Kevin McCarthy Hands the January 6 Video Over to a January 6 Riot Promoter Kevin McCarthy Hands the January 6 Video Over to a January 6 Riot Promoter
The speaker’s move to give 44,000 hours of video footage to insurrection fan Tucker Carlson endangers national security and proves McCarthy’s a captive to extremists.
Feb 21, 2023 / Joan Walsh
The Club Q Massacre and the New Culture of Lynching The Club Q Massacre and the New Culture of Lynching
Homophobic violence is fueled by the extreme right’s victim blaming.
Nov 28, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Suckered by Tucker Suckered by Tucker
I tuned in to watch The End of Men Monday night but only got a sliver—enough to know Carlson is in a full-on crisis of masculinity.
Apr 19, 2022 / Joan Walsh
Stay Outraged, Patriots! Stay Outraged, Patriots!
Why run on policies when you can run on misplaced fury?
Nov 16, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow
The 24-Hour Outrage Cycle The 24-Hour Outrage Cycle
It’s a well-oiled machine.
Sep 28, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow
The Age of Irrationality The Age of Irrationality
With the rise of QAnon and the anti-vax movement, skepticism has become the province of the paranoid.
Sep 20, 2021 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Blinken Derangement Syndrome Blinken Derangement Syndrome
The party that brought us the Benghazi hearings has a new obsession.
Sep 15, 2021 / John Nichols
Why Won’t TV News Say “Climate Change” About Hurricane Ida? Why Won’t TV News Say “Climate Change” About Hurricane Ida?
It’s media malpractice not to mention that burning fossil fuels drives extreme weather events.
Sep 2, 2021 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard
The Radical Capitalist Behind the Critical Race Theory Furor The Radical Capitalist Behind the Critical Race Theory Furor
How a dark-money mogul bankrolled an astroturf backlash.
Aug 13, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Jasmine Banks
The Aliens Are Coming to Help The Aliens Are Coming to Help
Liberals will try to create a scandal out of even the smallest space invasion.
Jun 29, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow