Kevin McCarthy Doesn’t Want Pro-Trump Protests? Give Me A Break. Kevin McCarthy Doesn’t Want Pro-Trump Protests? Give Me A Break.
On the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War, credulous reporters remind us how we got that disaster—and Donald Trump, too.
Mar 20, 2023 / Joan Walsh
Reagan, Trump, and the Price of Presidential Impunity Reagan, Trump, and the Price of Presidential Impunity
New evidence of 1980 election shenanigans has implications for the debate on prosecuting Trump.
Mar 20, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Democrats Face a Terrible Reckoning on Bank Bailouts Democrats Face a Terrible Reckoning on Bank Bailouts
Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, and a phalanx of senators are way too cozy with finance capital.
Mar 17, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Trump Might Face Criminal Charges—But He’s Unlikely to Face Justice Trump Might Face Criminal Charges—But He’s Unlikely to Face Justice
Georgia DA Fani Willis is expected to announce whether she’ll bring charges against Trump any day. The only question—what happens after that?
Mar 17, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Reports of the Death of Biden’s Student Debt Cancellation Program Are Premature Reports of the Death of Biden’s Student Debt Cancellation Program Are Premature
Pronouncing debt cancellation DOA takes the Supreme Court’s ruling as the last word—precisely at the moment when the court’s authority demands challenge, not complacency.
Mar 13, 2023 / Eleni Schirmer
Fox News May Finally Pay the Price for Its Lies Fox News May Finally Pay the Price for Its Lies
The Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit has placed the network in real legal jeopardy, and even its friends might not bail it out this time.
Mar 9, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Tucker’s January 6 Video Bombshell Explodes—in His Face Tucker’s January 6 Video Bombshell Explodes—in His Face
Carlson’s misrepresentations of the January 6 insurrection are leaving him increasingly isolated—even within Fox News.
Mar 8, 2023 / Joan Walsh
The Country Is Paying for Merrick Garland’s Failure to Prosecute Trump The Country Is Paying for Merrick Garland’s Failure to Prosecute Trump
The special counsel may indict Trump for something, but it’s already too late to stop him from running for president again.
Mar 7, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Did Something Happen on January 6, 2021? Republicans Don’t Want to Talk About It. Did Something Happen on January 6, 2021? Republicans Don’t Want to Talk About It.
The early GOP 2024 presidential candidates are mum about the insurrection and who was behind it.
Mar 6, 2023 / Joan Walsh
Reports of Trump’s Demise Are Premature, and His Threat of “Retribution” Is Serious Reports of Trump’s Demise Are Premature, and His Threat of “Retribution” Is Serious
At CPAC, the former president outlines his plan to regain the GOP nomination—and the White House.
Mar 6, 2023 / Jeet Heer