Peace and Security
Hate Speech, Freed at Last
Elon Musk is opening the floodgates of hate speech even as the brutal consequences reveal themselves.
The GOP Won’t Dump Trumpism Anytime Soon
Trump-backed Republicans lost some big races this year, but the leopard won’t change its spots.
Democracy Is on the Ballot
The right’s decades-old strategy to divide voters has taken a dangerous turn. What can bring us back together?
The Party of Violence
The GOP’s gun-flaunting ads, apocalyptic messaging, and demonization of opponents are steering its followers toward bloodshed.
‘Where’s Nancy?’
When “free speech” becomes a tool of violence and tyranny.
GOP Ads Cry “Crime!” But Homicides Are Actually Falling
Rather than running on their unpopular agenda, Republicans are conjuring a “crime wave” to scare voters.
I Miss the Old GOP
The new one’s a little much.
The War on Immigrants Is a War on All Poor and Low-Income Americans
If low-income voters stick together, they can stop politicians from turning a humanitarian crisis into political theater.
Unraveling Theocracy
Iranian women strike a blow against dictatorship.
Biden’s Marijuana Pardons Are a Seismic Shift
The immediate impacts are modest, but the order marks a top-level recognition that 100 years of cannabis prohibition were a mistake.
