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May 24, 2024
Burton D. Sheppard
How to Crack Down on Election Deniers? Make Them Pay. Literally.
Not only is election denialism antidemocratic. It’s expensive—it cost at least half a billion dollars after 2020. The solution? Make the denialists pay. Here’s how.
May 24, 2024
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Charlie Dulik
Rent Control Now!
How Joe Biden can help fix the nation’s chronic housing problem—and win the 2024 election
May 23, 2024
Timothy Noah
Everybody Hates Ticketmaster
A Justice Department antitrust lawsuit against the ticket seller’s parent company, Live Nation, may well bring Republicans and Democrats together.
May 23, 2024
Matt Ford
Clarence Thomas Is a Big Fan of Racial Gerrymandering
In a Supreme Court decision siding with South Carolina Republicans, the right-wing justice took the opportunity to attack landmark civil rights rulings that protected Black voters’ political representation.
May 23, 2024
Nathan Kalman-Lamb
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Derek Silva
Penn State’s Horrifying Treatment of Football Players Is the Norm
The shocking revelation this week about how the Nittany Lions treated a suicidal player is indicative of a broader epidemic in the sport, where team physicians routinely side with coaches over players’ medical needs.
May 23, 2024
Grace Segers
The Hot New Down-Ballot Races: State Supreme Court Seats
With the end of nationwide abortion rights, money and attention is pouring into state-level high court races.
May 23, 2024
Timothy Noah
Here’s What Trump and the GOP Really Think About the Working Class
Trump polls very well with voters without college degrees. But organized labor polls well with even more voters. Make a move, Democrats.
May 23, 2024
Alex Shephard
Trump’s Disastrous Veep Search Hints at a Deeper Problem
He’s leading Biden in the polls and catching up in fundraising. So why can’t Trump find a good running mate?
May 23, 2024
Greg Sargent
Awful New Info About Trump and “Reich” Video Shows Deep MAGA Sickness
Yes, the campaign took down the “Unified Reich” video. Meanwhile, Trump and his allies are aggressively seeding the discourse with fascistic language that’s much, much worse.
May 23, 2024
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump’s Unhinged Ranting at Biden’s FBI Reveals His “Wannabe Fascism”
With Donald Trump now claiming the FBI supposedly targeted him with lethal force, an expert in fascism explains how Big Lies like these serve his authoritarian aspirations.
May 22, 2024
Matt Ford
A Federal Judge Just Called Out the Supreme Court
Carlton Reeves did not pull any punches in criticizing qualified immunity—and demanding that the justices finally do something about it.
May 22, 2024
Melissa Gira Grant
Both Biden and Trump Are in Denial About Abortion Politics
Media narratives about how abortion will help or hurt each candidate ignore a simple truth.
May 22, 2024
Eric Alterman
What on Earth Has Happened to the Israeli Peace Movement?
Some groups are trying to draw attention to the carnage in Gaza. But after October 7, most Israelis don’t want to be bothered.
May 21, 2024
Thom Hartmann
In Backing Trump, America’s Billionaires Are Digging Their Own Graves
The right-wing uberrich think they’re stopping “communism.” What they’re abetting is an extremism that will one day come for them.
May 21, 2024
Katherine Kelaidis
The Religious Battle Behind Harrison Butker’s Culture-War Speech
The rise of trad Catholicism is sowing discord at religious institutions—including Benedictine College, where the NFL kicker made his controversial remarks.
May 21, 2024
Matt Ford
Samuel Alito Has Fox News Brain
The fact that the American flag flew upside down at his house not long after January 6 further confirms his warped worldview.
May 21, 2024
Timothy Noah
The Bozells Helped Build Conservatism. Their Scion Will Go to Prison.
The Capitol rioter comes from a storied conservative family. He lied spectacularly on the stand, and is now paying the price.
May 20, 2024
Yousef Munayyer
Israel Policy Could Cost Biden the White House—and Us Democracy
In an election as close as this one, every vote counts—and Biden is bleeding youth support over Israel. It’s not too late. But it’s getting there.
May 20, 2024
Michael Tomasky
Alito and Thomas Aren’t Really Jurists. They’re Theocratic Leninists.
The Supreme Court justices are intent on using maximal power to fundamentally reorder society.
May 20, 2024
Timothy Noah
There’s Good News About the Labor Movement in the South
Yes, the United Auto Workers lost last week in Tuscaloosa. But you probably haven’t heard about the recent union victories in the region.
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