The Well Actually Andrea Grimes May 28, 2024

Justice Alito’s Politics Are Literally Flying in Our Faces

Andrea Grimes May 28, 2024

The Supreme Court judge has been flouting his duties, flying insurrectionist flags at his home while refusing to recuse himself from cases deciding the future of democracy in America. So what are we going to do about it?

Power Structures Brynn Tannehill Apr 9, 2024

Lying Is What Dictators Do

Brynn Tannehill Apr 9, 2024

Straight from the authoritarian playbook, Trump has turned the RNC into a hereditary dictatorship in his quest to swap out the entire GOP—and reality itself—with a murderous Christofascist fantasy.

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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.

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Democracy Kaitlin Byrd Jan 19, 2021

We Permitted This Coup

Kaitlin Byrd Jan 19, 2021

Our nation has a long history of fighting against its own democracy that dates well before January 6. And that’s because we’ve enabled it.

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State of Disunion Kaitlin Byrd Dec 16, 2020

Can America Be Governed?

Kaitlin Byrd Dec 16, 2020

The Trump administration corroded our democracy. And no matter his integrity, our President-Elect may not have the power to restore it.

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Toxic Masculinity Kristi Coulter Dec 1, 2020

Why Do We Put Up With “Mantrums”?

Kristi Coulter Dec 1, 2020

We have been coddling white men’s hurt feelings and it’s literally costing us American lives.

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All the Rage Emily L. Hauser Nov 18, 2020

When It Comes to the GOP, It’s All Unforgivable

Emily L. Hauser Nov 18, 2020

The Republican-enabled Trump administration has cost this nation hundreds of thousands of lives and counting. We don’t owe them our consolation.

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Trumpism Misha Valencia Nov 11, 2020

Can We Deprogram Trumpism?

Misha Valencia Nov 11, 2020

From Pizzagate to Stop the Steal, millions of people have gotten sucked into QAnon, and it's eroding our sense of reality—and exploding our democracy.

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Election 2020 Kaitlin Byrd Nov 3, 2020

The Future of The American Experiment Is Here

Kaitlin Byrd Nov 3, 2020

This Election Day presents a decision we may never have the opportunity to make again, a choice between democracy and authoritarianism.