Biden’s Choice on Julian Assange and the First Amendment
Assange’s liberty represents that of all journalists and publishers whose job is to expose government and corporate criminality without fear of prosecution.
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Obama Book Explains How Birtherism Made Trump’s Presidency
Having a Black president simply caused a large number of Americans to completely lose their minds — leading directly to Trump.
Beyond Breonna: Louisville Police Make the Case for Abolition
The idea of defunding the police is roiling Democratic Party politics — but it’s not about that. It’s about the horrors of policing.
Trump Supporters Want to Boycott the Georgia Runoffs. Is Their Threat Genuine?
To the degree that one can measure the sincerity of such people ... probably. Sure.
Why Fox News Can't Afford to Quit Donald Trump
Disinformation about the election’s outcome is desired by Fox’s viewers, not forced upon them.
Now We Have to Fight Trump’s Tin-Pot Coup — and Biden’s Worst Instincts
Republicans keep finding new ways to tell us that they don’t believe in democracy, and we should believe them.
The Election Is Exposing the Cracks Within Georgia’s Republican Party
Georgia Republicans find themselves choosing sides between the administrators of a government that they control and a president they do not.
During the Trump Era, Everyone and Everything in America Failed
The possibilities in front of us are real, but we should not deceive ourselves about what we learned during the Time of Trump.
Behind Joe Biden's Georgia Surge, a State Ready to Boil Over
The results are bittersweet for Southern Democrats.
Oregon’s Decriminalization Vote Might Be Biggest Step Yet to Ending War on Drugs
Oregon voters’ drug decriminalization applies an anti-carceral logic to more than just weed.