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No, Syrian refugees didn’t rape a child in Idaho: Right-wing urban legend shows how ugly anti-refugee movement has become
Amanda Marcotte
The need to believe his false tale speaks volumes about the right
The damage has been done: As Trump barrels toward defeat, he’s dragging the GOP to the extreme right on race
Amanda Marcotte
If Trump is following in Goldwater's footsteps, he will lose the election, but win over Republicans ideologically
The GOP’s weak on defense: Republicans sacrifice national security by pandering to right-wing nuts
Amanda Marcotte
Given a choice between protecting Americans' safety and scoring cheap political points, the GOP picks the latter
Trump courts the homophobes: He says he stands with LGBTs, but now he’s meeting with anti-gay Christian leaders
Amanda Marcotte
Trump claims he is a friend to the LGBT community, yet he's having a friendly sitdown with those who demonize gays
Firearms in bars: The NRA’s “guns-everywhere” philosophy clashes with the idiocy of drunks packing heat
Amanda Marcotte
The arm everyone mantra has run into a massive roadblock following the Orlando massacre
The AR-15 has to go: Sorry, Jon Stokes, but your toy isn’t more important than people’s lives
Amanda Marcotte
How is it that defenses of the AR-15, from enthusiasts and the NRA, end up reading like reasons to ban the gun?
The Southern Baptist Convention strikes a blow against racism, but still reaffirms anti-LGBT bigotry
Amanda Marcotte
The 2016 SBC featured a resolution against racism, yet the church doubles down on anti-gay bigotry despite Orlando
A round of applause for Chris Murphy: The Connecticut senator brilliantly filibusters to end Republican obstructionism on gun control
Amanda Marcotte
Republicans don't want to go on record voting against gun control, but Democrats are forcing them to
Trump’s campaign of innuendo: Like many Republicans before him, Trump’s arguing through insinuation
Amanda Marcotte
Trump isn't the first Republican who wraps his arguments in a cloak of plausible deniability, but he is bad at it
Bill O’Reilly’s double standard: Why he’s a hypocrite for accusing the entire Muslim world of being complicit in terrorism
Amanda Marcotte
O'Reilly blames all Muslims for terrorism, while refusing responsibility for demonizing a murdered doctor
The narrative falls apart: Evidence that Omar Mateen was in the closet undermines GOP framing of the Orlando shooting
Amanda Marcotte
Republicans want to frame the Orlando shooting as an ISIS attack against the West, but that premise is collapsing
Authoritarian gun lovers: The gun lobby was never about freedom, and the Orlando massacre fallout proves it
Amanda Marcotte
Conservatives have a dim view of freedom when it comes to roughly every part of American life besides guns
Fear, racism, and hatred: Why the gun industry makes so much money off mass shootings
Amanda Marcotte
A vicious cycle — now aided by Trump's demagoguery — continues to improve the gun industry's bottom line
Overcompensation Nation: It’s time to admit that toxic masculinity drives gun violence
Amanda Marcotte
Our national attachment to dominance models of manhood is a major reason why we have so much violence
Orlando mass shooting: Bigotry is bigotry, no matter what religion you use to justify it
Amanda Marcotte
Conservatives exploit the night club shooting to attack liberals, but we need liberalism to end homophobic violence
Warren For VP! Screw it, Hillary Clinton should definitely pick the Massachusetts senator as her running mate
Amanda Marcotte
Even though it means losing her as a senator, Warren is such a great running mate idea that Clinton should do it
The Art of the Steal: Report suggests Trump cheated hundreds of workers out of pay — he’d screw voters just the same
Amanda Marcotte
USA Today found hundreds of workers alleging Trump didn't pay them, fleshing out his image as a cheater and a thief
Does Rep. Marsha Blackburn know where babies come from? Her congressional panel activities suggest she doesn’t
Amanda Marcotte
Blackburn is outraged that .03% of abortion patients go to the hospital, even though 99% of childbirth patients do
Trump’s people want to drop the topic of his racism against Judge Curiel, but conservatives are incapable of letting go
Amanda Marcotte
It's not just Trump; defending Trump against charges of racism is the hill that many right wingers plan to die on
The right’s scapegoat: Renee Ellmers’ primary loss in North Carolina encapsulates the irrational rage fueling conservatives
Amanda Marcotte
Ellmers became a right-wing symbol of Republicans being too soft on "political correctness," so she had to go
Clinton’s shining moment at NY rally: She celebrates at feminism-heavy event — as many stunningly belittle her victory
Amanda Marcotte
Clinton and her supporters celebrated her historic victory Tuesday, even if many refuse to acknowledge it
Dilbert has gone fascist: The strange unrequited love Scott Adams seems to have for Donald Trump
Amanda Marcotte
The Dilbert creator insists he's not a Trump backer, but the way he talks about him suggests otherwise
“It was meant to be a reminder to stay in my place”: Jessica Valenti chronicles lessons learned living in a sexist world
Amanda Marcotte
Salon talks to Valenti about "Sex Object," a new memoir about experiences with power, privilege & male entitlement
Bernie’s doomed strategy: The AP confirmed what’s long been obvious — there’s no way Sanders could win over Clinton’s superdelegates
Amanda Marcotte
Sanders has been arguing he would win with superdelegates, but that's been a pipe dream since day one
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