Tuesday

May 4, 2021

Liz Cheney and Mitt Romney are discovering that there’s no room in the GOP for anyone who acknowledges that Biden beat Trump fair and square.

By Matt Ford

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The Progressive Trio Shaping Biden’s Ambitious Economic Policy

How three combative, unconventional economists forced the president to abandon his neoliberal ways

By Bryce Covert

The Right-Wing War on Trans Youth Was Hiding in Plain Sight

Conservatives’ moral panic over Drag Queen Story Hour set the stage for the anti-trans bills flooding Republican legislatures today—and the same hate groups are behind it all.

By Melissa Gira Grant

Make Air Conditioners Suck Less

The Biden EPA is right to cut hydrofluorocarbon emissions. But sustainable air conditioning requires more than just better window units.

By Nick Martin

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Josh Hawley and the GOP’s Fake War Against Big Tech

The senator’s new book is a case study in why conservatives struggle to be populists.

By Jacob Silverman

The Rise of the Corporate-Catholic “Zombie Hospital”

A labor fight at Saint Vincent Hospital in Massachusetts reveals how massive health systems use weak religious affiliations as cover for toxic practices, from unions to reproductive health.

By Amy Littlefield

Why the Chaotic Protest at Manchester United’s Stadium Was Good, Actually

It turns out that soccer’s pundit class doesn’t really want to hear from the fans, even after the Super League debacle.

By Alex Shephard

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