Why Is New York Running Away from Renewables? Why Is New York Running Away from Renewables?
Kathy Hochul is proposing to retreat from the state's nation-leading climate and energy strategy. That would be a disaster.
May 4, 2026 / Zephyr Teachout
The Long Nightmare of Trump’s Border Wall Is Still Going The Long Nightmare of Trump’s Border Wall Is Still Going
It may have fallen out of the news cycle, but rest assured, the the world’s least pragmatic and most performative construction project continues to prosper.
May 4, 2026 / William deBuys
Trump’s Ridiculous Ballroom Is No Place for Journalists Trump’s Ridiculous Ballroom Is No Place for Journalists
The president keeps suggesting that reporters have a party on his home turf. That’s a terrible idea.
May 4, 2026 / Ana Marie Cox
Trump’s Smartest Supporters Know the Iran War Is a Disaster Trump’s Smartest Supporters Know the Iran War Is a Disaster
The new consensus is that the American empire is in steep decline.
May 4, 2026 / Jeet Heer
The Sniper in the House The Sniper in the House
The gun lobby shapes a bloody America unchecked.
May 4, 2026 / OppArt / Jack Ohman
They Were Never Going to Stop After “Dobbs.” We Can Minimize the Harm. They Were Never Going to Stop After “Dobbs.” We Can Minimize the Harm.
Our collective liberation depends on our continued dedication to caring for each other through these threats and attacks on abortion access.
May 4, 2026 / Dr. Jamila Perritt
How the Montana Plan Could Make “Citizens United” Irrelevant How the Montana Plan Could Make “Citizens United” Irrelevant
A transpartisan initiative to return power to the people.
May 4, 2026 / Kathleen McLaughlin
The Fifth Circuit Seeks to Unilaterally Reimpose an Outdated Abortion Pill Protocol The Fifth Circuit Seeks to Unilaterally Reimpose an Outdated Abortion Pill Protocol
What comes next is shifting terrain. The drug manufacturer has asked the Supreme Court to intervene, but the Food and Drug Administration could also step in.
May 2, 2026 / Rachel Rebouché
A Turkish Border Town on the Brink of Change A Turkish Border Town on the Brink of Change
I visited the city of Mardin, where Turkish, Syrian, and Kurdish people live together. What I found was a culture of pluralism under siege.
May 2, 2026 / Saliha Bayrak
Republicans Can’t Contain Their Glee Over the Death of the VRA Republicans Can’t Contain Their Glee Over the Death of the VRA
In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explores the GOP’s glee over the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights decision. Plus: Elie's take on Musk v. Altman.
May 2, 2026 / Elie Mystal