Inside White Rural Rage: A Talk With Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman

White Rural Rage, the new book by Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman, stands out in its genre for some of the things it doesn’t do. It’s not a long finger-wag at Democrats and liberals for ignoring rural America. It’s not Continue reading Inside White Rural Rage: A Talk With Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman

How Trump’s White Evangelical Army Is Slowly Destroying Nikki Haley

With Nikki Haley set to mount a last stand of sorts in the South Carolina primary later this month, there’s a hidden reason that Donald Trump has been so dominant throughout the GOP nomination process: White evangelicals. Their support for Continue reading How Trump’s White Evangelical Army Is Slowly Destroying Nikki Haley

Far-Right Congressman Whines That the Army Needs More White People

A spokesperson for Murphy’s campaign told the outlet that the comments and calls were made by a “young person with no connection to our campaign, one who seemed eager to help, albeit in a misguided manner.” Magee, for her part, Continue reading Far-Right Congressman Whines That the Army Needs More White People

Vile Trump Lie, and Infamous Trump White House Denial, Are Now Confirmed

Former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly has confirmed that Donald Trump called disabled veterans “suckers” and “losers.” The Atlantic published a story in 2020 recounting Trump’s visit to France two years earlier to mark the 100th anniversary of Continue reading Vile Trump Lie, and Infamous Trump White House Denial, Are Now Confirmed

The White House’s Two-Faced Climate Rhetoric

The new head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)—who co-chaired one of the working groups that contributed to the panel’s special report on 1.5 degrees Celsius—even said in July the world would exceed that target. “We are, I think, committed Continue reading The White House’s Two-Faced Climate Rhetoric

Labor Chief Shawn Fain Worries the Big Three—and the White House

Defined-benefit pensions? Aren’t generous pensions a thing of the past? Not for Big Three executives, Fain said. (See my May TNR article on special “top hat plans”—that’s actually what they’re called—available exclusively to corporate big shots.) Fain reminded me that Continue reading Labor Chief Shawn Fain Worries the Big Three—and the White House