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June 6, 2024
Matt Ford
Judge Aileen Cannon Will Entertain Any Excuse to Delay Trump’s Trial
The federal judge overseeing the classified documents case keeps coming up with increasingly ridiculous reasons not to begin the trial.
June 6, 2024
Steve Morris
The False—and Potentially Misleading—Promise of Restoring
Roe
Biden and the Democrats say they’ll codify abortion rights nationwide if voters give them full control of Washington. But can they really deliver?
June 6, 2024
Alex Shephard
The Billionaires Have Captured Donald Trump
Remember when the #Resistance claimed that Trump was compromised by Putin? Well, this time it’s real—and Russia has nothing to do with it.
June 6, 2024
Francisco Goldman
The Secret to Claudia Sheinbaum’s Success: She Is Not Like AMLO at All
Yes, Mexico’s president-elect has politics similar to her mentor and predecessor’s. But her very different personal qualities may prove to be more important.
June 5, 2024
Kate Aronoff
The Sunrise Movement’s Critics Really Don’t Get Climate Activism
Just because the youth group hasn’t endorsed Biden doesn’t mean it’s handing the presidency to Trump.
June 5, 2024
Greg Sargent
Mike Johnson’s Insane New Defense of Trump Shows Deep MAGA Desperation
Why aren’t prosecutors going after Joe Biden like Donald Trump? Uh … maybe because Joe Biden isn’t a criminal?
June 5, 2024
Thom Hartmann
Gird Yourself for the Coming Avalanche of Pro-Trump A.I. Propaganda
China has already started. This is going to make Putin’s 2016 troll farm look like amateur hour. Can we counter it?
June 5, 2024
Timothy Noah
How to Get Rich in Congress
A straight-up pay raise might reduce members’ temptation to trade on inside information or pad their expense accounts.
June 5, 2024
Melissa Gira Grant
The Real Reason for Louisiana’s New Mifepristone Law
Most of the rationale for making mifepristone and misoprostol controlled substances is gibberish. Groups are targeting these drugs because they offer a way around abortion bans.
June 5, 2024
Meaghan Winter
Ron DeSantis’s Voter Suppression Machine Is Working
A 2023 law has made registering voters prohibitively expensive for many groups in Florida.
June 4, 2024
Matt Ford
Texas Republicans’ Brazen Plan to Control the State Forever
The state GOP just approved a party platform that would effectively ensure one-party rule.
June 4, 2024
David Rothkopf
In the Former Eastern Bloc, They’re Terrified of a Trump Presidency
For Americans, authoritarian rule is theoretical. But in Eastern Europe, reminders of it are everywhere, as is dread of a partial return to those days.
June 3, 2024
Michael Tomasky
It’s Up to You, Democrats: Make Donald Trump’s Conviction Matter
In a new poll, 10 percent of Republicans said Trump’s conviction made them less likely to vote for him. But Democrats have to make sure these voters don’t forget about it come November.
June 3, 2024
Timothy Noah
Lock Him Up! Why Donald Trump Should Do Jail Time Before the Election
Granted, most first-time offenders who commit this particular crime don’t do time. But Trump isn’t most first-time offenders.
June 3, 2024
Michael Brenes
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William D. Hartung
A.I. Won’t Transform War. It’ll Only Make Venture Capitalists Richer.
The U.S. government is worried about falling behind in the literal A.I. arms race—and Silicon Valley is cashing in with ludicrous promises.
May 31, 2024
Michael Tomasky
Susan Collins’s Really Dumb Trump Defense Reveals the GOP’s Sickness
Will one elected Republican—one—say we need to respect the legal process?
May 31, 2024
Thom Hartmann
Guilty: Is Trumpism a Movement or a Cult?
MAGA is not a movement. A movement is based on ideas. Trumpism is less durable—but it can still do plenty of damage.
May 31, 2024
Matt Ford
Samuel Alito Knew Exactly What That Upside-Down American Flag Meant
As he made clear in a Supreme Court opinion in 2022, he’s well aware of how private intentions and public perception can differ when it comes to flying flags.
May 31, 2024
Matt Ford
Convicted Felon Donald Trump Is Facing a Long and Daunting Road
The former president’s life will get even more complicated in July, when he’s sentenced just days before the Republicans nominate him at their convention.
May 31, 2024
Greg Sargent
Trump’s Stunning Guilty Verdict Shatters His Aura of Invincibility
His conviction on 34 felony counts is powerful new information, and we should hold institutional Democrats responsible if they don’t use it—ruthlessly and effectively.
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