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Alt-right is dying, but powerful conservatives are mainstreaming its ideas
Amanda Marcotte
Even as the alt-right movement crumbles, conservative media works to normalize its noxious views
Trump is packing the federal bench with NRA-endorsed pro-gun judges
Amanda Marcotte
The NRA usually can't shoot down gun reforms in court. But with the help of Trump's judges, that may change
Mississippi moves toward 15-week abortion ban, claiming it will help women
Amanda Marcotte
Banning abortion at 15 weeks only hurts women, no matter what Republicans claim. That's almost certainly the point
Why won’t Republicans pass their own background-check bill?
Amanda Marcotte
Republicans and the NRA claim they want better background checks for guns. Their actions tell a different story
Trump’s California trip: Big political showdown, or just an expensive troll?
Amanda Marcotte
Trump's an expert at hijacking headlines with culture-war stunts. His California invasion is just one more
Betsy DeVos on “60 Minutes” proves she’s a master of nothing
Matthew Sheffield
What did her "60 Minutes" interview show? That she can't be trusted to stand up for her ideals
Progressives can win the “free speech” debate — but not by fighting on the right’s turf
Amanda Marcotte
Do trolls like Christina Hoff Sommers and Milo Yiannopoulos have the right to speak? It's the wrong question
Florida’s confusing gun bill: It’s actually a win for reform
Amanda Marcotte
"Arm the teachers" got headlines, but that was the flashy cover for a bill that promises some real reforms
“Alt-right” vs. YouTube: Hitting white supremacists where it hurts
Amanda Marcotte
Forget Facebook and Twitter. YouTube is the alt-right's lifeblood, and now the video platform is fighting back
Mass shooters: Part of a larger epidemic of white male rage
Amanda Marcotte
Mass shooters grow in the same soil as alt-right trolls: A mass of entitlement and rage, nurtured by the far right
Texas redirects women’s health care funds to shady anti-abortion group
Amanda Marcotte
Trump's HHS could follow Texas' lead by taking money from actual health care and giving it to the Christian right
For atheists, #MeToo might be too little, too late
Amanda Marcotte
Atheists spoke out about sexual harassment years ago, to no avail. Has #MeToo come to late to save the community?
How right wing conspiracy theories grow: Mainstream pundits give them power
Amanda Marcotte
Parkland conspiracy theories started on the internet, but they get life from pundits who wink at them on TV
Even dinosaurs aren’t safe from Trump: Irreplaceable Bear Ears fossils under threat
Amanda Marcotte
A cache of Triassic fossils in Utah were protected under Obama, but Trump has left the site exposed to looters
Asylum seeker held by ICE says she was sexually abused, now faces retaliation
Amanda Marcotte
Laura Monterrosa says she was abused by a guard. Now ICE won't let advocates or elected officials visit her
Missouri state GOP blames George Soros for Gov. Eric Greitens’ revenge porn debacle
Nicole Karlis
The state GOP called Greitens’ indictment a “political hit job”
Dana Loesch’s litany of NRA lies continues with CPAC speech
Amanda Marcotte
NRA's lightning-rod spokeswoman ranted and hollered, but mostly she said a bunch of things that just aren't true
Dana Loesch is lying about the NRA’s stance on “red flag” laws
Amanda Marcotte
Whatever Dana Loesch claims, the NRA has worked tirelessly against laws to keep guns away from dangerous people
Parkland paranoia: Why is the far right obsessed with George Soros?
Amanda Marcotte
Parkland kids are shifting the conversation on gun violence — and the right tries to blame a Jewish billionaire
Biggest obstacles to prison reform? Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell
Amanda Marcotte
Trump has repeatedly claimed he supports prison reform, but his administration's actions suggest otherwise
Swapping one evil for another: Have mass shooters replaced serial killers?
Amanda Marcotte
Mass shootings are up, while the classic serial killer has almost disappeared. Have we swapped one for the other?
Trump’s immigration policy in brief: Total racist shutdown
Amanda Marcotte
Forget "illegal" immigration: Trump and Miller's real goal is a clampdown on nonwhite immigrants, documented or not
On social media, Parkland students subvert the news cycle
Nicole Karlis
A generational culture of real-time social media empowered witnesses to redirect the national conversation
Forget Trump’s “box” troll: Here’s how to make the food stamp program better
Amanda Marcotte
Trump is trolling, as usual, with his "box" proposal. There are better ideas to help low-income folks eat better
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