Politics

The Quote of the Week The Quote of the Week

Meet the Neandertrumps.

Steve Brodner

Just How Big Could Democrats Win In 2026? Just How Big Could Democrats Win In 2026?

The results from an important race in Wisconsin this week suggest the Republicans could be in very big trouble.

John Nichols

The United States Is Now an Apocalyptic Terror State The United States Is Now an Apocalyptic Terror State

With his genocidal threats against Iran, Trump has shown the world that he is a terrorist—one with a nuclear arsenal.

Column / Sasha Abramsky

The Enduring Lessons of the Jewish Bund The Enduring Lessons of the Jewish Bund

A conversation with Molly Crabapple about “Here Where We Live Is Our Country,” her history of Bundism, and what we can learn from their socialist and anti-Zionist example.

Books & the Arts / Ishan Desai-Geller

State Politics

Litman, who lives in New York City, noted that Zohran Mamdani’s win led to thousands of young people signing up with Run For Something.

Young Democrats Are Done Waiting for Their Turn in Office Young Democrats Are Done Waiting for Their Turn in Office

Like a lot of Americans, Amanda Litman thinks the aging Democratic Party is out of touch. That’s why she started an organization dedicated to electing young progressives.

StudentNation / Heather Chen

Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss speaks to supporters after celebrating the Democratic nomination in the Ninth Congressional District race during an election night watch party on March 17, 2026, in Evanston, Illinois.

I Was AIPAC’s Number 1 Target—and I Beat Them. Here’s How to Do It. I Was AIPAC’s Number 1 Target—and I Beat Them. Here’s How to Do It.

During his primary campaign, Daniel Biss called out AIPAC repeatedly, through the press, paid advertising, and in living rooms and public places across the district. It worked.

Daniel Biss

Construction workers work with pipes as part of Texas’s sewer project

Water Infrastructure in Texas Is Failing. A Surge of New Funding Can Fix It. Water Infrastructure in Texas Is Failing. A Surge of New Funding Can Fix It.

As the state promotes industrial expansion and costly seawater desalination projects, advocates want to prioritize fixing aging pipes and supporting public health.

StudentNation / Lajward Zahra

The Right

What Happened to Tucker Carlson?

What Happened to Tucker Carlson? What Happened to Tucker Carlson?

The transformation of a once promising, if conservative, magazine journalist into a conspiracy-minded talking head.

Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann

Billionaires have accumulated vast tracts of real estate across the country, including in Indian Creek Village, Florida, pictured here on Sunday, March 22, 2026.

Lust for Luxury Lust for Luxury

The real estate gluttony of the superrich is truly eye-popping.

Michael Massing

The Whodunit Investigating the Death of “Roe”: Q&A With Amy Littlefield

The Whodunit Investigating the Death of “Roe”: Q&A With Amy Littlefield The Whodunit Investigating the Death of “Roe”: Q&A With Amy Littlefield

Our abortion access reporter’s new book reports on the grassroots social movement that amassed enough power to overturn legal abortion, despite being a minority point of view.

Sophie Mann-Shafir

Democrats

Democrats Are Badly Failing to Hold Trump Accountable Over Iran Democrats Are Badly Failing to Hold Trump Accountable Over Iran

Party leaders have been doing everything in their power to avoid confronting the US-Israeli war in any meaningful way.

Aída Chávez

The Whodunit Investigating the Death of “Roe”: Q&A With Amy Littlefield The Whodunit Investigating the Death of “Roe”: Q&A With Amy Littlefield

Our abortion access reporter’s new book reports on the grassroots social movement that amassed enough power to overturn legal abortion, despite being a minority point of view.

Sophie Mann-Shafir

A Dangerous and Consistent Misreading of Trump’s Appeal A Dangerous and Consistent Misreading of Trump’s Appeal

Trump didn’t win by moderating. He won by attacking a system millions already believed was broken.

Corbin Trent

Latest in Politics

Signage reading “Defend Historic Princeton” across the street from Albert Einstein’s House in Princeton, New Jersey, on March 9, 2026.

In Princeton, a Housing Plan Sparks a Neighborhood War In Princeton, a Housing Plan Sparks a Neighborhood War

What a battle over a mixed-use development in a historic town reveals about liberal America.

Apr 10, 2026 / Sophie Mann-Shafir

How Mamdani Presides Over a Fix-Everything Agenda

How Mamdani Presides Over a Fix-Everything Agenda How Mamdani Presides Over a Fix-Everything Agenda

The New York mayor wants to tackle everything from potholes to systemic racism.

Apr 9, 2026 / D.D. Guttenplan

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán appears during a rally ahead of the general election in Budapest, Hungary, on March 15, 2026.

In Hungary’s Steel City, Layoffs Hurt Orbán’s Appeal In Hungary’s Steel City, Layoffs Hurt Orbán’s Appeal

Why didn’t Orbán’s government, once a critic of what it called a “bad privatization,” save jobs?

Apr 8, 2026 / David Broder

San Diego’s AI Battlefield Heats Up

San Diego’s AI Battlefield Heats Up San Diego’s AI Battlefield Heats Up

The city is at the forefront of the fight against using big tech to surveill residents. But AI poses new threats.

Apr 8, 2026 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

AI for the People

AI for the People AI for the People

A manifesto for an AI revolution that works for the many, not just the billionaires.

Apr 8, 2026 / Feature / Rep. Ro Khanna

President Donald Trump, and Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, during a news conference in the White House on April 6, 2026.

Trump’s Imperial Military Budget Trump’s Imperial Military Budget

In his recent military budget, Trump is saying the quiet part out loud: Waging war is more important to his administration than providing for basic needs at home.

Apr 8, 2026 / Robert L. Borosage

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