opinion
THE VEEP WHO WASN’T THERE
Trump’s former VP wants to be a GOP kingmaker, but he’s a man of uncommon cowardice and lacks his ex-boss’ cult of personality.
Max Burns is a Democratic strategist and the founder of Third Degree Strategies, a progressive communications firm. His writing has appeared in outlets including the New York Daily News, Business Insider, NBC News and Buzzfeed. Follow him on Twitter @TheMaxBurns
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IT’S GONNA GET SO BAD
Having all but won the SCOTUS abortion war—the GOP’s twisted, totalitarian worldview is being laid bare for the entire world to see.
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MUH NORMS
Republicans are in a fit of pique over a “far-left” leaker who might not even exist—all while trying to memory-hole the attack on the Capitol.
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PEOPLE AS PROPS
The Texas governor made good on his threat to send undocumented immigrants to Washington, D.C., by bus—proving there’s no end to the GOP’s xenophobic depravity.
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SURRENDER
Red states are engaged in an all-out assault on women’s reproductive rights, while Biden and Democrats sleepwalk toward defeat.
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SO SOCIALIST
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DISARRAY, AGAIN?
The left isn’t ready to forgive the conservative Democrats still actively blocking Biden’s most popular proposals.
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C’MON MAN
The president finally admitted he’s going to have to chop up his Build Back Better (BBB) spending plan — in order to save any of it.
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MOMENT OF TRUTH
Look at Texas, which is now counting prisoners as a way to build up local Republican districts, for a sense of how bad things could get.
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ELEVENTH HOUR
Democrats squandered a golden year in 2021, and 2022 isn’t looking any better if the party can’t find a way to protect Americans’ voting rights.