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On July 4, 1863, the Union Army--and a young patriot from Massachusetts named Charles Potter--saved democracy. We can do it again
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An interview with historian Kim Phillips-Fein about the last recession
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After Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony, the ex-President's potential legal troubles--and those of possible co-conspirators--become clearer. Yes, we are…
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Nothing. But it does point to his long history of family values extremism
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An interview with Jennifer Holland about the origins and ethics of the anti-abortion movement
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When Donald Trump falsely identified Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss as corrupt election workers, he triggered a modern lynching
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It isn't just a time to pay tribute to Black American history, or to virtue signal. It is a day to recognize that rebuilding democracy is both struggle…
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I think it would be cool to have a former sex worker in Congress. But not one who lies and grifts.
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Constant demands for contributions to an "Election Defense Fund" that didn't exist were not only an attempt to enrich the Former Guy and his circle, but…
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When the January 6 Select Committee chose this phrase to headline the second day of hearings they identified Donald J. Trump and his confederates as…
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Bennie Thompson's introductory remarks made it clear that the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol believes…
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In 1973, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer's determination to broadcast a Congressional investigation mattered to our democracy, and revolutionized…
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