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The harmful messaging of “It’s a Wonderful Life”
Emily Anne Strong
The classic holiday film just passed its 75th anniversary, and its timeless message could use a little updating
Salon’s 2021 spicy take awards
Amanda Marcotte
Journalists and pundits keep trying to prove the left is hysterical — but keep stepping on rakes in the process
Best of 2021: Looking for Uncle Allan: A queer odyssey
Michael H. Hodges
Like many LGBTQ folks, I’d always assumed I was all alone in my family. Learning I had a gay forebear hit me hard
2021’s most despicable villains: Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema
Amanda Marcotte
The vast majority of Democrats are eager to save democracy, yet these two ruined the party's reputation with voters
December’s tornadoes show a country desperately in need of disaster reform
Zoya Teirstein
You can't stop tornadoes, but you can stop them from being so deadly. Here's how
Don’t get too excited about MAGA anger at Trump over vaccines — they won’t ever ditch him
Amanda Marcotte
Redhats aren't turning on Trump for advocating vaccines — he's still their best bet for a fascist takeover
Best of 2021: I failed my friend Dante Barksdale. We all failed him
D. Watkins
America is a nation of performers. Nobody wants to hear the truth when they ask, "how are you?"
The real crime wave that Fox News is ignoring: Domestic violence has increased drastically
Amanda Marcotte
In 2021, property crime rates were largely down — but domestic abuse has skyrocketed in an age of pandemic
There are some mysteries Patricia Cornwell, crime novelist and creator of Kay Scarpetta, can’t crack
Mary Elizabeth Williams
We talk to Cornwell about working with Jamie Lee Curtis on the Scarpetta TV series and looking to space for answers
Why they hate him: Dr. Fauci triggers the right because he reveals their deepest insecurities
Amanda Marcotte
The GOP's obsession with Dr. Fauci reveals the deep insecurities driving the movement
Biden doesn’t need Manchin: 5 executive actions he can take right now to build back better
Amanda Marcotte
Congress is broken. But the White House can still do plenty to fix national problems and restore Biden's popularity
Liz Cheney: Not the Republican hero that we needed in 2021
Amanda Marcotte
Cheney is no defender of democracy — she's a dinosaur who misses the old days when GOP corruption was more genteel
Why the students on a hunger strike for voting rights remain hopeful about Kyrsten Sinema
Brett Bachman
"Without action [on voting rights], I'm willing to say there's almost no future, no better future ahead for us"
What Republicans know that Democrats don’t: Power matters more than policy
Amanda Marcotte
Democrats are more popular than Republicans — but that doesn't matter if Republicans defeat democracy
HBO Max’s must-watch “Station Eleven” brings comfort and joy after the eerily familiar apocalypse
Melanie McFarland
This dreamy, deft & often funny adaptation of the acclaimed novel keeps humanity alive despite global loss of life
Ron DeSantis escalates his authoritarian purge: GOP bounty hunters are the next frontier
Amanda Marcotte
His Stasi-style bill adds bounty hunting to national efforts to purge school officials for insufficient bigotry
Fox News passes Trump’s loyalty test: It’s about more than lying — it’s about teaching how to lie
Amanda Marcotte
Fox News' response to their Jan. 6 text scandal proves that shamelessness is the right's superpower
Jan. 6 committee just proved Fox News knowingly lies on air — but don’t expect their viewers to care
Amanda Marcotte
Fox News' biggest hosts privately blamed Trump for the Capitol riot — but told a different story publicly
The execution of Julian Assange: He exposed the crimes of empire — and that can’t be tolerated
Chris Hedges
The WikiLeaks founder's unforgivable sin was to expose the U.S. empire's war crimes. For that, he faces death
When SCOTUS guts Roe: The covert plan to provide abortion pills on demand – and avoid prosecution
Amanda Marcotte
Abortion pills offer real hope — and real dangers — for those fighting for reproductive rights in a post-Roe world
The problem isn’t Democrats losing white voters — it’s Republicans winning them over with lies
Amanda Marcotte
Democrats can't stop culture war propaganda by running away. Confronting it head-on might make the only difference
We doomed Roe: Too many Americans are ignorant about abortion
Amanda Marcotte
The religious right used misogyny and American prudery to trick the public into not protecting reproductive rights
Young Democrats are right: There is no reason to date or befriend Trump voters
Amanda Marcotte
Polling shows many young Democrats won't socialize with Republicans — which just shows they have self-respect
Destroying democracy can make you very rich
Amanda Marcotte
Nothing opens up GOP wallets like the promise of fascism
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