversation with Danielle Allen about the strengths and faults of federalism during our health crisis.
Dec 22, 2021 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Devin Nunes Is Trading Congress for Social Media Devin Nunes Is Trading Congress for Social Media
With California’s electoral districts being redrawn, the Trumpist congressman is beating a hasty retreat.
Dec 10, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
What We Can Learn From Sports Fandom’s Moral Drift What We Can Learn From Sports Fandom’s Moral Drift
Fandom has taken on the worst of the corrupted tribalism that has dominated so much of life outside the arena, the ballpark, and the stadium.
Dec 8, 2021 / Robert Lipsyte
The Global Far Right Is Alive and Kicking The Global Far Right Is Alive and Kicking
And it hasn’t had this kind of opportunity for global expansion since fascism’s heyday in the 1930s.
Dec 7, 2021 / John Feffer
Ping!! How Those Trump/Russia Stories Got Shopped to the Media Ping!! How Those Trump/Russia Stories Got Shopped to the Media
Thanks to recent indictments and ongoing lawsuits about an alleged Trump computer back channel to Moscow, we can now see just how journalists got played—and who played them.
Dec 2, 2021 / Feature / Barry Meier