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Michael Tomasky

Michael Tomasky is the editor of The New Republic and the author of five books, including his latest and critically acclaimed The Middle Out: The Rise of Progressive Economics and a Return to Shared Prosperity. With extensive experience as an editor, columnist, progressive commentator, and special correspondent for renowned publications such as The Guardian, The Washington Post, The New York Times, the Daily Beast, and many others, Tomasky has been a trusted voice in political journalism for more than three decades.

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October 31, 2022
Michael Tomasky
Paul Pelosi Almost Died, and Most Republicans Don’t Have a Big Problem With That
In fact, some of them have even suggested committing violence against his wife, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
October 31, 2022
Michael Tomasky
Democrats Have a Great Economic Story to Tell. Here’s a Three-Step Plan to Revive It.
The mission for the next two years of Biden’s presidency is to tie together the ideas of economic security, democracy, and freedom—and pledge to fight the enemies of all three.
October 24, 2022
Michael Tomasky
Will the Bob Woodward Audiobook Put Trump Back on the Ballot?
Here’s hoping the Washington Post journalist’s latest scoop makes the former president’s threats to democracy a motivation for sensible swing voters in the midterm elections.
October 17, 2022
Michael Tomasky
Kari Lake’s Candidacy Shows Us How Democracy Self-Destructs
A dangerous far-right demagogue is rising in Arizona, and our republic’s immune system may have no response.
October 10, 2022
Michael Tomasky
The GOP’s Cult of Election Deniers Is a Growing Threat to the Nation
This year, more than half of GOP candidates are Big Lie cultists. Repeat: more than half. It’s getting harder to see how democracy can survive this.
October 4, 2022
Michael Tomasky
“Say Her Name”: Negar Mortazavi on the Stirring Protests in Iran
The Iranian American journalist on how Mahsa Amini’s death has led to growing protests that threaten the regime as never before since 1979.
October 3, 2022
Michael Tomasky
A Cornered Putin Is Capable of Anything
As the desperate strongman’s outlook turns apocalyptic, Biden faces the challenge of keeping the U.S. out of Russia’s sewer of violence.
September 29, 2022
Michael Tomasky
“They’re All One Argument”: Michael Tomasky and Tim Noah on How Democrats Can Change the Economy
The duo talk about Tomasky’s new book, “The Middle Out: The Rise of Progressive Economics and a Return to Shared Prosperity.”
September 26, 2022
Michael Tomasky
Trump’s Legal Troubles Won’t End Well for Him—or Us
With the former president facing accountability on multiple fronts, how desperate—and dangerous—is he going to become?
September 19, 2022
Michael Tomasky
The Republican Meltdown on Martha’s Vineyard
When the residents of the tiny island town responded to Ron DeSantis’s stunt with a clinical demonstration of civic virtue, the right just about lost their damn minds.
September 16, 2022
Michael Tomasky
“We Did Know”: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick on The U.S. and the Holocaust
The new documentary, which debuts Sunday on PBS, digs deep into what FDR and the American public did—and did not do—to stop the genocide.
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September 12, 2022
Michael Tomasky
How the Invisible Army of Abortion Rights Voters Can Crush Republicans’ Majority Dreams
The right’s culture-war excesses have suddenly put Democrats on the front foot going into the midterm elections.
September 6, 2022
Michael Tomasky
Donald Trump May Destroy the GOP Before He Can Wreck Democracy
As the forever-embattled former president hits the campaign trail, Republicans fret that he might end up pumping the brakes on what was supposed to be a runaway victory.
September 6, 2022
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Economics, Democracy, and Freedom: It’s All One Argument
For their policies to succeed, Democrats need to tie their economic ideas to the broader ideals all Americans are taught to cherish.
August 29, 2022
Michael Tomasky
Donald Trump Is Increasingly Cornered, and Yes, This Should Terrify You
While the path to accountability must be pursued, let’s not kid ourselves: Storm and stress await us all.
August 22, 2022
Michael Tomasky
Lindsey Graham Still Owes a Grand Jury an Explanation
The Fulton County D.A.’s office says Graham “possesses necessary and material information.” What did Lindsey know, and when did he learn it?
August 10, 2022
Michael Tomasky
“I Want to Know What the Probable Cause Was”: Maya Wiley on the Mar-a-Lago Raid
Civil rights leader and commentator Maya Wiley speaks with Michael Tomasky about the FBI raid of Trump’s Florida home, the fallout, and the potential for violence.
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August 8, 2022
Michael Tomasky
Yes, the Inflation Reduction Act Is a Big Effing Deal
While the bill that just survived the Senate is a whittled-down version of the Build Back Better Act, it still puts the Democratic party on a promising new path.
August 1, 2022
Michael Tomasky
The Democrats’ Surprise Chance to Snatch Victory From the Jaws of Defeat
The ruling party was set to be slaughtered in the 2022 midterm elections—then the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and Senators Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin struck a deal.
July 25, 2022
Michael Tomasky
Trump Is the Bull. The 2024 Republican Primary Is the China Shop.
There are three scenarios for the GOP’s next nomination for president. We’re rooting for whichever one wrecks the party.