Amanda Marcotte

Amanda Marcotte is a senior politics writer at Salon and the author of "Troll Nation: How The Right Became Trump-Worshipping Monsters Set On Rat-F*cking Liberals, America, and Truth Itself." Follow her on Twitter @AmandaMarcotte and sign up for her biweekly politics newsletter, Standing Room Only.

The Vaccine; Right Horror
Why Republicans are rejecting the COVID vaccine: GOP wants to drag out lockdowns to hurt Biden Amanda Marcotte
Ted Cruz; Tucker Carlson; Josh Hawley
Republicans take trolling to "trigger the libs" to the next level Amanda Marcotte
Donald Trump; Andrew Cuomo; Matt Gaetz
Trump's lasting legacy: Scandals don't hurt politicians like Matt Gaetz and Andrew Cuomo Amanda Marcotte
Minneapolis; Protest; George Floyd; Derek Chauvin
Derek Chauvin's trial is a test of whether facts matter Amanda Marcotte
Amy Coney Barrett; Brett Kavanaugh; Clarence Thomas
Republicans got the Supreme Court they wanted: That will change America forever Amanda Marcotte
John Boehner; Donald Trump; Ted Cruz
John Boehner doesn't deserve a rehabilitation tour: Mayor of GOP's "Crazytown" sparked rise of Trump Amanda Marcotte
Students walking in corridor
Republicans are waging war against US children: Anti-trans bills part of longstanding GOP campaign Amanda Marcotte
Matt Gaetz; Donald Trump
Trump's defense of Matt Gaetz is a major problem for the GOP Amanda Marcotte
Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol
Republican delusion — not disinformation — is the bigger danger to American democracy Amanda Marcotte
Brian Kemp
GOP cancel culture targets Georgia: Republicans want to silence critics of their war on voting Amanda Marcotte
Mega Church
Church membership is in a freefall, and the Christian right has only themselves to blame Amanda Marcotte
Joe Biden; Potato Head
Biden's infrastructure bill is popular — so Republicans are trying to make it a culture war fight Amanda Marcotte
Matt Gaetz; Tucker Carlson
Fox News made Matt Gaetz a GOP star. Now he's trying to take Fox News' Tucker Carlson down with him Amanda Marcotte
Donald Trump; Tucker Carlson; QAnon
Republicans have become more fascist since Jan. 6 — and they blame liberals for it Amanda Marcotte
Female high school students bullying classmate
The GOP's war on trans students hurts all kids: The right is coming for cis girls, too Amanda Marcotte