Politics

Nashville protesters at an April 18 demonstration in support of gun control.

Organizing Our Way Out of Tennessee’s Democracy Crisis Organizing Our Way Out of Tennessee’s Democracy Crisis

Reformers seeking to undo the state's drift into authoritarianism have to adopt a both-and strategy to repair democracy from the ground up.

Apr 21, 2023 / Shanna Singh Hughey

Helen Schietinger, 74, holds her allotted masks and Covid-19 self-test kits

We’re Still Getting Our Pandemic Preparation Horribly Wrong We’re Still Getting Our Pandemic Preparation Horribly Wrong

Until we focus on the combustible social conditions that made Covid so devastating, we’ll never be truly ready for the next pandemic.

Apr 21, 2023 / Martha Lincoln and Anne N. Sosin

Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.)

John Fetterman’s Triumphant Return to the Political Stage John Fetterman’s Triumphant Return to the Political Stage

After some difficult months, he is back in the US Senate, and his political instincts are as sharp as ever.

Apr 21, 2023 / John Nichols

John Poulos, chief executive officer of Dominion Voting Systems, speaks during a news conference

Thanks to Dominion’s Lawsuit, We Got the Truth About Fox. The Rest Is Up to Us. Thanks to Dominion’s Lawsuit, We Got the Truth About Fox. The Rest Is Up to Us.

Now we know that Fox deliberately lied about its role in vote-switching for Biden. Future lawsuits start there. So do we.

Apr 20, 2023 / Joan Walsh

“FOX NEWS LIED” billboard

The Lesson of the Dominion Suit? Corporations Won’t Save Us From Fox. The Lesson of the Dominion Suit? Corporations Won’t Save Us From Fox.

The Dominion settlement is disappointing, but our legal system isn’t designed to take down corporate media giants.

Apr 20, 2023 / Elie Mystal

A woman, seen in silhouette, works down a staircase in a home.

The Long-Feared Eviction Tsunami Is Here The Long-Feared Eviction Tsunami Is Here

Pandemic-era protections are gone and rental assistance has dried up. Eviction filings increased by nearly 80 percent last year compared to the year before.

Apr 20, 2023 / Bryce Covert

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at a podium, seen from below, with his image on a large TV screen above him.

Ron DeSantis Might Have Already Blown His Shot at 2024 Ron DeSantis Might Have Already Blown His Shot at 2024

A top donor backs off over the governor’s six-week abortion law and book banning. A threat to build a state prison adjacent to Disney World seems unhinged. “Pudding fingers” is mak...

Apr 19, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Dominion And Fox News Reach Settlement In Defamation Case

It Costs $787.5 Million to Lie to the Public. Fox News Can Afford It. It Costs $787.5 Million to Lie to the Public. Fox News Can Afford It.

The defamation suit brought by Dominion Voting Systems ended in a settlement yesterday, leaving the cable network's conduct unchallenged in court.

Apr 19, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Representative Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)

Jim Jordan Wants to Make Alvin Bragg the Villain, but It’s Not Working Jim Jordan Wants to Make Alvin Bragg the Villain, but It’s Not Working

Jordan swept into Manhattan to do Trump’s bidding, but he ended up reminding everyone that the Manhattan DA is keeping his campaign promises.

Apr 19, 2023 / John Nichols

Jerry Mander, author of Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television, at his typewriter.

Jerry Mander Was the Groundbreaking Activism-Adman Jerry Mander Was the Groundbreaking Activism-Adman

He was a key figure in the anti-globalization movement—RIP.

Apr 19, 2023 / The Editors

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