Government

Norman Fruchter by the ocean.

Norman Fruchter Was a Giant in the Fight for Education Equity Norman Fruchter Was a Giant in the Fight for Education Equity

Fruchter, who passed away recently, was also a key figure in the New Left on both sides of the Atlantic.

Jan 13, 2023 / Obituary / Alix Kates Shulman

Will This Be the Year Dianne Feinstein Finally Retires?

Will This Be the Year Dianne Feinstein Finally Retires? Will This Be the Year Dianne Feinstein Finally Retires?

California Representative Katie Porter has already announced her intention to run for the seat. But the 89-year-old senator hasn't said she'll step down.

Jan 13, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky

Rep. Jim Jordan

The House GOP Weaponizes Its Grievances The House GOP Weaponizes Its Grievances

The party's new House select committee is nothing but a Trumped-up foray in the right's ongoing culture war.

Jan 12, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Kim Reynolds Iowa

Did Avoiding the “Big Lie” Help the Iowa GOP Win Big? Did Avoiding the “Big Lie” Help the Iowa GOP Win Big?

With unified messaging and a reluctance to embrace election denialism, Republicans in Iowa were able to outperform the party nationally and secure nearly every statewide office.

Jan 12, 2023 / StudentNation / Nina Baker

Actor Slim Pickens rides the bomb, waving his cowboy hat.

“The New Yorker” Goes All In on Our Precious Bodily Fluids “The New Yorker” Goes All In on Our Precious Bodily Fluids

Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the virus.

Jan 11, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves

Daniel Hoan, former mayor of Milwaukee

Socialism Is Back in the Wisconsin Legislature Socialism Is Back in the Wisconsin Legislature

A pair of democratic socialists have formed the state’s first socialist caucus since the 1930s.

Jan 11, 2023 / John Nichols

Matt Gaetz laughing while nominating Donald Trump for Speaker

If Democrats Want to Win 2024, They Need to Punch Back Hard If Democrats Want to Win 2024, They Need to Punch Back Hard

The averted crisis of the 2022 midterms was a warning, not a victory.

Jan 11, 2023 / Mark Green

Protect Democracy by Bolstering Organized Labor

Protect Democracy by Bolstering Organized Labor Protect Democracy by Bolstering Organized Labor

The Democrats must adopt long-term strategies to address the ongoing threats to American democracy. 

Jan 10, 2023 / Jacob M. Grumbach

Kanye West in a black hoodie

Ye Is a Right-Wing Tool—and Black People Know It Ye Is a Right-Wing Tool—and Black People Know It

Anti-Semitic hatred has become entangled with many other forms of hatred; Ye is carrying water for all of them.

Jan 10, 2023 / Column / Kali Holloway

From a Clown Coup to a Clown Speakership

From a Clown Coup to a Clown Speakership From a Clown Coup to a Clown Speakership

Kevin McCarthy’s surrender to the House Freedom Caucus is proof that the January 6 insurrectionists rule the GOP.

Jan 9, 2023 / Jeet Heer

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