The Mama Bears of Montgomery County, Texas The Mama Bears of Montgomery County, Texas
In 2022, three conservative Christian women with no prior political experience were elected to a school board. Are they part of a larger movement to undermine public education?
Mar 22, 2024 / StudentNation / Yasmeen Khan
The US Government’s Plot to Murder Julian Assange The US Government’s Plot to Murder Julian Assange
While dictators kill troublesome journalists with guns and missiles, democracies can afford to be more patient. But the end result is the same.
Mar 21, 2024 / Charles Glass
Making Sense of the Fascism Debate Making Sense of the Fascism Debate
A Rorschach test for understanding what is ailing American society.
Mar 19, 2024 / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
The True Threat of Donald Trump’s “Bloodbath” Speech The True Threat of Donald Trump’s “Bloodbath” Speech
Deplatforming the former president hasn’t worked, so America needs to rediscover his depravity.
Mar 18, 2024 / Jeet Heer
The Terrifying Christian Nationalist Crusade to Conquer America The Terrifying Christian Nationalist Crusade to Conquer America
An extremist evangelical movement has set itself up to formulate the governing priorities of a second Trump administration.
Mar 13, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
Mike Johnson as Speaker So Far Mike Johnson as Speaker So Far
Mar 12, 2024 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Senator Katie Britt: A Star Is Not Born Senator Katie Britt: A Star Is Not Born
The Alabaman’s disastrous debut was so weird even Scarlett Johansson—who’s played everything from a man-eating alien to Black Widow to Maggie the Cat—couldn’t do it justice.
Mar 11, 2024 / Jeet Heer
It Was a Terrible Weekend for 2 Female GOP “Stars” It Was a Terrible Weekend for 2 Female GOP “Stars”
The Katie Britt–Nancy Mace mess showed just how hard it is to be a woman of integrity in today’s GOP.
Mar 11, 2024 / Joan Walsh
North Carolina’s GOP Nominee for Governor Is a Far-Right Fanatic—and He’s Not Alone North Carolina’s GOP Nominee for Governor Is a Far-Right Fanatic—and He’s Not Alone
Mark Robinson is the most high-profile example of the radicalization of North Carolina's Republican Party. But there's plenty more where he came from.
Mar 11, 2024 / Paul Blest
The MAGA Aesthetic Is Beginning to Rot The MAGA Aesthetic Is Beginning to Rot
The stable of imagery associated with the far-right insurgency no longer seems as fresh as it did when Trump first donned his red cap.
Mar 11, 2024 / Chris Lehmann