Trump Is a Runaway Train—and Nobody’s Pulling the Brakes Trump Is a Runaway Train—and Nobody’s Pulling the Brakes

Everywhere you look, the president is causing chaos and destruction.

Sasha Abramsky

Can These 4 Working-Class Populists Win In November? Can These 4 Working-Class Populists Win In November?

We’re keeping an eye on their races to find out. Here’s where things stand.

Jared Abbott and Frederick DeVeaux

A Spreading War Rattles Global Energy Markets A Spreading War Rattles Global Energy Markets

Analysts say the consequences for energy prices and the world economy may be more serious in this later phase of a war that many had expected to be largely over by now.

Stanley Reed

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Trump Has Lost Interest in the Iran War, but It’s Still Quite Interested in Him Trump Has Lost Interest in the Iran War, but It’s Still Quite Interested in Him

Sep 16, 2026 / David Faris

The Gaping Hole at the Heart of Financial Journalism The Gaping Hole at the Heart of Financial Journalism

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The Supremes Say “No” to Trump on Mail Voting—Plus, the Paramount-Warner Merger Fight The Supremes Say “No” to Trump on Mail Voting—Plus, the Paramount-Warner Merger Fight

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The US Had a Choice After 9/11. It Chose Wrong.

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In this week’s Elie v. U.S., our justice correspondent reflects on September 11. Plus: the stupidity of the “Trump Dividend” and the threat of AI.

Elie Mystal

President Trump responds to a reporter’s question about domestic violence, in 2018.

Populists Can’t Be Populist if They Suppress the Vote Populists Can’t Be Populist if They Suppress the Vote

The crusade against ballot access, like virtually every other facet of Trump’s agenda, does nothing to serve the interests of “the people,” but our press is too brain-dead to noti…

Column / Chris Lehmann

Former President Donald Trump speaks with Corey Lewandowski at a campaign rally on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, in Derry, NH.

In Trump’s Mafia, Even Goons Can Do Billion-Dollar Shakedowns In Trump’s Mafia, Even Goons Can Do Billion-Dollar Shakedowns

Corey Lewandowski is a disposable underling, but he’s protected enough to scorn the law.

Jeet Heer

Books & the Arts

Imani Thompson’s Grad-School Thriller

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In Honey, the novelist offers a different take on the campus satire.

Books & the Arts / Edna Bonhomme

Bittir station, Mandatory Palestine, 1934.

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In The Lord and in Palestine ’36, the story of Mandatory Palestine comes into focus.

Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami

World

Bulldozers demolish shelters in Kathmandu, part of a nationwide drive to remove informal settlements built on public land.

A Reckoning Comes for Nepal A Reckoning Comes for Nepal

A year after its Gen Z uprising, Nepal faces a struggle not only for democracy and human rights but for climate survival.

Feature / Wen Stephenson

Is Nepal a Turning Point in Climate Coverage?

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Even CBS News and Bari Weiss, who fired the outlet’s entire climate unit, have used Nepal as a watchword for environmental disaster.

Mark Hertsgaard and Covering Climate Now

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Notes From Evictionland Notes From Evictionland

Eviction is practically baked into the way Britain manages its tenanted homes. Here’s how it played out—over and over again—for my parents.

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The Fissures and Fractures Behind the Right’s Pink Facade

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After Roe was overturned, some young women are turning more hard-line on abortion—but others are fleeing conservatism altogether.

Feature / Amy Littlefield

Abdul El-Sayed Diagnoses American Politics

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A conversation with Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee about public health, outside money, and a new kind of politics.

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The UAW Wave Has Hit Our Shores

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The union’s endorsements of insurgent candidates led to big wins this summer. It’s all part of a strategy to remake American politics for the working class.

Feature / Ella Fanger

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