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Republicans Are Trapped by Their Party’s Anti-Abortion Extremism
Riled up anti-choice activists ensure that the fight over abortion will continue to dominate elections.
Jeet Heer
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January 20, 2023
Why Is Governor Kathy Hochul Waging War on Her Own Party?
New York’s governor is a relic from a lost world.
Jeet Heer
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January 19, 2023
Trump vs. DeSantis Death Match? Bring It On!
While the Florida governor crusades against “woke capitalism” and mulls a run for president, Trump promises to “handle that the way I handle things.” I can’t wait.
Joan Walsh
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January 19, 2023
Does Kathy Hochul Really Want to Go Down With Hector LaSalle’s Sinking Ship?
The governor’s stubborn embrace of her pick for chief judge has already revealed some troubling truths about her political instincts—and beliefs.
Elie Mystal
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January 17, 2023
A Georgia Republican Brags That Voter Suppression Helped Them in 2022
This is a perfect example of how even comparative GOP “moderates” are promoting the Big Lie—and have participated in deranging their own party and eroding American democracy.
Joan Walsh
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January 17, 2023
Abortion Rights Voters Are Reshaping Politics
A special-election victory in Virginia confirms that abortion rights will continue to be a key motivator in the critical state legislative elections of 2023.
John Nichols
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January 12, 2023
Did Avoiding the “Big Lie” Help the Iowa GOP Win Big?
With unified messaging and a reluctance to embrace election denialism, Republicans in Iowa were able to outperform the party nationally and secure nearly every statewide office.
Nina Baker
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January 11, 2023
Florida Man Calls the Thought Police
Governor Ron DeSantis’s attacks on race scholarship could have terrifying long-term impacts on policy, economics, and the law.
Victor Ray
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January 9, 2023
Why the New Hampshire Presidential Primary Is Good for Democracy
Our state’s first-in-the-nation primary gives sincere candidates without access to dark money a chance to make their case.
Jim Splaine
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January 6, 2023
Why Are So Many People Dying? Reaping the Anti-Vaxx Whirlwind.
Though it was GOP politicians who first came for the Covid vaccines, not all vaccine resistance is partisan—or political.
Gregg Gonsalves