Politics

Protesters demanding Julian Assange's release

A United Front Is Needed to Fight the Threat to Journalism Posed by the Assange Prosecution A United Front Is Needed to Fight the Threat to Journalism Posed by the Assange Prosecution

The New York Times and major European publications recognize the US Department of Justice’s pursuit of Julian Assange as an attack on press freedom. Now, say it louder.

Nov 29, 2022 / John Nichols

Police arrest a suspect

The Midterms Showed Democrats Don’t Need to Pander on Crime The Midterms Showed Democrats Don’t Need to Pander on Crime

The Democratic Party shouldn’t panic over the issue.

Nov 29, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

John Fetterman with Josh Shapiro

A Tale of Two Campaigns in Pennsylvania A Tale of Two Campaigns in Pennsylvania

The Shapiro and Fetterman victories show there’s more than one way to win as a Democrat.

Nov 29, 2022 / Allison Troy and Jonathan Smucker

Hunter Biden, wearing a suit and tie, speaks at the DNC via webcam

The Agenda of House Republicans The Agenda of House Republicans

We said when we ran that we’d make this place great. We’ll honor that pledge, but right out of the gate, Inflation, the border, will just have to wait. We need to nab Hunter before…

Nov 29, 2022 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Supreme Court

This Supreme Court Case Is a Case Study in Conservative Hypocrisy This Supreme Court Case Is a Case Study in Conservative Hypocrisy

Just weeks after railing against race-conscious college admissions, the justices entertained a bogus race-based argument aimed at undermining Native sovereignty.

Nov 29, 2022 / Column / Elie Mystal

Newt Gingrich and Bob Dole at a circus on Capitol Hill, 1995.

Can the Origins of Today’s Right Be Traced to the 1990s? Can the Origins of Today’s Right Be Traced to the 1990s?

While some might remember the 1990s as an era of good feelings, Nicole Hemmer's Partisans argues that this period coincided with the rise of a more combative conservative movement.

Nov 29, 2022 / Books & the Arts / John Ganz

Donald Trump and John Kelly

The Terrorism We Sought Abroad Has Come Home The Terrorism We Sought Abroad Has Come Home

Of the approximately 450 politically motivated violent attacks that took place on our soil in the past decade, the majority were perpetrated by homegrown far-right extremists.

Nov 28, 2022 / Andrea Mazzarino

Colorado Springs shooting memorial

The Club Q Massacre and the New Culture of Lynching The Club Q Massacre and the New Culture of Lynching

Homophobic violence is fueled by the extreme right’s victim blaming.

Nov 28, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Targets of Hate

Targets of Hate Targets of Hate

The GOP’s rhetoric inspires violent actions.

Nov 28, 2022 / OppArt / Clay Bennett

The Disturbing World of the New GOP

The Disturbing World of the New GOP The Disturbing World of the New GOP

The 2022 midterms saw the Republican Party complete its devolution into a party that has fully abandoned its conscience.

Nov 28, 2022 / Feature / John Nichols

x