Amanda Marcotte
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New York, NY, United States
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Silicon Valley Bank collapse cinches it: Tech billionaires are just as bad as Wall Street bros
After the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, can we end the myth of the benevolent tech overlord? → Read More
Double duds: Jim Jordan's and Tucker Carlson's lazy conspiracy theories bore MAGA
Is it just me, or are do these professional BS-ers seem tired of their own schtick? → Read More
Republicans try — but can't — distance themselves from Tucker Carlson's lies
Everyone knows Tucker Carlson lies — what matters is the GOP now blesses his Jan. 6 revisionism → Read More
MAGA sinks GOP trolling to genocidal lows
Republicans are competing for attention by ratcheting up anti-LGBTQ speech. The inevitable result is violence → Read More
The Alex Murdaugh verdict matters: No shame in being fascinated by this true crime
Can privileged criminals face consequences? The Murdaugh murder trial speaks to anxieties fueling current tensions → Read More
Rupert Murdoch usually settles his many lawsuits — so why is he toughing out the Dominion case?
Maintaining the image of a news outlet is starting to become almost impossible for Fox News → Read More
"Patients would come 9 or 10 times": What we can learn from the first time abortion was banned
Author Jennifer Wright on abortionist Madame Restell got rich in the 1900s — before the right drove her to suicide → Read More
"Women are regarded as a fragile vessel": Dress code fight a back door to spread Christian theocracy
Dress code fight a backdoor to spread Christian theocracy → Read More
AI companionship, toxic masculinity and the case of Bing's "sentient" chatbot
Bing chatbot conspiracy theories offer a dark window into the dangers of toxic masculinity → Read More
The Southern Baptist Convention ousting female pastors shows the Christian right's radicalization
Showily booting the famous Saddleback Church is the latest example of why the church can't keep young people around → Read More
GOP attacks on Biden's Ukraine visit are worse than partisanship — they really want Russia to win
Far-right Republicans won't come right out in support of Putin, yet they agree with his anti-democratic agenda → Read More
Fox News texts reveal the truth: The Big Lie was a con — that the viewers were in on
Texts prove Fox hosts knowingly lied about the 2020 election — here's why they won't lose viewers → Read More
Tucker Carlson vs. Chelsea Handler: Why the right-wing is steaming mad about childfree women
The Fox News tantrum over a childfree comedian says a lot more about Republicans than it does about modern women → Read More
Republicans would rather kids be shot than let them read books
It's about control, not protection: Despite Michigan State shooting, Republicans will treat books as more dangerous → Read More
Elon Musk's latest Twitter tantrum is an attempt to amplify propaganda
The "shadowbanning" myth is a pretext to boost far-right voices on social media — even if people don't follow them → Read More
Why do so many Republicans now dress like cartoon supervillains? It's what the MAGA base craves
Blame Roger Stone: On the right, playing up how they're the bad guys only makes them more popular → Read More
House GOP hearing exposes Trump's complete takeover: Republicans are now a collection of crybabies
As they prepared to take control of the lower chamber of Congress, there was extensive hype about how Republicans planned to abuse their new House majority with fake "investigations" meant mainly to generate right-wing propaganda. Certainly, in the past, the imprimatur of congressional hearings elevated Republican lies and conspiracy theories into the mainstream, turning non-stories — like… → Read More
GOP boos fool no one: Everyone knows Republicans want to slash Social Security and Medicare
The new Republicans House speaker may not be the negotiation ninja that he thinks he is → Read More
Bless their hearts! The Christian right attempts to mount a revival
The Satanic panic over the Grammys is part of a larger fundamentalist bid to make themselves relevant again → Read More
Eek, a balloon! How China easily got Republicans to beclown themselves
The more Republicans try to act tough, the more they reveal how pitiful they actually are → Read More