White Supremacists Are a Threat to Elections, Says the DHS White Supremacists Are a Threat to Elections, Says the DHS
While the Trump administration publicly downplays the rise of the far right, Homeland Security anticipates “physical threats” to the 2020 election.
Sep 18, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
Facebook Versus Democracy Facebook Versus Democracy
A staff revolt highlights the social media giant’s reactionary politics, which are rooted in both business strategy and ideology.
Sep 18, 2020 / Jeet Heer
In Trump’s America, It’s Cruelty as Policy In Trump’s America, It’s Cruelty as Policy
Forced hysterectomies for ICE detainees, more mass deportations, threats to bring sedition charges against protesters—this is political vandalism.
Sep 18, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky
Very Brief Briefings Very Brief Briefings
Director John Ratcliffe informs Congress he won’t be informing them.
Sep 18, 2020 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Susan Collins Is Donald Trump’s Essential Ally in the Senate Susan Collins Is Donald Trump’s Essential Ally in the Senate
The senator makes a big deal about refusing to say whether she’ll vote for Trump in November. But she’s already given him the votes he needs.
Sep 18, 2020 / John Nichols
Do Florida Democrats Want to Win the State Senate This Year? Do Florida Democrats Want to Win the State Senate This Year?
Party leaders’ reluctance to support promising challengers, and a penchant for punishing those who complain about that lack of support, provokes the question.
Sep 17, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Of Course Republicans Want to Suppress the Youth Vote Of Course Republicans Want to Suppress the Youth Vote
Republicans know the country is changing demographically and politically. That’s why they want to prevent young people from voting.
Sep 17, 2020 / StudentNation / Asiah Williams
The Military’s Role in a Contested Election The Military’s Role in a Contested Election
Asking the armed forces to decide who won would be the first step on the road to rule by military junta.
Sep 17, 2020 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Trump’s Strategy to Upend the Election Is Being Implemented in Plain Sight Trump’s Strategy to Upend the Election Is Being Implemented in Plain Sight
A multimillion-dollar legal strategy, egged on by President Trump, is erecting barriers to voting and creating chaos in battleground states.
Sep 16, 2020 / John Nichols
Biden Republicans Are a Political Illusion Biden Republicans Are a Political Illusion
The Democrats have tried hard to gain the love of disaffected conservatives—but now face diminishing returns.
Sep 16, 2020 / Jeet Heer