Politics

State Representative Zooey Zephyr walks into the state capitol on her first day of remote voting

The GOP’s War Against Trans People Is a War Against Democracy The GOP’s War Against Trans People Is a War Against Democracy

In censuring Zooey Zephyr, a trans state representative, even some Montana Republicans are worried that the party has gone too far.

May 1, 2023 / Gabriel Furshong

John James Audubon wood cutting

Green Rationales for Harsher Immigration Policies Are Nothing New Green Rationales for Harsher Immigration Policies Are Nothing New

White supremacists adopt the language of environmentalism to push both grotesque anti-immigrant bigotry and a broader, unnerving far-right agenda.

May 1, 2023 / Stan Cox

Sean McElwee

Sean McElwee’s Betting Against Democracy Sean McElwee’s Betting Against Democracy

The Data for Progress founder’s gambling isn’t just a bad habit. It’s a symptom of the decay of solidarity.

May 1, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Gun Violence: A Week of Response to the Weak Republican Response to Mass Shootings in the USA

Gun Violence: A Week of Response to the Weak Republican Response to Mass Shootings in the USA Gun Violence: A Week of Response to the Weak Republican Response to Mass Shootings in the USA

Most Americans support sensible gun measures. Will the country ever enact them?

May 1, 2023 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Bob Frese

Arresting Criticism: When Complaining About a Public Official Can Land You in Jail Arresting Criticism: When Complaining About a Public Official Can Land You in Jail

Criminal defamation laws are relics of a bygone age.

May 1, 2023 / David Cole and Brian Hauss

Striking Starbucks coffee shop worker

Why Are So Many Young People Joining Labor Unions? Why Are So Many Young People Joining Labor Unions?

For May Day, we talked to young workers—in tech, retail, food service, and more—about what brought them to the labor movement.

May 1, 2023 / StudentNation / Paige Oamek

Rutgers University Campus Strike

This May Day, Let’s Celebrate the Campus Labor Movement This May Day, Let’s Celebrate the Campus Labor Movement

Union organizers and student journalists in Michigan, Oregon, North Carolina, and Arizona document the ongoing labor campaigns at their universities.

May 1, 2023 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Mind Completely Blown

Mind Completely Blown Mind Completely Blown

Forgot something.

Apr 28, 2023 / Steve Brodner

Kevin McCarthy debt ceiling

Kevin McCarthy Doubles Down on the Debt Ceiling Kevin McCarthy Doubles Down on the Debt Ceiling

In a direct challenge to the Biden administration’s federal programs, House Republicans have approved a bill to limit domestic spending.

Apr 28, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

In the naughty chair: former Fox News host Tucker Carlson

No, You Absolutely Do Not Have to Hand It to Tucker Carlson No, You Absolutely Do Not Have to Hand It to Tucker Carlson

Contra some of his leftist stans, the ousted Fox News host was not actually anti-war or an economic populist.

Apr 28, 2023 / Jeet Heer

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