Politics
How Not to Do Unemployment Journalism 101
Felix Salmon's 'deep dive' into unemployment fraud is astonishingly lazy and credulous.
The House Takes a Gigantic, Meaningless Step To End Forever War
The repeal of the 2002 AUMF is a nice gesture, but it's nowhere near enough.
The Texas Government Is Letting Us All Burn
As the state faces another energy grid crisis, our governor is busy trying to crowdfund for a border wall.
The COVID Housing Crisis Is Crushing the Service Industry
'There's such a lack of housing, any time I run an ad there's no response.'
Nothing Is Stupider Than This
Biden and Putin are meeting, so you know what that means: BODY LANGUAGE ANALYSIS.
What Part of This Do Democrats Not Understand
Republicans are sending very obvious signals that they will never put any Biden nominee on the Supreme Court. Yet Democrats do nothing.
Seriously, Just Keep Giving Us the Money, Again and Always!!!
One more time for the folks in the back.
The NYC Mayor’s Race Has Way Bigger Problems Than Where Eric Adams Lives
Adams is embroiled in a truly ludicrous scandal—but he would be a bad mayor for much more serious reasons.
Kamala Harris’ Empty Words
The vice president's speech in Guatemala was hollow, cruel, and disingenuous—just like the Biden administration's overall immigration policy.
The Democrats’ Bigoted Smear Campaign Against Ilhan Omar
House Democrats are going after Omar because she had the gall to say that America and Israel do not deserve special treatment in international courts.
Emmanuel Macron Getting Slapped Is the Feel-Good Hit of the Summer
More like Emmanuel SMACKron.
‘What Will People Do When Palestine Isn’t Trending Anymore?’
Today in What Now: talking about Palestine and solidarity with writer and podcaster Nashwa Khan.
This Is What Policing Is All About
The NYPD attacks on people having fun in a public space are a reminder of the core function of police: violent social control.
Here’s a Democratic Congressman Being a Complete Monster About Vaccines
Ted Lieu's official position is that if you live in a Bad Country, you should be allowed to die.
The Worst Politicians In Georgia
We have these awful, awful people on our minds!
Watch This Kyrsten Sinema Video And Try Not to Have a Rage Stroke
Every week, it feels like she comes up with an even worse excuse for why she is holding the entire country hostage.
What’s Really Behind the GOP’s War on Critical Race Theory
It's not just about shutting Black people down. It's about protecting whiteness.
