Sophie Cunningham Is the Anti-Trans Right's New White Woman Mascot
The WNBA star has become the latest symbol in the right’s campaign to define which women deserve protecting — and which do not.
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There’s No Time for Centrists to Be Doomers About El-Sayed’s Victory
The public health official faced down AIPAC — and the entire Democratic Party establishment — to beat Haley Stevens. That’s well worth celebrating.
Bari Weiss’s “60 Minutes” Hires Producer Who Downplayed Gaza Starvation, Justified Killing Journalists
The latest CBS News hire shows that the way to get ahead in journalism is to act as a tool for the powerful.
Liberals Are Ceding Ground to the Far Right on Ceuta Border Crossings
From the New York Times to the EU, liberals defending Spain from far-right fearmongering are regurgitating the right’s anti-immigrant premise.
Trump’s Truth Social API Is a Blatantly Corrupt Favor to Wall Street
By selling off early access to his posts at a premium, the president is merging a public good with his own profit motives.
Fauci’s Diary Isn’t the Key to Why Covid Ravaged the U.S. — Our Broken Healthcare System Is
Rand Paul is trying to put Anthony Fauci in prison for not confirming a conspiracy theory, but the key to blunting the next pandemic is universal healthcare.
The Right Seeks to Capitalize on Berlin Pride Attack — Even as It Poses Its Own Existential Threat to Queer Lives
Day in and day out, it is the likes of Germany’s conservative parties, and the Republicans at home, who are assaulting LGBTQ+ rights.
House Investigation of BreakThrough News Is an Attack on All Journalism
Favorable coverage of U.S. adversaries is constitutionally protected speech.
Fetterman Might Leave Democratic Party Because the Only Thing He Loves More Than Israel Is Attention
Why is the senator floating the idea of leaving the Democratic Party? Well, Israel, of course. Though he sure loves the media coverage.
It’s Scary As Hell Being Black in America Right Now
The deaths of Nolan Wells and Kohen Wiley are symptoms of a nation retreating from any pretense of equal rights.