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What’s the rightwing freakout over a dance video really about?
The viral Tik Tok reflects a war inside the Republican Party over how many rights to take away from women, writes Matthew Sheffield.
This is what happens when ‘pro-life Republicans’ play God
The legal and political disaster awaiting them in Alabama.
Are Trump-branded sneakers a new way to launder money?
The real gold in the golden kicks, writes Claire Bond Potter.
Justice Clarence Thomas has made life harder for racial minorities one case at a time
The why isn’t as important as the how, writes Eric Segall.
Decade of Russian infowars has made Republicans, well, weird
So weird as to appear virtually foreign to mainstream Americans.
Trump is so weak he can’t beat Biden without Russia’s help
It’s become a practical necessity.
Why is the election so tight? Because Trump and the GOP are openly colluding with Russia
Joe Biden is the right candidate for this moment.
Trump can’t outrun Roe’s fall
His idea of a 16-week national abortion ban is no middle ground.
Exposure of Kremlin lies won’t alter course of impeachment
The Republicans are picking up where Trump left off when he extorted Ukraine’s president, using Russian disinformation to smear Biden.
A convention fight is a pure pundit’s fantasy
It’s time to shelve the childish fantasies and focus on the task at hand, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.