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April 21, 2022
McConnell and McCarthy Are Craven Trump Bootlickers, Part Infinity
A New York Times “scoop” confirms what we already knew: The GOP leaders blamed Trump for January 6 and wanted him gone—but then caved.
Joan Walsh
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January 21, 2022
Mitch McConnell’s Klanian Slip
In saying the quiet part out loud, McConnell confirmed what many of us already knew: White people think they’re the only true Americans.
Elie Mystal
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October 1, 2021
Why Are the Democrats Handing the Judicial Branch Over to the GOP?
Democrats have a chance to reclaim the courts from conservatives by pushing to fill judicial vacancies and expanding the courts. They’re doing neither.
Elie Mystal
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September 28, 2021
Will Corporate Democrats Derail Biden’s Agenda?
This week, Americans may get a sobering insight into how corrupted our politics have become.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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September 15, 2021
Blinken Derangement Syndrome
The party that brought us the Benghazi hearings has a new obsession.
John Nichols
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June 15, 2021
McConnell Explains How He’ll Steal Another Supreme Court Pick From Another Democratic President
The Republican signals that if his party retakes the Senate, he’ll block Biden’s high court nominees in 2024—and very probably in 2023.
John Nichols
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April 27, 2021
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April 9, 2021
McConnell Has No Trouble With Corporate Speech—as Long as It Takes the Form of Bribery
The minority leader has a problem with corporations that call out Jim Crow voting restrictions. But he’s still happy to take their dirty money,
John Nichols
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April 7, 2021
Can Biden Fix the Courts That Trump Broke?
There is no progressive future without a serious fight to reclaim the judiciary from the grips of conservative judges.
Elie Mystal
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March 30, 2021
Biden Is Facing a Roosevelt Moment
Democrats can’t allow the timid to block making a material difference in people’s lives.
Katrina vanden Heuvel