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December 26, 2022
The Making of a Congressional Con Man
How the Democrats and media allowed George Santos to lie his way into the House.
Jeet Heer
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December 26, 2022
Poor People Have the Power to Transform America
As the threat of yet more political turmoil and escalating violence looms, isn’t it time to break through the isolation with a new sense of collective power?
Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
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December 23, 2022
How Young People Shaped 2022
From abortion rights activism to climate strikes to labor unionization, here are some of the movements that mattered most to students this year.
StudentNation
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December 21, 2022
Conservative Jews Made a Terrible Bargain With Trump and the Right Over Israel
American Jewish leaders have spent so long genuflecting before the Christian right that even the most blatant anti-Semitism finds them unable to stand up or speak out.
Eric Alterman
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December 21, 2022
Conspiracy Theories Aren’t the Only Thing Motivating Far-Right Voters
Globalization and neoliberalism have indeed created hardships for certain communities like blue-collar workers, rural residents, and older voters who have been tempted by the right.
John Feffer
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December 20, 2022
The January 6 Committee Just Put Kevin McCarthy in Charge of an Investigation Into Kevin McCarthy
Nearing the anniversary of the Capitol riots, the dysfunctional structure of the House Ethics Committee virtually guarantees inaction by a Republican-controlled House.
John Nichols
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December 19, 2022
DOJ Lawyers Are Cowards if They Don’t Indict Trump
The January 6 committee gave Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice more than enough to charge Donald Trump.
Elie Mystal
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December 19, 2022
Democrats Could Have Won the House if They’d Had Their Act Together
The party didn’t lose the House by a lot. It lost by a little.
John Nichols
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December 19, 2022
Against Climate Optimism—Because “Team Normal” Won’t Save the World
Some of us refuse to go along with a mainstream climate movement that settles for genocide.
Wen Stephenson
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December 19, 2022
What Democrats Can Learn From Keith Ellison’s Reelection
If the Democratic Party hopes to fend off future Republican challenges to vulnerable incumbents, they could draw on Ellison’s playbook.
Theia Chatelle