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Want Socialism? Try the US Military

Some of our top brass denounce socialism, but they run the most socialist organization on earth.

Mike Lofgren ·

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announces the reopening of more Texas businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic at a press conference at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on May 18, 2020. (Photo: Lynda M. Gonzalez-Pool via Getty Images)

Progressives Warn of More GOP Whitewashing of History as Abbott Launches '1836 Project'

"Of course, if they actually did talk about the reasons Texas declared independence from Mexico, it would be a very radical course," said one critic.

Kenny Stancil, staff writer ·

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Neoliberalism in Their Hearts, Proto-Fascism in Their Heads: The Political Identity of Today's GOP

Republicans have consistently adopted a reactionary orientation on race, ethnicity, and gender issues, and are fervid opponents of majority rule.

C.J. Polychroniou ·

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm hold a news conference.

Senator Manchin, Killing the Filibuster Won’t Destroy Democracy – But You Might

A reminder that a late 19th century Speaker of the House, a Republican, successfully quashed the filibuster—for the sake of the nation.

Michael Winship ·

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) departs after the day's proceedings in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on February 10, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Joshua Roberts-Pool/Getty Images)

The End of Democracy as We Know It

Without Manchin, is the For the People Act dead? Probably, unless Biden can convince one Republican senator to join him in supporting it.

Robert Reich ·

Sunrise Movement activists protest in front of the White House

'Negotiate With Us, Not the GOP': Sunrise Activists Rally at White House to Protest Biden's Climate Compromise

The president has "spent more of his time meeting with a Republican Party who to this day contests he is the democratically elected president," said Varshini Prakash of the Sunrise Movement.

Jake Johnson, staff writer ·

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Psychopath-Driven Inequality Is Making Our Society Sick

We will all be better off when we reform our political and business cultures to be less psychopath-friendly and more humanity-friendly.

Thom Hartmann ·

A mob storms the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Senate Republicans have used the filibuster to block an official investigation of that day. (Photo: Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

At a Time When America Faces Cascading Crises, Republicans Just Say No

The scope of what they won't do is breathtaking.

Jesse Jackson ·

Protestors in support of former President Donald Trump gather outside Veterans Memorial Coliseum where ballots from the 2020 general election wait to be counted on May 1, 2021 in Phoenix. The Maricopa County ballot recount comes after two election audits found no evidence of widespread fraud in Arizona. (Photo: Courtney Pedroza/Getty Images)

'Our Entire Democracy Is Now at Risk' Because of GOP Attacks, Warn 100+ Scholars

"We urge members of Congress to do whatever is necessary—including suspending the filibuster—in order to pass national voting and election administration standards."

Jessica Corbett, staff writer ·

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) address reporters outside the White House

The Republican Party's Delusional Attachment to Trump Sets the Stage for the Acceleration of Neoliberal Proto-Fascism

The strategic objective of the Republican Party is not simply to engage in obstructionism, but to continue dividing the nation and radicalizing the American public against the democratic system.

C.J. Polychroniou ·