The NRA Has Declared War on America
The gun-owning organization’s manipulative, lie-spewing, fear-mongering recruitment video is nothing short of a call to violence—and a testament to who they really are.
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Is Trump Just Another Toxic Cult Leader?
No. 45 has betrayed his voters from the moment he was inaugurated. So why are they so fiercely devoted to him?
Just How Much Do Words Matter?
Like elections, language has consequences. And Trump’s “best words” are as terrifying as his executive orders.
How the Hell Did We End Up With a Troll in Chief?
A confluence of institutional failures, not least of which the mainstream media, have gotten us into this mess. Can we expect any of them to get us out of it?
Is Donald Trump Literally Making Us Sick?
The looming threat of a fascist demagogue is consuming many of us with toxic levels of anxiety. Are we crazy for feeling physically ill over the mere thought of him as president?
Our Commander-in-Grief Has Given This Damn Speech 11 Times
We demand a production shutdown when there's a salmonella outbreak. So why, with each massacre, do we protect our firearms more fiercely than our children?
Dear White America: Come See How Black People Bury Our Dead
Black America, unlike White America, needs to televise the funerals of our tragic victims to elicit sympathy and to compel outrage and action from the rest of the nation.
When Will We Stop Exploiting Home-Care Workers?
The labor department knows home care is a real job. But the courts dismantle every small victory, leaving employees overworked, underpaid, and continually fighting for their rights.
Barack Obama Doesn’t Care About Black People
The president’s speech in Selma this weekend was powerful. But more so was his standing behind the DOJ’s Darren Wilson decision—brutal evidence of his indifference to Black America.
Is Rudy Giuliani for Real?
He may sound like a troll, but NYC's ex-mayor has never been without a platform—or a rapt audience—for the racist, slanderous vitriol he spews about Obama and the Black community.