Politics
During a Heated Covid Origins Hearing, a Scientist Comes in for Questioning During a Heated Covid Origins Hearing, a Scientist Comes in for Questioning
Peter Daszak is a high-profile virologist with close ties to the Wuhan Institute of Virology. That relationship landed him in front of Congress this week.
The House Antisemitism Bill Is an Amalgam of “Pointless Gestures and Posturing” The House Antisemitism Bill Is an Amalgam of “Pointless Gestures and Posturing”
The bill, which Speaker Mike Johnson described as an attempt “to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses,” was met with fierce criticism from leading Democrats in Congress….
Eric Adams Is the Lying Face of the Campus Crackdown Eric Adams Is the Lying Face of the Campus Crackdown
New York’s mayor is the right man for the job of standing up for the indefensible.
Protest Matters—but We Cannot Forsake the Vote Protest Matters—but We Cannot Forsake the Vote
At the Freedom Rising Conference, faith leaders gather to confront the “existential threat to democracy” posed by Trump.
State Politics
Eric Adams Is the Lying Face of the Campus Crackdown Eric Adams Is the Lying Face of the Campus Crackdown
New York’s mayor is the right man for the job of standing up for the indefensible.
How Dems Can Win Rural Voters, Plus “Who’s Afraid of Gender?” How Dems Can Win Rural Voters, Plus “Who’s Afraid of Gender?”
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Anthony Flaccavento talks about a Rural New Deal, and Katha Pollitt critiques Judith Butler’s new book.
Republicans Are in Damage Control Mode Over Abortion Republicans Are in Damage Control Mode Over Abortion
Arizona’s 1864 abortion law has local party leaders flailing to avoid alienating voters.
The Right
Trump Is the Ultimate Gang Leader Trump Is the Ultimate Gang Leader
April 29, 2024 Trump Is the Ultimate Gang Leader Trump and those backing him hope to disable enough of the political infrastructure to create the space for non-state actors to do h…
The Reactionary Justices Won’t Stop Until Abortions Are Illegal Everywhere The Reactionary Justices Won’t Stop Until Abortions Are Illegal Everywhere
Oral arguments in Idaho case make clear that further, even more radical attacks on reproductive freedom are coming.
Democrats
The House Antisemitism Bill Is an Amalgam of “Pointless Gestures and Posturing” The House Antisemitism Bill Is an Amalgam of “Pointless Gestures and Posturing”
The bill, which Speaker Mike Johnson described as an attempt “to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses,” was met with fierce criticism from leading Democrats in Congress….
Eric Adams Is the Lying Face of the Campus Crackdown Eric Adams Is the Lying Face of the Campus Crackdown
New York’s mayor is the right man for the job of standing up for the indefensible.
If Joe Biden Really Wants to Celebrate Press Freedom, He Should Free Julian Assange If Joe Biden Really Wants to Celebrate Press Freedom, He Should Free Julian Assange
Joe Biden will celebrate World Press Freedom Day tomorrow. But it is a safe bet that he’ll have nothing to say about Assange or Imran Khan, both behind bars for defying the US.
How Dems Can Win Rural Voters, Plus “Who’s Afraid of Gender?” How Dems Can Win Rural Voters, Plus “Who’s Afraid of Gender?”
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Anthony Flaccavento talks about a Rural New Deal, and Katha Pollitt critiques Judith Butler’s new book.
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