Republicans

Two of the Trump Era’s Biggest Grifters Are Angling for a Comeback

Two of the Trump Era’s Biggest Grifters Are Angling for a Comeback Two of the Trump Era’s Biggest Grifters Are Angling for a Comeback

Scott Pruitt and Ryan Zinke both left D.C. under clouds of corruption. Now they’re both running for higher office.

Jun 7, 2022 / Thomas O. McGarity

The Libertarian Party Goes Alt-Right

The Libertarian Party Goes Alt-Right The Libertarian Party Goes Alt-Right

By embracing bigotry, Libertarians are poised to help reelect Trump.

Jun 6, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Dr. Oz’s Senate Campaign May Come Back to Haunt Us After All

Dr. Oz’s Senate Campaign May Come Back to Haunt Us After All Dr. Oz’s Senate Campaign May Come Back to Haunt Us After All

The doctor turned GOP candidate has thrown his weight behind an absurd but crucial lawsuit that could weaken voting rights in frightening ways.

Jun 3, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Gun safety protesters in Washington, DC

Talk Me Down Here: Can This Country Be Saved? Talk Me Down Here: Can This Country Be Saved?

A backward, oligarchal, misogynist minority is trampling the rights and will of the majority—and it’s only getting worse.

Jun 2, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Paul LePage Is Back!

Paul LePage Is Back! Paul LePage Is Back!

He called himself “Trump before Trump.” Now, he wants to stage a comeback.

May 31, 2022 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Ted Cruz standing in front of American flag

Time to Put the “Good Guy With a Gun” Delusion Out of Its Misery Time to Put the “Good Guy With a Gun” Delusion Out of Its Misery

In the wake of the Uvalde massacre, political evasion and lying only get more desperate.

May 27, 2022 / Jeet Heer

The GOP Is Lying About the “Great Replacement” Theory

The GOP Is Lying About the “Great Replacement” Theory The GOP Is Lying About the “Great Replacement” Theory

Republicans think they’ve found the blueprint in a 2002 book, The Emerging Democratic Majority. Their arguments show they didn’t read it.

May 24, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Hungarian Rhapsody: The Right Dreams of an “American Orbánism”

Hungarian Rhapsody: The Right Dreams of an “American Orbánism” Hungarian Rhapsody: The Right Dreams of an “American Orbánism”

Whether it’s a new variation of “the socialism of fools” or the same old fascist shell game, the Hungarian leader’s illiberal democracy has the American right under its spell.

May 23, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Insurrectionist Doug Mastriano Should Be Barred From the Pennsylvania Ballot

Insurrectionist Doug Mastriano Should Be Barred From the Pennsylvania Ballot Insurrectionist Doug Mastriano Should Be Barred From the Pennsylvania Ballot

Details of Mastriano’s involvement with the coup attempt are overwhelming—and disqualify him under the 14th Amendment, argue constitutional lawyers.

May 23, 2022 / John Nichols

George W. Bush at a baseball game

George W. Bush Stumbles Into a Moment of Truth George W. Bush Stumbles Into a Moment of Truth

The former president’s gaffe reminds us that his launching of a criminal war still demands justice.

May 20, 2022 / Jeet Heer

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