Voices
While Republicans Fractured, Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff Teamed Up — and It Seems to Have Worked
In Tuesday’s Georgia Senate runoff elections, there was no Warnock without Ossoff, and vice versa.
Politics
Voices
Far-Right Violence Is Going to Be a Threat With or Without Trump’s Calls to Action
The far right is focused on “Stop the Steal” nonsense, but violence driven by white supremacy won’t disappear even if Trump does.
Voices
Trump May Face Prosecution — but Not for His War Crimes
For U.S. presidents, the torture and killing of civilians is forgivable but mafia-style accounting and hush money payments are not.
FBI Questioned a Michigan Senate Staffer After Zoom Call About Banning Tear Gas
The FBI visit raised alarming questions about why a confidential legislative discussion warranted police scrutiny.
Showtime Documentary Proves Trump Is the 21st Century Reagan
Trump is to Reagan like crack is to cocaine: cheaper, faster-acting, and less glamorous. But they’re essentially the same thing.
How Israel Attacks Drove Raphael Warnock Into the Arms of a Centrist Pro-Israel Group
Democratic Majority for Israel’s endorsement of Warnock — and Warnock’s embrace of it — was a step backward for progressives.
Voices
Biden’s “Cabinet of Firsts” Betrays a Cynical Approach to Diversity
Diversity helps governments contemplate complex challenges. When it’s treated as an expedient tactic, its purpose is unraveled.
The Coronavirus Crisis
World Faces Covid-19 "Vaccine Apartheid”
Even countries that hosted vaccine trials — like Argentina, South Africa, Brazil, and Turkey — will not receive adequate supplies.
Voices
Deb Haaland's Tough Road Ahead at the Interior Department
Haaland will have to overcome the Interior’s legacy of colonialism and fossil fuel plunder — as well as her boss’s moderate centrism.
Mitch McConnell Rushed to Save His Senators, but Left Trump Twisting in the Wind
McConnell is trying to protect Sens. Loeffler and Perdue, but he's gotten nearly everything he could out of Trump.