Lies Are Killing Democracy. Speaking Truth Might Just Save It.
From Megan Rapinoe and Serena Williams to Reps. AOC and Tlaib, women are showing the rest of America that having the courage to tell the truth is the only way to salvage democracy.
State of Disunion
Accountability Is On the 2020 Ballot
With the surge of new Democratic women in Congress and on the #Election2020 campaign trail, crusty politicians are faced with an unfamiliar obstacle: a demand for responsibility.
We Can Never Forgive the Trump Administration
Centrist Dems like Joe Biden eagerly believe the GOP are in a Trump-induced fugue state that will dissipate as soon as No. 45 leaves office. Good luck with that.
The GOP Doesn’t Have a Line in the Sand
The more despotically Trump behaves, the more forcefully Senate Republicans display their loyalty to him and betray the country. And the Dems aren’t fighting back vigorously enough.
How Do We Save Democracy? Start With Voter Reform
The GOP's only path to victory is cheating citizens out of their vote. If the Democrats want to win, they'll have to restore it.
The GOP’s Response to Khashoggi’s Murder Shows There Is No Bottom
There is no position too unspeakable, too egregious, too grotesque for this president and his party to take.
We’re in a Fight For the Soul of Our Nation
Yes we lost the Kavanaugh battle, but we didn't lose the war.
The Democrats Were Right to Sit Through the Kavanaugh Hearings
Brett Kavanaugh’s illegitimate hearing and appointment on the Supreme Court may seem all but inevitable. But that doesn’t mean the Democrats have failed the majority who don't want to see him on the bench.
This Is How Flags Become Symbols of Hate
A faction of Americans have co-opted and weaponized “patriotism” to lord bigotry over immigrants—especially those this administration has separated from their families.