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Jamie Raskin’s Clear-Eyed View of the Mess House Republicans Are Making of Congress

Jamie Raskin’s Clear-Eyed View of the Mess House Republicans Are Making of Congress Jamie Raskin’s Clear-Eyed View of the Mess House Republicans Are Making of Congress

The constitutional scholar says that this is about much more than Kevin McCarthy and the Freedom Caucus.

Jan 6, 2023 / John Nichols

Kevin McCarthy scowling

It’s Not the Job of Democrats to Save the GOP It’s Not the Job of Democrats to Save the GOP

Helping Republicans pick a House speaker makes sense only if it intensifies the right-wing civil war.

Jan 5, 2023 / Jeet Heer

DOJ Lawyers Are Cowards if They Don’t Indict Trump

DOJ Lawyers Are Cowards if They Don’t Indict Trump DOJ Lawyers Are Cowards if They Don’t Indict Trump

The January 6 committee gave Merrick Garland's Department of Justice more than enough to charge Donald Trump.

Dec 19, 2022 / Elie Mystal

The MAGA Congress—and Its New BFFs (Best Fascist Friends)

The MAGA Congress—and Its New BFFs (Best Fascist Friends) The MAGA Congress—and Its New BFFs (Best Fascist Friends)

No signs of moderation at the recent New York gala of the Republican far right.

Dec 16, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Merrick Garland stands at a podium at the U.S. Department of Justice.

If Merrick Garland Had the Courage of His Convictions… If Merrick Garland Had the Courage of His Convictions…

Donald Trump would already be on his way to prison.

Dec 9, 2022 / Ben Gerson

Herschel Walker and the Failure of the GOP’s Diversity Pitch

Herschel Walker and the Failure of the GOP’s Diversity Pitch Herschel Walker and the Failure of the GOP’s Diversity Pitch

The Georgia runoff result proves that insulting tokenism is not the same as outreach.

Dec 9, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Demonstrators rally for voting rights outside the US Supreme Court Building

The Court Case That Could Legalize the Next Coup The Court Case That Could Legalize the Next Coup

If the Supreme Court reaches the wrong decision in Moore v. Harper, it could legitimize a dangerous new theory of who decides how elections work.

Dec 8, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Former US president Donald Trump announces his 2024 run for the presidency at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla.

Trump’s Sore-Loserism Knows No Bounds Trump’s Sore-Loserism Knows No Bounds

The president’s dismissal of 2020 results, and his demand that the election be redone, are entirely at odds with the intent of the founders.

Dec 8, 2022 / John Nichols

The Supreme Court Has Officially Launched Its War on LGBTQ Rights

The Supreme Court Has Officially Launched Its War on LGBTQ Rights The Supreme Court Has Officially Launched Its War on LGBTQ Rights

On Monday, the court heard 303 Creative v. Elenis, a case that the theocrats on the court will likely use to undermine marriage equality.

Dec 6, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Staughton Lynd at peace march

Staughton Lynd Never Lost the Courage of His Convictions Staughton Lynd Never Lost the Courage of His Convictions

The historian and activist, who died last month, paid a steep price for his commitments. Yet he managed to find a way to keep agitating, and keep writing, while always remaining tr...

Dec 5, 2022 / Joshua Freeman

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