Democratic leaders are finally talking about democracy at risk, but their actions don’t yet match their words

By Jim Carroll

To defeat fascism, you must say its name, and then act accordingly

The panic over ‘critical race theory’ is merely the latest tool of Republican elites

By Thom Hartmann

Why a disparate group of billionaires, GOP politicians, televangelists, media outlets, and white supremacist militias have found common cause around a new and exciting moral panic

Democrats haven’t realized that you can’t defend democracy without explaining it

By Jim Carroll

To counter right-wing authoritarianism, the center-left must articulate a broad vision of a progressive society

As media fall for right-wing ‘woke’ hysteria, racial justice advocates are getting pushed to the fringe

By Ari Paul