We Wouldn’t Be in This Mess if D.C. Were a State We Wouldn’t Be in This Mess if D.C. Were a State
The problem in the Senate runs deeper than Sinema and Manchin. It’s an unrepresentative chamber that must be made more representative.
Jan 21, 2022 / John Nichols
Rand Paul Abandons His Hippocratic Oath to Play Politics During a Pandemic Rand Paul Abandons His Hippocratic Oath to Play Politics During a Pandemic
The senator from Kentucky’s “Fire Fauci” crusade is a crude scheme to exploit fears and raise campaign cash, and Dr. Anthony Fauci called him out on it.
Jan 19, 2022 / John Nichols
If the Senate Fails to Act, Voting Is Not the Only Freedom on the Line If the Senate Fails to Act, Voting Is Not the Only Freedom on the Line
The same state legislators who are attacking voting rights are pushing ever-more-extreme bans and restrictions on abortion rights and access.
Jan 18, 2022 / Mini Timmaraju
5 Lessons From Hunter S. Thompson 5 Lessons From Hunter S. Thompson
Wisdom from the godfather of gonzo.
Jan 17, 2022 / Peter Richardson
The Protest Movement and the Protest Government The Protest Movement and the Protest Government
No one acquainted with right-wing media can doubt that anger over the 2020 riots—in Portland, Seattle, Kenosha, Philadelphia, and elsewhere—fed the wildness of the January 6 riot.
Jan 14, 2022 / David Bromwich
Madison Cawthorn’s Incitement of Insurrection Should Knock Him Off the Ballot Madison Cawthorn’s Incitement of Insurrection Should Knock Him Off the Ballot
The Republican representative’s words and deeds disqualify him from office under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
Jan 13, 2022 / John Nichols
Lani Guinier Taught Me Almost Everything I Know About Voting Rights Lani Guinier Taught Me Almost Everything I Know About Voting Rights
A brilliant professor, she showed me how the old Confederacy never really gave up—not after the Civil War, not after the Voting Rights Act, not ever.
Jan 12, 2022 / Elie Mystal
Ron Johnson Breaks His Term-Limit Pledge in Order to Keep Serving the Billionaire Class Ron Johnson Breaks His Term-Limit Pledge in Order to Keep Serving the Billionaire Class
The senator from Wisconsin announced his reelection run in The Wall Street Journal. Why? That’s the newspaper of his real constituents.
Jan 12, 2022 / John Nichols
Joe Biden Delivers the Speech, and the Fire, on Voting Rights He Should Have Brought Last July Joe Biden Delivers the Speech, and the Fire, on Voting Rights He Should Have Brought Last July
The president sought to shame anyone, including Democrats, who won’t change Senate rules to pass voting rights protection. But they might be shameless.
Jan 12, 2022 / Joan Walsh