Is Anyone Going to Fight for Democracy?
As we face an incoming administration led by an autocratic felon with an insatiable appetite for fascism, our minority party still wants to play by the rules. So who will go to the mat for us?
January 6th
The Revisionist History of January 6
GOP lawmakers said on record they wanted Trump held accountable. Now they're trying to rewrite history and absolve the incoming president and the insurrectionists, even as an entire nation witnessed the unprecedented mayhem.
Legacy Media Has Memory-Holed January 6
During our nation's most urgent election, the press has buried the fact that Trump goaded his minions to violently storm the Capitol and threatened to hang his VP in an effort to steal the 2020 election. But sure, let's scrutinize VP Harris's media strategy.
The GOP Defends the Indefensible
Republicans are running out of moves with each revelation by the DOJ, whose findings are proving that Trump is exactly who we feared: a dangerous traitor to us all.
Will Ginni Thomas Ever Be Held Accountable?
There is mounting evidence that Clarence Thomas's wife helped plan the events of Jan. 6. Can her privilege as a white woman married to a Black Supreme Court Justice shield her from the charges?
The Jan. 6 Hearings Are Not a Reality Series
As we watch lawmakers finally hold would-be insurrectionists to account, the news desks are pontificating on the mediagenic nature of witnesses and whether the hearings are entertaining enough to engage the American viewer.
Can Our Democratic Institutions Save Us From Authoritarianism?
American democracy is in an undoubtedly perilous state, and the structure of our institutions seems ill-equipped to meet the challenge of protecting it.
We Are a Nation at War With Memory
There is ample footage of the January 6th Insurrection. But as we mark the first anniversary of one of the worst attacks on our democracy, we're fighting over how to document the truth of an event witnessed by the world.