Content by Mark Sumner
Indicting Mark Meadows for contempt of Congress is not a political act
Only the current president should have control over assertions of executive privilege, saying otherwise is a political act
Trump loyalists systematically purging the few Republicans who won’t commit to steal elections
Governors, senators, and representatives finding themselves facing primary opponents—or a sudden lack of donors—when they run afoul of Trump
Newly released documents show how former Trump administration stifled scientists on coronavirus
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis finds Trump officials blocked government officials from giving health briefings, censored recommendations
Retail CEOs weakened the supply chain to boost profits, now we’re all facing the consequences
For years, retailers have been operating with almost no inventory or staff to spare, in the name of phantom profits
Brazil’s Bolsonaro is replaying Donald Trump’s insurrection playbook
Former Trump staffers are advising Jair Bolsonaro on how to whip up false fears about election fraud while his supporters threaten violence
Ivermectin isn’t being ‘suppressed’ as a Covid-19 treatment, it’s being investigated, because that’s how science works
Desperate for a cheap Covid-19 cure, many people have prematurely latched onto a drug that’s only been proven as a treatment for tapeworms and other parasites
As Covid cases continue spiking, GOP governors are punishing local officials who disagree
Hospitals are filling up with Covid patients across multiple Republican-dominated states as local leaders refuse to change
Republican elites loved Covid-19 vaccines until Joe Biden became president
GOP officials used to advocated for public vaccinations, now they spread lies about them
U.S. Catholic bishops seek revenge on Joe Biden and other Catholics who support abortion rights
Americans keep leaving organized religion, and far-right church leaders are encouraging them through exclusionary and hypocritical practices
Many Republicans don’t want to get vaccinated, journalists shouldn’t avoid saying this
Refusing to name source of vaccine hesitancy doesn’t make reporting non-partisan, it makes it wrong
Covid-19 cases are down significantly, but not among the unvaccinated
Transmission of the SARS2 coronavirus is down significantly, but the disease is still running rampant among people who are not vaccinated against it
The Department of Justice sued an imaginary cow, but it’s no laughing matter
Conspiracy-promoting congressman Devin Nunes appears to have enlisted the federal government to help him discover the identities of people ridiculing him on the internet