Calling Out Racist Voters Is Satisfying. But It Comes at a Political Cost.
Bernie Sanders’s clumsy comments about voters in Florida and Georgia reignited a debate on how politicians talk about racism.
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Chuck Schumer Caved to Facebook and Donald Trump. He Shouldn't Lead Senate Democrats.
Schumer has sided with the GOP on Wall Street, Israel, Iraq, Iran, and Facebook. Almost any other Democrat should be Senate minority leader instead.
As the Obama DOJ Concluded, Prosecution of Julian Assange for Publishing Documents Poses Grave Threats to Press Freedom
The Trump DOJ's prosecution of Assange will be cheered by Democrats, as they unite to criminalize the core of investigative journalism.
Nancy Pelosi Wants to Find "Common Ground" With Donald Trump. But Her Job Right Now Is to Fight Fascism.
The correct response to a white nationalist president is to relentlessly resist and call out his behavior as dangerously abnormal.
Why It’s a Big Deal That Four Black Candidates Won Their State Attorney General Races
The candidates have made strong pledges on criminal justice reform, protection of immigrant families, and much more.
Even the FBI Thinks Police Have Links to White Supremacists — but Don’t Tell the New York Times
The New York Times Magazine published an in-depth story on how police deal with white supremacists — but didn't explore the links between them.
U.S. Elections Are Neither Free Nor Fair. States Need to Open Their Doors to More Observers.
The OSCE issued a series of recommendations after the 2016 presidential election. None of the group’s suggestions have been enacted.
Fox News Is Poisoning America. Rupert Murdoch and His Heirs Should Be Shunned.
The Murdoch family is warmly received in the hallways of power and money. But they should be ostracized in the same way that Steve Bannon has.
After Last Week, There’s No Hope That the Media Will Ever Abandon False Equivalencies With the Far Right
“You guys do it, too,” NBC’s Chuck Todd told a Democratic representative, referring to anti-Semitic incitement — personifying a media false equivalence.
Never Trust a Reporter Who Bounces in His Chair With Glee
Axios’s gleeful use of Donald Trump’s latest xenophobic policy announcement as a PR tool for its new HBO show is grotesque.