CBS and 60 Minutes’ Messy Breakup
CBS dismissed veteran "60 Minutes" correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi, sparking accusations that the network is caving to political pressure. The firing follows a controversial pull of her segment on El Salvador’s CECOT prison, which critics say was censored for political reasons. Ownership by the Ellison‑controlled Paramount, which is seeking a merger that would also give it control of CNN, intensifies concerns about corporate influence over editorial decisions. The episode is framed by the author as part of a broader assault on press freedom under the current administration.
The Left Is Good Governing Itself Into Obscurity
The Virginia Supreme Court struck down a Democratic‑drawn congressional map, invalidating roughly three million votes on a technical constitutional claim. Across the South, Republican‑controlled legislatures are rapidly redrawing districts, often citing former President Trump’s guidance, while Democrats continue to rely...
SCOTUS Gutted the Voting Rights Act and Sent Southern States Sprinting to Gerrymander
The Supreme Court’s recent decision gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, making it virtually unenforceable. Within hours, Republican‑led states such as Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, and South Carolina moved to redraw congressional maps, aiming to eliminate majority‑Black districts. The...
We're Getting Hit with Patel's Hangover
Kash Patel, a former Trump administration official, filed a $250 million lawsuit against The Atlantic, alleging the outlet’s report on his alleged alcoholism damaged his reputation. In a televised interview with Maria Bartiromo, Patel pivoted to claim that arrests related to...
Here’s How Republicans Are Trying to Pay for a War No One Wants
Republicans in the House are proposing to pull roughly $30 billion from federal health‑care subsidies to fund President Trump’s expanded Middle‑East war and a simultaneous ICE expansion. The plan would strip coverage from an estimated 300,000 Americans, bundling three politically sensitive...
I’ve Been Working on This for a Year. It’s Finally Here.
The author announces the release of *The Day After: How to Wield Power in a Post‑Trump World*, a book that maps a progressive strategy for rebuilding political power after Donald Trump. It argues that Republican power grabs and Democratic inaction...