State Farm Is Embroiled In Scandal—And Things Just Got Worse State Farm Is Embroiled In Scandal—And Things Just Got Worse
The insurance giant has been in a legal battle in Oklahoma over allegedly systematic attempts to bilk policyholders. Newly released court documents show the depth of the problem.
Aug 24, 2026 / J.C. Hallman
Enes Kanter Freedom's Bigoted Stunts Have Nothing to Do With Protecting Women Enes Kanter Freedom's Bigoted Stunts Have Nothing to Do With Protecting Women
The trans women in sports panic is nothing but a stalking horse for permitting violence against trans people—and we should celebrate players like Natasha Cloud who say so.
Aug 24, 2026 / Dave Zirin
Of Debt and Deficits and the Dollar System Of Debt and Deficits and the Dollar System
By force of preset agendas, conservatives and liberals react to debt headlines like Pavlov’s dogs.
Aug 24, 2026 / James K. Galbraith
How Jared Kushner Snookered Hakeem Jeffries How Jared Kushner Snookered Hakeem Jeffries
Democrats need a fighter, but the congressional leader is addicted to illusory comity.
Aug 24, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Imagine Peace Imagine Peace
From Gaza and Ukraine to conflicts across the world, imagine a future where killing is no longer the answer
Aug 24, 2026 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Road Trip to Nowhere Road Trip to Nowhere
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's reality show is an ungainly mix of corporate corruption and MAGA agitprop.
Aug 24, 2026 / Henry Burke
Should Ballot Initiatives to Protect Reproductive Rights Restrict Abortion in the Third Trimester? Should Ballot Initiatives to Protect Reproductive Rights Restrict Abortion in the Third Trimester?
Melanie Folwell writes that a post-viability limit is the right choice for a citizens' initiative in Idaho, but Erika A. Christensen argues that restrictions are never acceptable....
Aug 24, 2026 / The Debate / Melanie Folwell and Erika A. Christensen
Do We Need a New Approach to Our Origin Stories? Do We Need a New Approach to Our Origin Stories?
An interview with historian Ned Blackhawk on the United States’ contested founding.
Aug 24, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Oxford and Cambridge Have Always Been Racist Oxford and Cambridge Have Always Been Racist
I was one of the few Black scholars at both institutions. I understand—and loathe—how their tendency to undermine the suffering of Black people led to Jason Arday’s demise.
Aug 22, 2026 / Gazelle Mba
Puppet Masters Will Be Unleashed on Americans Puppet Masters Will Be Unleashed on Americans
From Gaza to Minnesota, the Trump administration is accelerating a politics of fear and of intimidation.
Aug 21, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky