Relegant Index
Op-Ed Articles: 2021 January–June
- How a Conservative Activist Invented the Conflict Over Critical Race Theory
- by Benjamin Wallace-Wells; The New Yorker, June 18, 2021
- Trump and the Republican revolt against democracy, explained in 13 charts
- by Zack Beauchamp; Vox, Mar. 1, 2021
- The 5 Trump Amendments to the Constitution
- by Jonathan Rauch; The Atlantic, Feb. 22, 2021
- The “For the People Act” Would Make America a Democracy
- by Jon Schwarz; The Intercept, Feb. 14, 2021
- What Biden should do now about Trump
- by Dean Obeidallah; CNN, Feb. 14, 2021
- Trump supporters want us to believe the Framers were fools
- by Michael Gerson; Washington Post, Feb. 8, 2021
- Our democracy faced a near-death experience. Here’s how to revive it.
- by Stacey Abrams; Washington Post, Feb. 7, 2021
- The Electoral College Is Far Worse Than You Think
- by Mike Lofgren; Common Dreams, Feb. 3, 2021
- Democrats are faced with a choice. Protect the filibuster or protect democracy.
- by E.J. Dionne Jr.; Washington Post, Jan. 31, 2021
- The Capitol insurrection isn't moderating the GOP. It's making them more extreme.
- by Ryan Cooper; The Week, Jan. 29, 2021
- ‘The perfect target’: Russia cultivated Trump as asset for 40 years – ex-KGB spy
- by David Smith; The Guardian, Jan. 29, 2021
- America has forgotten how to be free
- by Ryan Cooper; The Week, Jan. 27, 2021
- The US System Is Rigged So the Minority Can Rule Over the Majority
- by Jesse Jackson; Common Dreams, Jan. 26, 2021
- Mitch McConnell’s filibuster scam is laughably transparent
- by Greg Sargent; Washington Post, Jan. 25, 2021
- How the Washington Post Fact Checker tracked Trump's false and misleading claims during his presidency
- by Glenn Kessler; Washington Post, Jan. 23, 2021
- To achieve a real legacy, Biden will have to be more radical – and ready to fight
- by David Sirota; The Guardian, Jan. 22, 2021
- How Biden can keep his promise to create unity
- by Paul Waldman; Washington Post, Jan. 20, 2021
- Three ways the media can vanquish the Big Lie that will linger even after Trump is gone
- by Margaret Sullivan; Washington Post, Jan. 17, 2021
- Among the Insurrectionists at the Capitol
- by Luke Mogelson; The New Yorker, Jan. 15, 2021
- Is Donald Trump an aberration or a symptom of a deeper US malady?
- by Joseph Stiglitz; The Guardian, Jan. 12, 2021
- Yes It Was Attempted by Wingnuts, But It Was a Coup Attempt Just the Same
- by Juan Cole; Common Dreams, Jan. 11, 2021
- This is the America that Black people know
- by Cori Bush; Washington Post, Jan. 9, 2021
- The Truth About Trump’s Mob
- by Jeffrey D. Sachs; Project Syndicate, Jan. 8, 2021
- The Capitol mob was a propaganda coup for the far-right Trump insurgency
- by Greg Sargent; Washington Post, Jan. 8, 2021
- The Coup in Washington: Why is Anyone Surprised by Trump’s Fascist Politics?
- by Anthony DiMaggio; Counterpunch.org, Jan. 7, 2021
- America Has Entered the Weimar Era
- by Walden Bello; FPIF, Jan. 7, 2021
- Which Members of Congress Objected to Certifying Biden’s Victory?
- New York Times, Jan. 7, 2021
- Call it what it was: a coup attempt
- by Rebecca Solnit; The Guardian, Jan. 6, 2021
- Two weeks is too long. Remove Trump from office now.
- by David Faris; The Week, Jan. 6, 2021