How Troy Jackson Became the Heir to Graham Platner’s Movement How Troy Jackson Became the Heir to Graham Platner’s Movement
This weekend, Democrats in Maine overwhelmingly showed that they believe the former logger and longtime state senator can dethrone GOP Senator Susan Collins.
Jul 21, 2026 / Kyle Paoletta
Do Voters Hate Democrats More Than Republicans? Do Voters Hate Democrats More Than Republicans?
The GOP is staking its chances on the idea that Americans are more dissatisfied with the opposition party than with the one in power.
Jul 21, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
Every Week, Another Victim of ICE Every Week, Another Victim of ICE
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was a dad, community member, a boss and a homeowner.
Jul 21, 2026 / OppArt / Dara Herman Zierlein
This Is How We Close the Camps This Is How We Close the Camps
Until we, as a society, reject the camp and its logic, it will remain a threat—and the linchpin in the entire immigration enforcement regime.
Jul 21, 2026 / John Washington
How Corporate Recruiters Took Over Campus—and What It’s Costing Democracy How Corporate Recruiters Took Over Campus—and What It’s Costing Democracy
Many students arrive at college with dreams of creating social change, but the corporate pipeline diverts them. A democracy in need of their talent is poorer because of it.
Jul 21, 2026 / StudentNation / Jason Vadnos
Crypto, AI, and AIPAC Super PACs Are Spending in Lockstep Against Progressives Crypto, AI, and AIPAC Super PACs Are Spending in Lockstep Against Progressives
Unprecedented sums are being spent on Democratic primaries, reshaping races while keeping their policy agendas largely out of public view.
Jul 21, 2026 / David Moore
America’s Iran Failure Is Bigger Than Trump America’s Iran Failure Is Bigger Than Trump
Trump’s personalization of foreign policy is ultimately a symptom of a deeper institutional problem rather than its source.
Jul 21, 2026 / Sina Toossi and Nancy Okail
What’s So Scary About the Frankfurt School? What’s So Scary About the Frankfurt School?
In “The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy,” A.J.A. Woods looks at how the Frankfurt scholars became the latest bogeymen for the contemporary right.
Jul 21, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Michael Shorris
Trump’s Reverse Midas Touch Even Got the World Cup Trump’s Reverse Midas Touch Even Got the World Cup
Of course fans roundly booed the president at the World Cup final: Damaging the integrity of anything he touches is true to the Trump brand.
Jul 20, 2026 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Why Andrew Tate Is a MAGA Superstar Why Andrew Tate Is a MAGA Superstar
Manosphere celebrities—including alleged sexual predators like Tate—are a symptom of a politically resurgent misogyny.
Jul 20, 2026 / Jeet Heer