Political Ideologies

January 6th committee hearing

187 Minutes of Treason 187 Minutes of Treason

Thursday’s January 6 Committee hearing painted a portrait of “an out-of-control, criminal, seditious, mad president.”

Jul 22, 2022 / John Nichols

Could GOP States Really Stop Pregnant People From Traveling to Get Abortions?

Could GOP States Really Stop Pregnant People From Traveling to Get Abortions? Could GOP States Really Stop Pregnant People From Traveling to Get Abortions?

Conservative legislatures shouldn’t be able to pass fugitive womb laws, but that doesn’t mean they won’t do it anyway—and get away with it.

Jul 22, 2022 / Column / Elie Mystal

Biden Climate Emergency

It’s Time for Biden to Declare a Climate Emergency It’s Time for Biden to Declare a Climate Emergency

The president has an opportunity to address the partisan failures of Congress and the Supreme Court by taking real actions to combat the crisis at hand.

Jul 21, 2022 / StudentNation / Hannah Reynolds

The So-Called “Pro-Life” Movement Couldn’t Care Less About the Living

The So-Called “Pro-Life” Movement Couldn’t Care Less About the Living The So-Called “Pro-Life” Movement Couldn’t Care Less About the Living

Abortion opponents claim to be advocates for the unborn. But they don’t lift a finger to help families facing hardship.

Jul 21, 2022 / Column / Katha Pollitt

US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito

SCOTUS and the Catholic Authoritarian Vanguard SCOTUS and the Catholic Authoritarian Vanguard

How a nativist interpretation of the religion seized our institutions.

Jul 20, 2022 / Piotr H. Kosicki

Daniel Hoan, former mayor of Milwaukee

Republicans Plan a Convention in the Historic Socialist City of Milwaukee Republicans Plan a Convention in the Historic Socialist City of Milwaukee

The party’s 2024 convention looks to be headed for a city with “stronger ties to socialism” than any in the United States.

Jul 19, 2022 / John Nichols

Voting Isn’t Enough. Our Democracy Requires Radical Reform.

Voting Isn’t Enough. Our Democracy Requires Radical Reform. Voting Isn’t Enough. Our Democracy Requires Radical Reform.

Our country is in the midst of a legitimacy crisis, with the Supreme Court at the heart of it. Here’s how we can fix it.

Jul 19, 2022 / Representative Ilhan Omar

Anti-Trump protest

Reality Bites but Gen X Can Still Fight Back Reality Bites but Gen X Can Still Fight Back

We are lost as a generation. By supporting the struggles of our youth, perhaps we can be found again.

Jul 15, 2022 / Dave Zirin

Wilmington, North Carolina, commemorates the 1898 Wilmington coup and race massacre

It Can Happen Here: A White Supremacist Coup That Succeeded It Can Happen Here: A White Supremacist Coup That Succeeded

A vivid reminder that rural Americans are on the front lines of democracy.

Jul 15, 2022 / Laura Flanders

Big Corporate Money Wants to Kick Andy Levin Out of Congress

Big Corporate Money Wants to Kick Andy Levin Out of Congress Big Corporate Money Wants to Kick Andy Levin Out of Congress

The Michigan congressman and labor organizer is the latest target of AIPAC and corporate-funded groups seeking to defeat progressives in Democratic primaries nationwide.

Jul 15, 2022 / John Nichols

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