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Fox News throws a distraction circus

Could the January 6 hearings be enough to prick the consciences of Trump voters? Fox News clearly fears so

Salon · Jul 22, 2022

A post-Roe roadmap: Victory is possible

"We didn't know that Roe was going to be overturned," says Amanda Allen, before helping save an abortion sanctuary

Salon · Jul 21, 2022

The press grades Republicans on a curve

Sorry, media, support for same-sex marriage is not "bipartisan"

Salon · Jul 20, 2022

MAGA cultists aren't innocent dupes

Trump is a "man, not an impressionable child" — but his followers aren't naive children, either

Salon · Jul 13, 2022

Jan 6 hearing makes clear: MAGA's a cult

The January 6 committee portrays Trump as a sinister cult leader and his followers as his dupes

Salon · Jul 12, 2022

Biden's bewildering reaction to Roe

Abortion could be the issue to split Republicans — but Biden is dividing Democrats instead

Salon · Jul 11, 2022

Ingraham ups call to "defund" education

Along with Florida's new law, the GOP end game comes in to view: To turn Americans into a bunch of ignoramuses

Salon · Jul 8, 2022

No "backlash": Our summer of sexist rage

"Backlash" isn't enough to describe the abuse faced by Cassidy Hutchinson, Amber Heard, and pro-choice protesters

Salon · Jun 29, 2022

Thomas ensures the next Jan. 6 has guns

Ginni Thomas worked the coup's inside game — then her husband made it easier for insurrectionists to use firearms

Salon · Jun 27, 2022

Roe is dead: Democracy is collapsing

Judges appointed by popular vote-losing presidents used a stolen Supreme Court seat to overturn the people's will

Salon · Jun 24, 2022