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.

A photo from the Jan. 6 coup with a TV remote in front of it.

Pressing Issues Allison Hantschel Jul 12, 2022

The Jan. 6 Hearings Are Not a Reality Series

Allison Hantschel Jul 12, 2022

As we watch lawmakers finally hold would-be insurrectionists to account, the news desks are pontificating on the mediagenic nature of witnesses and whether the hearings are entertaining enough to engage the American viewer.

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Shifting Language Kory Stamper Mar 29, 2021

America Is Literally Warring Over Words

Kory Stamper Mar 29, 2021

There are four words that have been used again and again throughout American history—up through the Trump era—to justify morally dubious acts and frame wrong as right.

A collage of an image of Clarence Thomas with the constitution and the Jan.6 insurrection in the background.

SCOTUS Lisa Needham Mar 1, 2021

Clarence Thomas’s Insurrectionist Dissent

Lisa Needham Mar 1, 2021

The Supreme Court Justice, married to one of Trump's staunchest supporters, is a conspiracy theory-embracing proponent of voter suppression—and perhaps the greatest threat to democracy on the bench.

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Politics Emily L. Hauser Jan 27, 2021

Unity’s Winners and Losers

Emily L. Hauser Jan 27, 2021

‘Unity’ won’t repair America’s fractured society if we’re expected to do so with the lawmakers whose policies dehumanize women.

Image of an older television, colored purple and pink with a photo of the insurrection on the capitol on the screen

Presidential Inauguration Kathi Valeii Jan 25, 2021

Talking To Our Kids About The Insurrection

Kathi Valeii Jan 25, 2021

We owe it to our children to explain post-Trump extremism and never look away

Mob of violent Trump supporters swarming the Capitol.

Impeachment Greg Olear Jan 11, 2021

This Is What Sedition Looks Like

Greg Olear Jan 11, 2021

There must be truth and consequences for incitement of insurrection. So we must impeach Trump, even if it takes all winter.