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Republicans know their war on voting is racist — so they’re barely bothering to defend it
Amanda Marcotte
Republicans don't need substantive arguments against voting rights because they know they have the filibuster
Can electoral politics save us? On guns and voting, our democracy is broken
Amanda Marcotte
For proof that American democracy is broken, look no further than the failure to pass gun bills
Republicans have moved past the NRA: The GOP is now even more extreme on guns
Heather Digby Parton
The NRA has gotten weaker since Wayne LaPierre, but more extreme groups are proliferating as Republicans radicalize
The NRA way of life is ruining our nation
Amanda Marcotte
Decades of gun propaganda has created a nation of sociopaths
Republicans have perfected the troll two-step: The art of being a jerk and then playing the victim
Amanda Marcotte
Step one: Say or do something wildly offensive. Step two: Whine that you’re being “canceled.” Bingo, it’s payday!
Republicans are in disarray without Donald Trump – but that doesn’t mean they aren’t still a threat
Amanda Marcotte
The GOP is too distracted by relitigating Donald Trump's 2020 loss to fight against President Joe Biden's agenda
Sarah Everard and the Atlanta spa shootings show how victim blaming continues even after #MeToo
Amanda Marcotte
The reaction to misogynist murders in Atlanta and London shows how women are still being blamed for male violence
Atlanta spa shootings and the Capitol riot: Gun control is the best tool to fight terrorism
Amanda Marcotte
One man in Atlanta killed more people in a night than died in the Capitol insurrection. The only difference is guns
Republican men are most likely to be COVID-19 anti-vaxxers, not women
Nicole Karlis
The stereotype of the "anti-vax mom" is no longer accurate: conservative men are now the most likely culprits
Trump can’t save vaccine hesitant Republicans: Fox News has turned the GOP into a death cult
Amanda Marcotte
It's not just that Fox News wants the virus to defeat Biden — they really are turning viewers into a death cult
Joe Biden is boring — and it’s driving the media crazy
Amanda Marcotte
Yes, Biden is boring. It is why he is just what the country needs to restore some sense into politics
The Supreme Court won’t restore voting rights — but abolishing the filibuster will
Bill Blum
The filibuster was created by the Senate, and it can be ended by the Senate. That's the start of fixing politics
Biden’s COVID stimulus is the biggest economic relief yet. Here’s what that means for you
Matthew Rozsa
Biden's new COVID stimulus bill includes $1,400 checks, increased COBRA payments and a new child tax credit
Republicans are trying to sabotage Biden’s COVID vaccine plan to “own the libs.” We must ditch them
Amanda Marcotte
If Republicans won't get vaccinated, it may be time to forge ahead with returning to normal without them
How Democrats successfully silenced Republican opposition to Biden’s COVID relief bill
Amanda Marcotte
The more visible aid is to Americans, the harder it is for right-wing media to spin racist stories
A convicted “incel” mass murderer tried to use autism as an excuse for his crimes — and failed
Matthew Rozsa
Many incels claims to identify with or be autistics — but in reality embrace prejudices about autism
A year of coronavirus: Trump is gone. It’s time to let go of the partisan responses to the pandemic
Amanda Marcotte
Partisan rancor over pandemic restrictions poisoned our ability to fight the virus. Is it too late for sensibility?
Biden’s stimulus bill gives progressives a big win. Now they must celebrate it
Amanda Marcotte
Losing the fight to up the minimum wage upset progressives, but the big picture view should leave Democrats hopeful
March 4 was a dud — but QAnon will persist because it is fueled by white entitlement
Amanda Marcotte
QAnon is not going away any time soon. The people who believe it simply need it too much
Mr. Potato Head, Dr. Seuss and trans kids: How Democrats are already letting Republicans win in 2022
Amanda Marcotte
Republicans have quickly seized on wedge issues while Democrats stubbornly refuse to end the filibuster
Marjorie Taylor Greene complains extra security at Capitol is “the real voter suppression”
Jon Skolnik
Republicans wage a misinformation campaign against H.R. 1 as the House vote approaches
The Supreme Court may be set to gut voting rights — but Democrats can still stop them
Amanda Marcotte
The GOP-dominated SCOTUS longs to end the Voting Rights Act. Democrats can save it by nuking the filibuster
The Cuomo scandal illustrates the limits of #MeToo — and the need to hold men to a higher standard
Amanda Marcotte
Being an overbearing creep falls short of sexual harassment, but more social opprobrium would help stop the louts
CPAC was about more than Trump’s cult — it’s now cemented the GOP’s authoritarianism
Amanda Marcotte
Even scarier than Trump's personality cult, CPAC shows that Republicans' fascism deeper than Trump
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