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Night Two of the RNC Was All About Mainstreaming the Extreme Right
The RNC’s shifting schedule highlights the party’s uneasy mix of conspiracy theorists and boilerplate GOP economics.
The Republican Convention Opens With a Night of Fascist Fan Fiction
The RNC kicked off with a nightmare of fear-mongering, lies and racist dog whistles shrill enough to crack crystal.
Republican Convention Takes on the Weighty Task of Boosting Trump’s Bruised Ego
This year's convention serves a single purpose: to bolster the battered self-image of the president.
Biden Isn’t a Progressive. The Question Is How Far He Can Be Pushed.
If political momentum among Democrats continues to move leftward, Biden may be movable.
Obama Breaks With Convention Protocol to Call Trump a Threat at DNC Night Three
The third night of the Democratic National Zoom Meeting was an astonishment of history.
The 2020 Race Is Down to Center-Right vs. Far Right
A center-right Democratic ticket is set to square off against the most brazenly fascist incumbent in U.S. history.
Canceling College Football Could Save Lives — and Wake Up Some COVID Deniers
If more people are alive in May because college ball got benched, that would be the biggest win of all.
Trump’s Social Security Sleight of Hand Is Another Scam. Don’t Fall for It.
Trump has a long record of unfurling legally laughable nonsense orders when the political heat is on. This is that.
Trump Isn’t “Failing” on COVID Testing. He’s Carrying Out a Brutal Plan.
Both COVID testing and the census have been thwarted to benefit those in power, to help them stay in power.
Is Trump Trying to Steal the Election to Escape Indictment?
It can’t happen here? It is happening here, and you can stop it.