Tea Party

Kevin McCarthy scowling

It’s Not the Job of Democrats to Save the GOP It’s Not the Job of Democrats to Save the GOP

Helping Republicans pick a House speaker makes sense only if it intensifies the right-wing civil war.

Jan 5, 2023 / Jeet Heer

A child holding a protest sign

The Press Is Amplifying a Dangerous Know-Nothing Ideology The Press Is Amplifying a Dangerous Know-Nothing Ideology

The anti-lockdown protests aren’t the first time the media has been swindled into cheerleading an extremist faux libertarianism.

May 6, 2020 / no-paywall / Eric Alterman

Will Red-State Protests Spark Electoral Change?

Will Red-State Protests Spark Electoral Change? Will Red-State Protests Spark Electoral Change?

After nearly a decade of Republican anti-tax “experiments,” voters appear fed up with being the guinea pigs.

Jul 5, 2018 / Feature / Bryce Covert

A young man holds up a sign at a recent rally against the repeal of the ACA

The Tea Party Helped Build the Bridge to Single Payer The Tea Party Helped Build the Bridge to Single Payer

By pushing a draconian repeal of Obamacare, they awakened a giant. Thanks, guys!

Mar 29, 2017 / Editorial / Richard Kim

Deep Stories: Arlie Russell Hochschild’s Journey into Trump Country

Deep Stories: Arlie Russell Hochschild’s Journey into Trump Country Deep Stories: Arlie Russell Hochschild’s Journey into Trump Country

For many of Louisiana Tea Partiers, "Democrat" wasn’t a bad word when they were growing up but it is now. The well-known sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild went to the heart...

Sep 28, 2016 / Books & the Arts / John B. Judis

Donald Trump with Louisiana supporters

Inside the Head of a Trump Supporter Inside the Head of a Trump Supporter

Mike Schaff’s community was destroyed by the failures of a private company, but he’s voting for America’s most notorious businessman. Why?

Aug 29, 2016 / Arlie Hochschild

Donald Trump in Wilkes Barre

The Soul of the Tea Party The Soul of the Tea Party

The Koch brothers may have paid for some buses, but Fox News and talk radio filled them with bodies.

May 17, 2016 / Books & the Arts / David Bromwich

Senator Ted Cruz

Don’t Expect Ted Cruz to Moderate Any Time Soon Don’t Expect Ted Cruz to Moderate Any Time Soon

A looming primary day in the Deep South is a golden opportunity for the Texas Senator.

Feb 2, 2016 / George Zornick

(AP Photo / Sean Rayford)

Ted Cruz Is Smart, Disciplined, and Has a Strategy to Win Ted Cruz Is Smart, Disciplined, and Has a Strategy to Win

Time to worry.

Jan 22, 2016 / George Zornick

Tom Tomorrow toon

Wingnuts Discuss the Right to Bear Arms Wingnuts Discuss the Right to Bear Arms

This is America, after all!

Nov 3, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

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