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SCOTUS Shivs Democracy
Liberals, the high court is no longer your friend.
Tell Dems to Demilitarize the Border
The status quo, with or without Donald Trump, is killing people.
In Border Crisis, Dems Are Complicit
As in the past, they continue to accept the GOP’s bad faith.
How the New York Times Creates Credibility for Trump
If there are few consequences for lying, there are few for rape.
The Humiliation of Trump’s Weakness
Iran bloodied his nose. Who’s next to punch the bully?
When ‘Truth-Tellers’ Silence Truth
Chuck Todd laundered the GOP’s intellectual dishonesty.
‘Speech Freaks’ Don’t Want to Protect Speech
They want to destroy it. Liberals are helping.
Liberals Must Name the Evil
Suffering is central to fascist politics. Indeed, “sadism” is the point.
Does GOP Have a ‘Women Problem’?
It’s an argument you hear so often it seems true.
Taking Democracy for Granted
The Atlantic’s Adam Serwer is always a must-read. Last week, he wrote a piece in keeping with key themes in the Editorial Board. Black Americans did not abandon liberal democracy because of slavery, Jim Crow, and the systematic destruction of whatever wealth they managed to accumulate; instead they took up arms in two world wars…