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September 29, 2022
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How to Save a Country
Our Democracy Is in Trouble, but We’ve Been Here Before (With Heather Cox Richardson)
Make no mistake, America’s experiment in popular sovereignty is in jeopardy. Here’s how this moment compares to past crises.
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September 19, 2022
The Soapbox
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump Is More Deranged Than Ever
As his approval ratings sink, the former president is growing more and more unhinged—and more willing to indulge his most dangerous followers.
February 28, 2022
The Soapbox
Alex Shephard
Sorry, Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Part of the Republican Establishment Now
What the Georgia congresswoman’s appearance at two conferences—one conservative, one far right—says about the state of the GOP.
September 15, 2020
Sold Short
Melissa Gira Grant
The Era of Disaster Militiaism in America
The vigilantes running wildfire checkpoints in Oregon are the latest right-wing militants to take advantage of a crisis.
October 22, 2019
The Soapbox
Matt Farwell
The Forgotten Christian Terror Cult That Presaged Trump’s Memes
How a right-wing conspiracy blossomed in the pre-internet age
July 11, 2019
Alex Shephard
Trump Assembles His Gang of Social-Media Deplorables
Thursday's "summit" shows the increasingly paranoid president is desperate for allies who back him unequivocally.
February 4, 2016
Alex Shephard
The Zika conspiracy theories are here and they’re insane.
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