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RFK Jr. could hijack the conversation about Luigi Mangione — and set health care back for decades
Amanda Marcotte
The nation's ire focuses on insurance companies after the killing of UnitedHealth's CEO, but RFK could hijack it
Trump was prosecuted under the Espionage Act — now he’ll turn it against his “enemies”
Jesselyn Radack
We've seen how ruthless presidents use this deeply flawed law — and Trump already knows it's an effective weapon
How our years of endless war produced a heartless nation
Andrea Mazzarino
After 20-plus years of waging the "War on Terror," Americans just voted to bring it to the home front
Trump ushers in a Christian “deep state”: MAGA moves to gut the Constitution
Amanda Marcotte
Trump gave control of the budget to a Project 2025 henchman who calls this a "post-constitutional moment"
Trump wanted to build an anti-#MeToo Cabinet — but it’s backfiring badly
Amanda Marcotte
Gaetz gone, Hegseth going? It turns out repeated accusations of abuse and harassment don't look great on a résumé
Elon Musk’s harassment of federal employees proves DOGE is weaker than he pretends
Amanda Marcotte
Musk's relentless misbehavior on X leads MAGA into a "cowardly troll" era
Pete Hegseth’s mother begged him to “get some help” — he joined a misogynist church instead
Amanda Marcotte
Fringe denomination's leader argues that men "dream of being rapists" because women aren't submissive enough
Republicans don’t care if women die from abortion bans — but they don’t want you to know about it
Amanda Marcotte
Women will keep dying, but the GOP is working hard to destroy the evidence
My ADHD makes managing money nearly impossible
Paulette Perhach
Doctors don't even know it's a symptom
Why Kamala Harris lost: Around the world, incumbents are in trouble
Paul Rosenberg
Anti-incumbency fervor, populist rage and elite disconnection — all facets of the same global democratic crisis
No, progressives should not embrace conspiracy theories — it won’t win elections
Amanda Marcotte
RFK and Joe Rogan fans won't like Democrats better if they join the war on empirical reality
The elusive history of the gladiatrix and why you don’t see her in “Gladiator II”
Jenny Lyons-Cunha
Regarded by historians with either denial or disdain, these women warriors have always had to fight for recognition
Trump opens up a new war on public schools
Amanda Marcotte
MAGA leaders promise an "educational insurgency" to create "boot camps for winning back America"
“She ripped up her own formula”: How Taylor Swift single-handedly changed pop music
Mary Elizabeth Williams
In his new book, Rolling Stone critic Rob Sheffield unwraps the story of the "fanatically driven" artist
Wish you could escape the planet? Too bad life in space would suck
Levi Stallings
Earth can be tiresome, but you probably wouldn’t enjoy living on the International Space Station either
Resistance is not futile: Matt Gaetz’s implosion shows how MAGA’s chaos can be turned against Trump
Amanda Marcotte
Trump's first nominations reveal the serious fractures in his coalition — which can be used to weaken him
House of hate: Republicans in Congress turn MAGA harassment campaign against trans colleague
Amanda Marcotte
Harassment of a trans lawmaker shows the GOP is now imitating the most vile MAGA trolls like Libs of TikTok
How Mike Johnson’s Christian “morality” provides cover for Matt Gaetz
Amanda Marcotte
Shielding Matt Gaetz fits with the long religious right tradition of defending bad men at women's expense
Mr. Me Too: Donald Trump surrounds himself with small, weak men
Lucian K. Truscott IV
The small, weak men appointed to Cabinet positions by a small, weak man
Sex abuse allegations against Matt Gaetz and Pete Hegseth only make Trump like them more
Amanda Marcotte
Republicans complain nominees weren't "properly vetted," but don't get that accusations are a feature, not a bug
How do you save a rainforest? Leave it alone
Matt Simon
Research shows that, instead of replanting rainforests, allowing them to bounce back naturally would work best
Trump trolls GOP with Cabinet picks: The point is to bring Republicans to heel — but it may backfire
Amanda Marcotte
Trump believes in rule by fear, but that stokes resentment and possibly even resistance
Fox News host Pete Hegseth as defense secretary: Perfect symbol of phony MAGA masculinity
Amanda Marcotte
Donald Trump pretends to love toughness, but the MAGA model of masculinity is snowflakes like this guy
No, women aren’t likely to “boycott” men — but here’s why the idea matters
Amanda Marcotte
Women can't coerce or cajole men into ditching MAGA — but they can make themselves safer and happier
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