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Reminder: QAnon Loves Putin, And Believers Continue to Pray for Violence in the U.S.
By Jim Vorel
March 9, 2022 | 10:41am
Dispatches From Q-Land #6: How QAnon Spent Thanksgiving Igniting a Civil War With Itself
By Jim Vorel
November 29, 2021 | 2:53pm
The Most Competitive U.S. Senate Races in 2022
By Josh Jackson
October 12, 2022 | 1:24pm
At Least 7 Anti-Vaccine, Anti-Mask Conservative Activists Have Died of COVID-19 in Recent Weeks
By Jim Vorel
September 16, 2021 | 12:35pm
QAnon Believers Think Hurricane Ida Is a "Man Made" Storm Created by the "Deep State"
By Jim Vorel
August 30, 2021 | 12:12pm
Dispatches From Q-Land #5: Anons Have No Use for "Culture" of any Kind
By Jim Vorel
August 13, 2021 | 2:39pm
Dispatches From Q-Land #4: Anons Rage, Predict, and Pray for Bloodshed
By Jim Vorel
July 6, 2021 | 3:34pm
The Afghanistan Quagmire Is About to End After 20 Years. Will America Learn From It?
By Shane Ryan
July 1, 2021 | 9:22am
On Voting Rights, Democrats Are Teetering on the Brink of Powerlessness and Defeat
By Shane Ryan
June 18, 2021 | 9:35am
When Science Succumbs to Politics, How Do You Convince Someone to Trust Science?
By Shane Ryan
June 7, 2021 | 10:33am
Dispatches From Q-Land #3: Audits, Paranoia and Executions
By Jim Vorel
May 28, 2021 | 1:42pm
The U.S.—and the Western World—Needs to Decide Whether It Values Journalists
By Shane Ryan
May 26, 2021 | 11:48am
How Many Californians Is Your Vote Worth?
By Geoffrey Himes
May 24, 2021 | 11:55am
Ben Burgis's
Canceling Comedians While the World Burns
Is a Chronicle of How the Left Fails
By Shane Ryan
April 29, 2021 | 10:31am
Dispatches From Q-Land #2: Q Is Outed, but QAnon Doesn’t Care
By Jim Vorel
April 22, 2021 | 12:40pm
The Chauvin Verdict Is a Massive Step Toward Accountability in America. Using It For Social Media Clout Is Gross
By Shane Ryan
April 21, 2021 | 3:25pm
Is It Possible to Smother a Political Idea to Death?
By Shane Ryan
April 13, 2021 | 9:13am
Democrats Are Finally Fighting in the Legislative Trenches. Good.
By Shane Ryan
March 31, 2021 | 2:42pm
For Democrats, Moving Past the Cautious Legacy of Barack Obama Is Necessary and Good
By Shane Ryan
March 17, 2021 | 2:09pm
Dispatches From Q-Land #1: QAnon's Latest Struggles to Rationalize a World They Don’t Understand
By Jim Vorel
March 16, 2021 | 11:13am
The Temptation of Secession
By Geoffrey Himes
March 12, 2021 | 12:00pm
If You Still Believe in the Filibuster, You Don't Believe in Progress
By Shane Ryan
March 10, 2021 | 10:15am
The Tactics We Need: Bernie Sanders Is Forcing a $15 Minimum Wage Vote
By Shane Ryan
March 3, 2021 | 12:06pm
The Nightmare in Texas Should End the Debate: Deregulation Always Fails
By Shane Ryan
February 26, 2021 | 10:20am
Democrats Only Rail Against the Rich When it Helps Them Screw the Poor
By Shane Ryan
February 18, 2021 | 1:00pm
Here's How QAnon Has Been Rationalizing the First Month of the Biden Presidency
By Jim Vorel
February 18, 2021 | 10:10am
John Fetterman Represents the Progressive Movement Into Red and Purple America
By Shane Ryan
February 9, 2021 | 12:12pm
History Is Being Rewritten in Real Time; Will We Remember the Truth?
By Joyce Chen
January 28, 2021 | 10:18am
Bernie Sanders Has Earned a Rare Position: Antagonizing From the Inside
By Shane Ryan
January 28, 2021 | 9:10am
An Epic Timeline of QAnon Delusions, From Election Day to Inauguration Day
By Jim Vorel
January 20, 2021 | 9:59am
What Have the Trump Years Meant, and Where Will We Go Now?
By Shane Ryan
January 19, 2021 | 11:35am
Removing Trump From Office Isn't Trivial; It's the Most Important Act Democrats Will Undertake in Decades
By Shane Ryan
January 14, 2021 | 8:50am
This
Is
Who We Are: The Capitol Riots Are a Mirror We Shouldn’t Turn Away From
By Joyce Chen
January 8, 2021 | 1:30pm
Michelle Obama: Trump is an "Infantile and Unpatriotic President" Following Capitol Siege
By Jim Vorel
January 7, 2021 | 3:42pm
Facebook Has Indefinitely Banned Donald Trump From Posting Until After Inauguration Day
By Jim Vorel
January 7, 2021 | 10:36am
The People Chanting "U-S-A" Loathe America, and Everything It's Supposed to Stand For
By Shane Ryan
January 7, 2021 | 9:57am
The Democrats Just Might Pull Off the Senate Races in Georgia Tomorrow—Thanks to Trump
By Josh Jackson
January 4, 2021 | 1:33pm
The Future of America is Up to the People: How Mad Will You Get?
By Shane Ryan
December 23, 2020 | 8:15am
Here's Your Optimism for 2021: American Democracy (Barely) Survived Trump's Stress Test
By Shane Ryan
December 17, 2020 | 10:17am
Ding, Dong, The Witch Is Dead, But Other Witches Remain
By Geoffrey Himes
December 15, 2020 | 2:45pm
Donald Trump Might Actually Tell Us About the Aliens
By Shane Ryan
December 10, 2020 | 8:29am
Stacey Abrams and the
Supernatural
Cast Team for a Live Event Benefiting Fair Fight Action
By Katherine Smith
December 7, 2020 | 2:15pm
With Republicans in Disarray, Democrats Should Win the Georgia Senate Seats
By Shane Ryan
December 2, 2020 | 8:24am
Fox News Is Terrified of Trump Supporters (and They Should Be)
By Shane Ryan
November 27, 2020 | 8:33am
With Suspension of Sidney Powell, Twitter Is Establishing Precedent to Potentially Ban Trump From its Platform
By Jim Vorel
November 23, 2020 | 12:00pm
Local Republicans Tried to Disenfranchise All of Michigan Last Night to Save Trump, and It Was Horrifying
By Jim Vorel
November 18, 2020 | 12:51pm
Sign Me Up For the Cult of John Fetterman
By Shane Ryan
November 17, 2020 | 8:18am
QAnon Took a Major Hit With Biden's Election, But It's Never Going Away
By Jim Vorel
November 10, 2020 | 10:30am
Put Stacey Abrams at the Head of the DNC, Today
By Shane Ryan
November 10, 2020 | 8:07am
Congratulate Yourself on Making it to Election Day. Seriously.
By Shane Ryan
November 3, 2020 | 7:15am
The 10 Worst Things Donald Trump Has Done in His Political Career
By Josh Jackson
October 29, 2020 | 1:00pm
Nov. 3 Will Be the Most Important Day in Modern American History
By Shane Ryan
October 27, 2020 | 2:21pm
When It Comes to Politics and Talk Shows, Kal Penn Approves Radical Possibility
By Katherine Smith
October 27, 2020 | 10:03am
How to Be a Journalist When the Truth Doesn’t Matter Anymore
By Joyce Chen
October 23, 2020 | 12:45pm
Why Is Donald Trump So Appealing to So Many People?
By Shane Ryan
October 22, 2020 | 12:45pm
What to Make of Amy Coney Barrett's Brand of "Feminism"?
By Joyce Chen
October 16, 2020 | 10:00am
For Progressives, What Happens in the Vacuum After Trump?
By Shane Ryan
October 15, 2020 | 11:50am
Voting Is Not What You Think
By Geoffrey Himes
October 8, 2020 | 9:00am
Trump and His Supporters Offer No Empathy, and Should Expect None in Return
By Shane Ryan
October 6, 2020 | 9:15am
The Presidential Debates Are Bad for America
By Shane Ryan
September 28, 2020 | 2:00pm
From Mengele to Hysterectomies, Fascist Systems Open the Door For Sadists
By Shane Ryan
September 17, 2020 | 2:45pm
The Ralph Nader Supreme Court
By Geoffrey Himes
September 3, 2020 | 10:55am
King James' Profanity Prayer
By David Dark
August 31, 2020 | 9:00am
The Election Will be Close, and That's the Problem
By Shane Ryan
August 27, 2020 | 9:39am
For Progressives, It's Time to Bite the Bullet and "Support" Joe Biden
By Shane Ryan
August 19, 2020 | 9:22am
Is America's Partisan Divide Really as Harmful as the Hand-Wringers Tell Us?
By Geoffrey Himes
August 7, 2020 | 11:45am
It Has Become Increasingly Hard to Feel Proud of America
By Shane Ryan
July 29, 2020 | 9:55am
Will Progressives Always Be Hostage to their Worst Elements?
By Shane Ryan
July 17, 2020 | 9:54am
Our Visual Literacy Is Being Tested; How Will We Remember This Moment?
By Joyce Chen
July 7, 2020 | 2:38pm
Progressives Need Just One Strategy Against Establishment Democrats: Where There's Weakness, Push
By Shane Ryan
June 26, 2020 | 9:59am
Supreme Court Decision Marks Massive Civil Rights Victory
By Lia Pikus
June 15, 2020 | 1:12pm
The Ethical Dilemma of Watching Police Shows in 2020
By Shane Ryan
June 10, 2020 | 3:06pm
5 Action Items to Honor Breonna Taylor On Her Birthday and Demand Justice
By Lia Pikus
June 5, 2020 | 6:18pm
How to Donate to Black Lives Matter if You Have No Money
By Lia Pikus
June 4, 2020 | 3:56pm
America's Bill Has Come Due
By Shane Ryan
June 4, 2020 | 2:15pm
Dwayne Johnson Criticizes Donald Trump in New Video on Twitter: Watch
By Jack Meyer
June 4, 2020 | 1:52pm
A Resource Guide For Active Anti-Racism
By Lia Pikus and Danielle Chelosky
June 2, 2020 | 12:13pm
And Why Shouldn't Black America Revolt?
By Shannon M. Houston
May 31, 2020 | 3:52pm
Georgia's Reckless Reopening Prioritizes Budget Over Citizens
By Josh Jackson
April 21, 2020 | 12:59pm
Watch Former Trump Supporter Mike Francesa Criticize Trump’s Handling of the Coronavirus Pandemic
By Isabella DeLeo
March 31, 2020 | 5:01pm
Bernie Sanders Vows to Fight On
By Shane Ryan
March 31, 2020 | 1:55pm
Donald Trump Thinks He is Doing “A Very Good Job” Managing the Coronavirus as Americans Die
By Katy Mayfield
March 30, 2020 | 5:43pm
The Pandemic Power Rankings
By Nick Purdy
March 27, 2020 | 5:15pm
Trump Refuses to Provide New York Hospitals with Ventilators
By Austin Jones
March 27, 2020 | 12:16pm
Watch Bernie Sanders Deliver an Impassioned Floor Speech Bashing Classist Senate Republicans
By Natalia Keogan
March 26, 2020 | 4:02pm
Joe Biden Has Been Accused of Graphic Sexual Assault
By Shane Ryan
March 26, 2020 | 10:45am
Kentucky Mayor Has Profane Message for Those Who Won't Take Coronavirus Seriously
By Katy Mayfield
March 25, 2020 | 3:46pm
While Trump’s Hotels Lose Millions, He Will “Be the Oversight” on $500 Billion Coronavirus Fund
By Natalia Keogan
March 24, 2020 | 1:08pm
Some Republicans Want You to Die For the Economy
By Shane Ryan
March 24, 2020 | 11:45am
Trump Wants to Send People Back to Work as the Pandemic Grows
By Shane Ryan
March 23, 2020 | 12:20pm
Republican-Led Senate Emergency Coronavirus Bill Blocked by Democrats, Citing it as a Corrupt Corporate Bailout
By Austin Jones
March 23, 2020 | 12:17pm
Joe Biden Isn’t Dead, Just Figuring Out His New Makeshift Home Studio to Boost TV Presence
By Natalia Keogan
March 23, 2020 | 12:02pm
GOP Senators are Accused of Profitting Off Coronavirus Crisis by "Smash and Grabbing" Stocks
By Austin Jones
March 20, 2020 | 12:10pm
Italy's Coronavirus Crisis is a Vision of America's Future
By Annie Merkley
March 20, 2020 | 10:55am
Tulsi Gabbard Drops Out and Endorses Biden in Apparent Attempt to Alienate the Last People Who Like Her
By Austin Jones
March 19, 2020 | 4:19pm
In a Move That Should be Replicated Nationwide, Minnesota and Vermont Have Classified Grocery Clerks as Emergency Workers
By Shane Ryan
March 19, 2020 | 10:59am
Trump Disbanding the Pandemic Response Team in 2018 Directly Hindered Coronavirus Relief, Experts Say
By Natalia Keogan
March 18, 2020 | 4:48pm
Trump Wants to "Go Big" and Send Checks to Americans Within Two Weeks
By Jarrod Johnson II
March 18, 2020 | 12:10pm
Biden Campaign Shared Misinformation About Coronavirus Ahead of Tuesday’s Vote
By Walker Bragman
March 17, 2020 | 12:15pm
Video Emerges Confirming Trump Dissolved Pandemic Response Team
By Austin Jones
March 17, 2020 | 11:46am
Trump Says Coronavirus May Be Under Control by July or August
By Natalia Keogan
March 16, 2020 | 5:47pm
Love in the Time of Corona
By Shane Ryan
March 16, 2020 | 12:45pm
Trump Dissolved Pandemic Response Team Because He Doesn't Like Having People Around "When You Don't Need Them"
By Austin Jones
March 13, 2020 | 2:48pm
Report: Trump Will Declare a National Emergency
By Shane Ryan
March 13, 2020 | 1:43pm
All Those Big Stock Market Gains Trump Bragged About? All $11.5 Trillion of Them Are Gone
By Shane Ryan
March 13, 2020 | 9:52am
Trump Says Insurance Companies Will Waive All Copays for COVID-19 Testing and Treatment—Insurance Companies Disagree
By Natalia Keogan
March 12, 2020 | 3:17pm
Joe Biden Suggests He Might Veto Universal Healthcare
By Walker Bragman
March 12, 2020 | 11:15am
Joe Biden Surged During Last Night’s Primaries, Adding to His Lead over Bernie Sanders
By Natalia Keogan
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