Inauguration Day 2: The Call Is Coming From Inside The Building Inauguration Day 2: The Call Is Coming From Inside The Building
In 2020, after losing his bid for reelection to Joe Biden, Donald Trump summoned a mob to the Capitol. Today, as we mark the peaceful transfer of power, we offer this reminder.
Jan 20, 2025 / Feature / Steve Brodner
When Will We Make January 6 a Day of Commemoration? When Will We Make January 6 a Day of Commemoration?
We are not taking what happened in 2021 seriously enough.
Jan 6, 2025 / Joan Walsh
Joe Biden Loves Awarding Participation Trophies to the Failed Establishment Joe Biden Loves Awarding Participation Trophies to the Failed Establishment
Unwavering support for ancien régime restoration means prizes for Liz Cheney, Hillary Clinton, and George Soros.
Jan 6, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Trump’s Next Term Will Make His Historical Revisionism Official Trump’s Next Term Will Make His Historical Revisionism Official
The president-elect continues to escape accountability for his election denialism and endorsement of the January 6 insurrection.
Jan 6, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
Joe Biden’s Bodyguard of Liars Betrayed American Democracy Joe Biden’s Bodyguard of Liars Betrayed American Democracy
Gerontocracy, pro-establishment politics and deception by Democratic Party insiders all helped elect Donald Trump.
Dec 20, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Biden’s Legacy on Cuba Biden’s Legacy on Cuba
On the 10th anniversary of Obama’s opening, the outgoing president should take immediate action because it is good for the US, good for the Cuban people—and the right thing to do....
Dec 17, 2024 / Peter Kornbluh
It Would Be Idiotic to Make Mitch McConnell the Face of Anti-Trump Resistance It Would Be Idiotic to Make Mitch McConnell the Face of Anti-Trump Resistance
Countering imaginary isolationism, the outgoing Senate Republican leader advocates a return to Cold War militarism.
Dec 17, 2024 / Jeet Heer
It’s Still Not Too Late for Biden to Deliver Debt Relief It’s Still Not Too Late for Biden to Deliver Debt Relief
Four years after hearing the president promise bold action on student debt, most borrowers are still no better off, and many—especially defrauded debtors—are measurably worse off....
Dec 13, 2024 / Astra Taylor
Donald Trump’s Government of Gangsters Donald Trump’s Government of Gangsters
Who is being naïve now?
Dec 2, 2024 / Jeet Heer
What’s—Still—the Matter With Kansas? What’s—Still—the Matter With Kansas?
As recent events bear out, when Thomas Frank lamented, “We’ll have to drag the Democrats kicking and screaming to victory" in 2017, if anything he was understating the challenge.
Nov 27, 2024 / Column / Erica Etelson