Politics
The Supreme Court Is Broken. How Do We Fix It?
Ryan Doerfler argues that real change requires us to strip the court of its authority while Elie Mystal writes that the best approach is to flood the court with more justices.
Ryan Doerfler and Elie MystalFear & Loathing in San Francisco: How Chesa Boudin Got Blamed
In this reputedly progressive city, tech and real estate money has bankrolled a centrist backlash.
Christopher D. CookPaul LePage Is Back!
He called himself “Trump before Trump.” Now, he wants to stage a comeback.
Sasha AbramskyLatest in Politics
“Let Beto Speak”: Texans Desperately Need an Alternative to NRA Republicans
Beto O’Rourke interrupted the state’s gun apologists on Wednesday, showing he knows exactly how to run for governor of a state plagued by mass shootings.
John Nichols
Time to Put the “Good Guy With a Gun” Delusion Out of Its Misery
In the wake of the Uvalde massacre, political evasion and lying only get more desperate.
Jeet HeerState Politics
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California Offers a Rare Alternative to the Pro-Gun Free-for-All
While Texas and other states double down on the gun love, the Golden State has at least attempted to enact regulations that will keep kids safe.
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The Latest Act in New York's Redistricting Circus Is a Killer
For national Democrats counting on the state’s redistricting to help hold the House, the latest electoral maps, which pit progressives against each other in several districts, are a real gut punch.
Ross Barkan -
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Another Terrible Choice for Biden’s “Disinformation Board”
Michael Chertoff’s experience detaining Muslim Americans, justifying CIA torture, and helping to draft the Patriot Act make him an all-too-appropriate choice to advise this Orwellian agency.
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The DCCC and the DSCC Are Not On Our Side
We won’t come close to the changes this country desperately needs unless progressives transform the Democratic Party from within.
Robert L. Borosage
Progressives
The US Needs a Better Gun Policy. Democrats Can Make It Happen.
The gun control movement faces many challenges, but advocates’ passion is rising.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
In Ohio, a Primary Battle for the Soul of the Democratic Party
Progressive leader Nina Turner challenges establishment incumbent Shontel Brown in the state’s 11th Congressional District.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Are Latino Voters Actually Fleeing the Democratic Party?
In Texas, unapologetically progressive Latinx candidates saw victories across the state, contradicting the claims of an exodus from the Democratic Party.
Steve PhillipsThe Right
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May 26, 2022
The Buffalo Attack Is Part of a Long History of Racial Terror
How does a system that devalues Black lives expect the members of society to value them?
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May 23, 2022
Hungarian Rhapsody: The Right Dreams of an “American Orbánism”
Whether it’s a new variation of “the socialism of fools” or the same old fascist shell game, the Hungarian leader’s illiberal democracy has the American right under its spell.
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May 23, 2022
Insurrectionist Doug Mastriano Should Be Barred From the Pennsylvania Ballot
Details of Mastriano’s involvement with the coup attempt are overwhelming—and disqualify him under the 14th Amendment, argue constitutional lawyers.
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May 20, 2022
The School Board Culture War
Republicans are pushing national wedge issues to the local level, but smart progressives are beating them.
John Nichols
The Presidency
“Case Numbers Don't Matter”—and Other Fatal Covid Fallacies
The logic behind “cases don’t matter”—the drumbeat of medical professionals pushing us back to normal—is a direct violation of the oath to “first, do no harm.”
Gregg GonsalvesBiden’s Potential Next Climate Adviser Has Ties to Big Oil
Deputy adviser Ali Zaidi spent the Trump years at law firms that represented fossil fuel companies and private equity giants profiteering from the climate crisis.
Aída ChávezThe War on the Progressive Wing of the Democratic Party
Corporate interests are coming for the millions of progressive voters who joined with the center left to elect Joe Biden and a Democratic Congress.
Jeff WeaverPoliticians
Blame Republicans for Uvalde? Yes, but Also Blame the Supreme Court.
After radically expanding the definition of the Second Amendment, the Supreme Court is poised to give gunslingers yet another a big, wet kiss.
Elie Mystal
Urvashi Vaid, 1958–2022
Telling the truth, standing together, and fighting for liberation.
Laura Flanders
Ruben Gallego's Fury Over Uvalde Is Exactly Why He Must Challenge Sinema
The Arizona Democrat spoke for a good many when he called out Republicans and Democrats after the massacre of 19 children and two teachers in Texas.
John NicholsCoronavirus and Politics
