Government

Senator Joe Manchin III (D) and former Utah governor Jon Huntsman (R) visit an overflow room after co-headlining the Common Sense Town Hall, an event sponsored by the bipartisan group No Labels, held on July 17, 2023, in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Why No Labels Is the Fyre Festival of Politics Why No Labels Is the Fyre Festival of Politics

The self-described centrist alternative to the two major parties failed spectacularly this year—but such a lavishly funded shakedown operation may not be dead for good.

Apr 10, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Proesters in front of the Capitol with signs protesting the bill to force the sale of TikTok to an American-owned company. Signs read

Scapegoating TikTok Is Not the Answer Scapegoating TikTok Is Not the Answer

Banning the app in the US would destroy a hub for progressive organizing and cultural influence.

Apr 10, 2024 / Column / Kali Holloway

Booby Trap

Booby Trap Booby Trap

Viva Konspiracy.

Apr 9, 2024 / OppArt / Lalo Alcaraz

Boeing building

Fatal Recklessness at Boeing Traces Back to Long-Standing C-Suite Greed Fatal Recklessness at Boeing Traces Back to Long-Standing C-Suite Greed

Why Jack Welch’s philosophy of maximizing short-term shareholder value at all costs is to blame.

Apr 9, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

How Did Joe Biden’s Foreign Policy Go So Off Course?

How Did Joe Biden’s Foreign Policy Go So Off Course? How Did Joe Biden’s Foreign Policy Go So Off Course?

The president set out to chart a more pacific and humane foreign policy after the Trump years but at some point he and his team of advisers lost the plot.

Apr 9, 2024 / Books & the Arts / David Klion

House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, speaks during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on February 14, 2024.

The GOP-Controlled House Returns to the Work of Doing Nothing Except Backbiting The GOP-Controlled House Returns to the Work of Doing Nothing Except Backbiting

Congress has a vast tranche of unfinished business, but House Republicans seem awfully busy fighting amongst themselves.

Apr 8, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Trump at Palm Beach Fundraiser

His Billionaire Buddies’ Bribery Bails Out Trump, Again and Again His Billionaire Buddies’ Bribery Bails Out Trump, Again and Again

The problem isn’t that the former president is broke but that he’s for sale.

Apr 8, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) greets supporters at a rally featuring former US president Donald Trump on September 25, 2021, in Perry, Georgia.

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Deranged Solution to Gun Violence Is Going to Get People Killed Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Deranged Solution to Gun Violence Is Going to Get People Killed

She’s one of far too many politicians of this moment who think and speak with no regard for truth or reasonable argument.

Apr 8, 2024 / Arnold Isaacs

Bombs, Bathos, and Beyond

Bombs, Bathos, and Beyond Bombs, Bathos, and Beyond

Hogwash.

Apr 5, 2024 / The Greater Quiet / Steve Brodner

Walk the Wall

Walk the Wall Walk the Wall

Sneakers and mural art on the Separation Wall, Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine.

Apr 5, 2024 / OppArt / Wei Chao

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