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Exile in political Guyville: Why getting Hillary Clinton elected isn’t “women’s work”
Anna March
Feminists should demand progressive men be more active in supporting Hillary Clinton's presidential bid
Ted Cruz, we hardly missed ya: McCarthy tactics and conspiracy theories at his terror panel
Amanda Marcotte
A Cruz-run panel on Islamic terrorism features a fringe character accusing two congressmen of dark dealings
Racists, energized by Trump and the Brexit vote, are acting out more — sometimes violently
Amanda Marcotte
Right-wing populism is leading to a surge in violence and abuse, as racists feel vindicated, reports say
5 areas the pro-choice movement needs to focus on now that Texas’ abortion law has been overturned
Amanda Marcotte
The end of Texas' abortion law is wonderful, but there's far more work to be done to protect reproductive rights
Pro-choice victory: The Supreme Court strikes down Texas abortion law, further shredding the religious right
Amanda Marcotte
The Supreme Court handed feminists a robust victory, destroying the right's entire strategy to nix abortion rights
Sanders wants you to run: Bernie’s plan to turn regular Americans into agents of the progressive movement
Amanda Marcotte
Activists who help train potential candidates to run for office have a lot of advice for Bernie Sanders
Trump and Brexit: Right-wing populism of the two is rooted more in base nationalism than in economic insecurity
Amanda Marcotte
Donald Trump and Nigel Farage have much in common: disdain for immigrants and extreme nationalism
Abigail Fisher’s Supreme Court loss: A massive blow to mediocre white people coasting on their racial privilege
Amanda Marcotte
Abigail Fisher's anti-affirmative action case rested on assumption that white people deserve priority over others
Donald Trump keeps destroying his own campaign: His ill-timed attack on Clinton exposes his soft underbelly
Paul Rosenberg
Trump's hit speech on Hillary showed that the edges of his fact-free campaign are beginning to fray
Everyone calm down: The “no fly, no buy” bill was designed to embarrass Republicans, not to pass — and it’s working
Amanda Marcotte
We must remember the "no fly, no buy" bill was written purely to maximize political damage to the GOP
Fact-checking Trump’s garbage truck of lies: His speech accusing Clinton of corruption is riddled with fiction and conspiracies
Amanda Marcotte
Trump tried to paint Clinton as dishonest, but instead repeatedly revealed his own aversion to even basic facts
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
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