Trump’s Costly Vanity Projects Trump’s Costly Vanity Projects
Reflecting on taxpayers’ stolen money.
Jul 29, 2026 / OppArt / Leonard Stokes
“We Must Avert Nuclear Armageddon” “We Must Avert Nuclear Armageddon”
An interview with Grigory Yavlinsky.
Jul 29, 2026 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
What Pope Leo Can Teach Liberals About Power What Pope Leo Can Teach Liberals About Power
The pontiff just excommunicated a reactionary splinter group committed to undermining the church. Democratic leaders could learn something.
Jul 29, 2026 / Felipe de la Hoz
Andy Burnham Is Not to Be Trusted Andy Burnham Is Not to Be Trusted
The UK’s new prime minister has promised sweeping change. But his first week in power saw him going down the same failed paths as his predecessors.
Jul 28, 2026 / Evan Robins
The Logger Who Could Unseat Susan Collins The Logger Who Could Unseat Susan Collins
How Troy Jackson rose from wildcat striker to Democratic Senate nominee.
Jul 28, 2026 / Kyle Paoletta
Zohran Mamdani and the Politics of Joy Zohran Mamdani and the Politics of Joy
And it’s backed up by actions and initiatives that seem designed to genuinely foster a joyful city.
Jul 28, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The GOP’s New Red Scare The GOP’s New Red Scare
McCarthyism, the second time as farce.
Jul 28, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
A Rave Novel Rediscovered A Rave Novel Rediscovered
Ann Scott’s “Superstars” captures the last gasp of pre-Internet counterculture.
Jul 28, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Max Pearl
Signs of Cautious Hope on the Israeli Left Signs of Cautious Hope on the Israeli Left
One interesting development on the left is the new joint Jewish-Arab “Place for All of Us” Party, founded by leaders of Standing Together.
Jul 28, 2026 / Hillel Schenker