SCOTUS Is Eroding the Separation of Church and State
The conservative Right has spent years trying to destroy our public education system. With the Supreme Court's recent decision, they now have set a clear pathway.
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Welcome to Pity Party University
Our cultural columnist, a recovering conservative, explores the motivation behind reactionary writer Bari Weiss's announcement of her new unaccredited university in Texas to counter so-called cancel culture.
Following the Dirty Money
To understand how America's democracy moved to the brink of collapse, we need to look at the underbelly of power—and how it’s funded.
The Price We Pay for the GOP’s Delusions of Grandeur
Conservatives like to present themselves as clear-eyed realists, but when mistakes are made, who holds them accountable?
Which Side of Wrong Is J.D. Vance’s New Right Wing?
To say the 'Hillbilly Elegy' author and now GOP Senatorial candidate in Ohio is without principles is an overstatement. But Vance can't even figure out which fascist faction of the neo-Trumpist GOP to pander to.
The Only Actual Justice on the SCOTUS Bench
In the wake of RBG’s death and amid the Supreme Court’s dangerously rightward lurch, Justice Sonia Sotomayor has emerged as the moral compass, calling out devastatingly bad decisions and sounding a warning for what may come.
The Mindless Ideology of the Zombie GOP
Republicans' only agenda is inchoate rage, hatred, and obstruction. And they’ll stop at nothing to destroy everything in their wake.
This Is What Sedition Looks Like
There must be truth and consequences for incitement of insurrection. So we must impeach Trump, even if it takes all winter.
The GOP Has a Choice: Democracy or its Base
The US will either end up a multi-racial democracy, or it will become a single party state ruled by a white minority. Unfortunately, Republicans may just determine our fate.