Nancy Pelosi the speaker of the house smiling

Pressing Matters Allison Hantschel Nov 8, 2022

There Aren’t Two Sides to Attempted Assassination

Allison Hantschel Nov 8, 2022

In the wake of David DePape's violent attack on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, legacy media is refusing to call it what it is: the second attempt to murder the second person in line for the presidency.

Pressing Issues Allison Hantschel Oct 11, 2022

The Religious Right Isn’t Very Christian

Allison Hantschel Oct 11, 2022

What denomination is the GOP actually representing with their horrifying displays of hypocrisy and greed?

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State of Disunion Kaitlin Byrd May 27, 2022

The Left Needs Its Own Megaphone

Kaitlin Byrd May 27, 2022

FOX News galvanizes their brainwashed viewership to act on right-wing extremist, murderous ideologies. It's time Democrats launch their own network to counter the toxic noise and mobilize the base.

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Disinformation Catherine Caruso Apr 11, 2022

The GOP’s Dangerous Lies About “Grooming”

Catherine Caruso Apr 11, 2022

On the heels of their disinformation campaign around CRT, Republicans have found their next target, straight off the QAnon message boards, aimed right at the LGBTQ community.

Ketanji Brown Jackson. The background color behind her is light blue.

Explain This Lisa Needham Feb 28, 2022

The GOP Knows Biden’s SCOTUS Pick Is Perfect

Lisa Needham Feb 28, 2022

Many Republicans voted for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Appellate Court. But they'll do anything to keep a brilliant, more-than-qualified Black woman from being appointed to the bench.

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Power Structures Brynn Tannehill Feb 24, 2022

Republicans Don’t Care About Your Facts

Brynn Tannehill Feb 24, 2022

In their dangerous quest to control the American narrative, the GOP is attempting to criminalize any teaching in the classroom that can potentially hurt their white, Christian, cishet feelings.

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State of Disunion Brynn Tannehill Dec 16, 2021

SCOTUS Is Eroding the Separation of Church and State

Brynn Tannehill Dec 16, 2021

The conservative Right has spent years trying to destroy our public education system. With the Supreme Court's recent decision, they now have set a clear pathway.

A white male professor speaking at the front of a university classroom. Students are sitting in desks facing the processor.

The Well Actually Andrea Grimes Nov 23, 2021

Welcome to Pity Party University

Andrea Grimes Nov 23, 2021

Our cultural columnist, a recovering conservative, explores the motivation behind reactionary writer Bari Weiss's announcement of her new unaccredited university in Texas to counter so-called cancel culture.

Corruption Greg Olear Oct 20, 2021

Following the Dirty Money

Greg Olear Oct 20, 2021

To understand how America's democracy moved to the brink of collapse, we need to look at the underbelly of power—and how it’s funded.

GOP Emily L. Hauser Sep 28, 2021

The Price We Pay for the GOP’s Delusions of Grandeur

Emily L. Hauser Sep 28, 2021

Conservatives like to present themselves as clear-eyed realists, but when mistakes are made, who holds them accountable?