Does America First Really Mean Israel First? Does America First Really Mean Israel First?
Mike Huckabee’s aide shows how an extremist agenda dominates Trump’s Middle East policy.
Oct 9, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Trump’s Die-Hards Are Taking Their Cultishness to New Lows Trump’s Die-Hards Are Taking Their Cultishness to New Lows
I’m finally starting to understand why Jim Jones’s lieutenants didn’t try to stop him.
Oct 9, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky
How the Skydance Merger Will Remake Hollywood and the News Business How the Skydance Merger Will Remake Hollywood and the News Business
The Ellison family’s $110 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery means more top-down control, and less room for dissent.
Oct 8, 2026 / Ben Schwartz
Corruption in the White House: Does Anybody Care? Corruption in the White House: Does Anybody Care?
The 2026 midterms and 2028 presidential election should be referendums on whether Trump and his associates can profit from his presidency.
Oct 5, 2026 / William W. Taylor III
The GOP Sells the Mirage of a Hormuz Victory The GOP Sells the Mirage of a Hormuz Victory
The American action in the contested strait isn’t sustainable—and won’t alter the economic and political fallout from its closure.
Oct 2, 2026 / David Faris
Trump Has Made it Legal to Destroy Endangered Species’ Habitats Trump Has Made it Legal to Destroy Endangered Species’ Habitats
By redefining the meaning of “harm” in the Endangered Species Act, the administration is giving big corporations a gift they have long demanded.
Sep 30, 2026 / Kali Holloway
Trump Is Using Your Taxpayer Money to Pay for Illegal Election Propaganda Trump Is Using Your Taxpayer Money to Pay for Illegal Election Propaganda
But as brazen and authoritarian as these ad spots are, they seem likely to backfire.
Sep 29, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
As Morale Sags, More Military Service Members Are Having a Crisis of Conscience As Morale Sags, More Military Service Members Are Having a Crisis of Conscience
According to multiple GI rights organizations, service members are inquiring in unprecedented numbers about seeking conscientious objector status.
Sep 22, 2026 / Sophie Mann-Shafir
Trump Wants to Keep Journalists Out of the White House. He Should Get His Wish. Trump Wants to Keep Journalists Out of the White House. He Should Get His Wish.
The president has banned MS NOW, CNN, and Politico from attending press briefings. The rest of the media should respond with a boycott.
Sep 22, 2026 / Column / Chris Lehmann
Even Republicans Are Figuring Out That Pete Hegseth Is a Disaster Even Republicans Are Figuring Out That Pete Hegseth Is a Disaster
Hegseth was always a horrible choice for defense secretary. At long last, some in the GOP are admitting it.
Sep 21, 2026 / Jeet Heer