Mike Johnson, a defender of a dictator, wildly blames Zohran Mamdani for the government shutdown
Opinion: Next Johnson will blame Mamdani for the Epstein files delay and for the bruise on Donald Trump's hand, writes John Casey.
October 29, 2025
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'No Kings' protests: What to know about the June 14 rallies against Trump
June 14 will see the largest nationwide protest of President Donald Trump's second term thus far. Here's everything to know.
June 13, 2025
During Trump’s dictatorial military parade Saturday, America needs a Tiananmen Square moment
Opinion: Could one lone figure standing in Trump’s ghoulish parade become the catalyst to a democratic rebound in America? writes John Casey
June 13, 2025
This week, RFK Jr. and Donald Trump showed how disease and despotism walk hand in hand
Opinion: When tanks replace syringes, the deterioration of our health and democracy will follow, writes John Casey.
June 11, 2025
It starts with words: Censoring books in schools is the new book burnings
Opinion: While you don’t see many literal book burnings anymore, censorship is still occuring in the U.S., argues Lambda Legal's Kevin Jennings.
April 22, 2025
Why Justice Amy Coney Barrett could be democracy's last defense
Opinion: Justice Amy Coney Barrett's choice: to be bold like former Justices Souter and Blackmun, or irrational and loathed like Justices Alito and Thomas, writes John Casey.
March 12, 2025
Why Rep. Maxwell Frost says Democrats must step up their game against Donald Trump
“I don't think it makes sense for us to tell our people we're gonna play dead and roll over,” Frost told The Advocate.
March 5, 2025
At 2026's State of the Union, will the House Sergeant at Arms bellow, 'Mr. Speaker, His Excellency, King Donald?'
Why presidents address Congress from the middle tier, and how Trump could speak from the top next year, writes John Casey.
March 4, 2025
Why foreign assistance for LGBTQ+ rights is in the U.S. national interests
The Trump administration's plan to cut U.S. foreign assistance programs is shortsighted and harmful.
February 28, 2025
An out former USAID official speaks on the fatal global fallout of dissolving its LGBTQ+ programs (exclusive)
“People are begging us, ‘What do we do now? How do we keep people from being arrested, beaten, sick or worse?’ And we have no answers for them,” the former USAID official said.
February 26, 2025
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker condemns Trump’s LGBTQ+ erasure & rising authoritarianism in blistering speech
“After we’ve discriminated against, deported or disparaged all the immigrants and the gay and lesbian and transgender people, the developmentally disabled, the women and the minorities...what comes next?” the Democratic governor asked.
February 21, 2025
Opinion: Donald Trump doesn’t deserve to be celebrated on Presidents’ Day
Today is a day of mourning for an America that turned away from its founding ideals and into the grip of authoritarianism, writes John Casey.
February 17, 2025
Blame Mitch McConnell if you’re scared and angry
Mitch McConnell closes out his Senate career with misplaced repentance, writes John Casey in an op-ed.
February 13, 2025
Trump's pardoning of insurrectionists will turbocharge trans violence
Trump and his allies are pushing a radical agenda that threatens our democracy, targeting trans communities while fueling violence and oppression, writes Imara Jones.
February 4, 2025
Will American democracy follow Joe Biden into the sunset in 2025?
I don’t think it was a coincidence that President Jimmy Carter passed away before the start of the New Year, writes John Casey.
January 1, 2025
From Drag Race to Hollywood: These celebs made their voices and votes heard
Discover which celebrities are heading to the polls and sharing their voting experiences.
November 5, 2024
A royal love story: India's first out gay prince and his American husband
Discover the powerful love story of Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil and Prince DeAndre Richardson, who are breaking barriers and fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in India.
November 4, 2024
Lincoln’s ‘better angels’ will prevail in electing Kamala Harris the next president of the United States
On Tuesday, our "better angels" will help voters cast their ballots for the vice president, writes John Casey.
November 4, 2024
To prevent post-election violence, businesses need to exercise 'Citizens United' rights
Here’s what employers should do to help prevent another violent insurrection, Michael Dru Kelley writes.
October 31, 2024
In a critical election, the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times endorse fascism
The silence of major media outlets serves not as impartiality but as complicity in the erosion of democratic values and the rise of fascism, writes John Casey.
October 25, 2024
Viral post saying Republicans 'have two daddies now' has MAGA hot and bothered
Recent events have bred some very strange bedfellows this year.