Trump’s Al Capone Moment
April 12, 2023 | The former president’s charges for falsifying business records don’t begin to capture the scale of his lawlessness. But they’re still worth pursuing.
Articles by Mitchell Zimmerman
Republicans Turn to Mugging Social Security
January 11, 2023 | With their Speaker circus over, the party now threatens to crash the economy unless they can slash your benefits.
No, ‘Independent State Legislatures’ Can’t Shred Constitutional Rights
December 14, 2022 | Far-right state lawmakers say the Constitution gives them the right to stiff voters. Legal experts say that’s bogus.
The GOP Won’t Dump Trumpism Anytime Soon
November 16, 2022 | Trump-backed Republicans lost some big races this year, but the leopard won’t change its spots.
The Party of Violence
November 2, 2022 | The GOP’s gun-flaunting ads, apocalyptic messaging, and demonization of opponents are steering its followers toward bloodshed.
GOP Ads Cry “Crime!” But Homicides Are Actually Falling
October 26, 2022 | Rather than running on their unpopular agenda, Republicans are conjuring a “crime wave” to scare voters.
Democrats and Republicans Agree on One Thing: Democracy Is In Crisis
October 5, 2022 | But we’re polarized on what the crisis is — and one side’s dead wrong.
Anti-Abortion Extremism Is Scaring Voters. It Should.
August 3, 2022 | As conservative Kansas just showed, most voters simply don’t want politicians making personal medical decisions for them.