What Our Kids Saw the Day of the Attempted Assassination
Zoomers and Alphas have grown up during a horrific era of lockdown drills, school shootings, and polarizing political violence. Is there any hope for building a safer future?
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There Is Nothing Normal About a Corrupt SCOTUS
We have two Supreme Court justices seriously violating the code of ethics and a chief justice John Roberts who refuses to enforce them. What can we do to preserve the legitimacy of our nation’s highest court?
Who Exactly Are “We the People”?
“All men are created equal” only holds for a specific value of “all” “men” and “equal”—and white cishet male Republicans appear to be the only ones who can define the terms.
Anti-Abortion Folks Want Us to Feel Hopeless. Don’t!
Since the overturning of Roe—which would have celebrated its 51st anniversary yesterday—the GOP has been threatening our bodily autonomy at every level. Here are 7 effective ways to fend off their attacks—and win.
Don’t Confuse Fake Newspapers With Local Journalism
With so many local newspapers and reporters’ jobs gone, U.S. towns are suffering a profound information crisis. Which is exactly what Republicans want.
Aren’t Media Pundits Supposed to Be Actual Experts?
We have come to rely on 24-hour news for information and analysis. But cable news networks are increasingly packing airtime with commentators based on their social media followings instead of their expertise. And it shows.
Saving Democracy Starts at the Local Level
Since the red wave of 2010, GOP state legislatures have ignored the will of the American people and bulldozed ahead with their agenda—which will have a devastating impact on Election 2024.
Lying About Abortion Is the GOP’s Election Strategy
Despite voters making their choice for safe and accessible abortion resoundingly clear at the polls, Republicans are doubling down on their life-threatening bans.
We Can’t Have a Repeat of Election 2016
Republicans may have dumbed down politics, but the mainstream media, with its embrace of a good guy/bad guy narrative and its refusal to focus on the issues and interrogate problematic candidates, is the real culprit in the demise of our democracy.
The Raid on the ‘Marion County Record’ Is Only the Beginning
The Right's war on the fourth estate is nothing new. But when cops raided a rural Kansas newspaper office and its editors’ homes over an investigation in progress, a new horrifying precedent was set.