Jan. 6 and the Long Shadow of Civil War- and Reconstruction-Era Political Violence

We wrote and submitted the report published below, “Our Fragile Democracy: Political Violence, White Supremacy, and ...
The Baltimore Sun

White is the 2026 Pantone Color of the Year. They say the choice isn’t political | COMMENTARY

In a colorless move that, Pantone says, speaks to our collective longing for calmness, a clean slate, serenity, and focus, the New Jersey-based global color authority named Cloud Dancer — a billowy, ...

A Supreme Court ruling could bring historic drop in Black representation in Congress

If the Supreme Court weakens Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, it could usher in ...
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JD Vance won’t denounce racism—but has plenty to say about a Black woman’s looks as he prepares for his next political play

Vice President JD Vance drew sharp backlash over the weekend after refusing to denounce racism and declining to draw the line against growing bigotry inside the Republican Party. Vance’s remarks ...

The Memo: National storm over ICE killing scrambles political picture over immigration

The killing of Renee Nicole Macklin Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday ...

How worried should we be that political leaders keep making oblique Nazi references?

Several high-profile political leaders have in recent months been seen apparently dabbling in Nazi allusions. In many cases, ...

The political divide over January 6 is only deepening five years after the deadly US Capitol attack

Five years after the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol, the fundamental facts of that day continue to fuel deep ...

Jack White Slams AI Clip of Him Threatening Trump Supporters – and Congressman Who Promoted It: ‘What a Joke’

Jack White slammed Republican congressman Tim Burchett's resharing Monday of an AI-generated video of the White Stripes ...
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies

A brief history of the media through political convention pins

The convention pin era roughly coincided with the early years of the internet. National Journal’s website was for a time known as PoliticsNow, and the editors used pins to increase its name ...

FACT FOCUS: Minneapolis shooting prompts spread of misrepresented and fabricated images online

Misrepresented and fabricated images spread widely on social media in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Minneapolis ...

This image doesn't show Cilia Flores in court with head bandage and black eye. Here's the proof

In early January 2026, as captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, made their first court ...
CNN

Trump’s dark Christmas story doubles down on a political error

It was the nightmare before Christmas. Donald Trump put a dark new spin on the tradition of national presidential addresses Wednesday, conjuring a hellscape of a “dead” nation he claims he was handed ...