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Uncommitted Campaign poster

How to Vote for a Cease-Fire How to Vote for a Cease-Fire

A guide to voting “Uncommitted.”

Mar 29, 2024 / Joshua A. Cohen

Joe Lieberman in 2010.

Joe Lieberman and the Venality of Elite Bipartisanship Joe Lieberman and the Venality of Elite Bipartisanship

The late senator embodied a consensus of militarism and plutocracy.

Mar 28, 2024 / Jeet Heer

TikTok supporters

Loath as I Am to Agree With Marjorie Taylor Greene… Loath as I Am to Agree With Marjorie Taylor Greene…

How the effort to bank TikTok is a fascinating case study in transpartisan politics.

Mar 28, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Helsinki Summit: Handshake between Putin and Trump

A Second Trump Term Will Bring the US Closer to Autocracy A Second Trump Term Will Bring the US Closer to Autocracy

Oppression feels closer than ever in America today.

Mar 27, 2024 / Andrea Mazzarino

President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to Fridley, Minn., as part of his administration’s “Investing in America” tour on April 3, 2023.

Bidenomics and Its Discontents Bidenomics and Its Discontents

The White House believes American workers have seldom had it so good. And lots of prestigious economists agree. But the voters aren’t buying. Maybe they know something?

Mar 27, 2024 / James K. Galbraith

Smoke rises over the Gaza Strip from Israeli bombardment, as seen from southern Israel.

The Single Most Important Thing President Biden Can Do for the Climate Is Enforce an Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza The Single Most Important Thing President Biden Can Do for the Climate Is Enforce an Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza

War and warming: US support for Israel’s war in Gaza is deepening the climate crisis—and making it impossible to solve.

Mar 25, 2024 / Jeff Jones and Eleanor Stein

Can Nevada Democrats Beat the Odds?

Can Nevada Democrats Beat the Odds? Can Nevada Democrats Beat the Odds?

By most measures, Nevada is a blue state. But Democrats could be placing a risky bet there this November.

Mar 25, 2024 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

President Trump Hosts Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban At The White House

Far From a Kink, Donald Trump’s Dictator Fetish Puts Him Squarely in the Mainstream Far From a Kink, Donald Trump’s Dictator Fetish Puts Him Squarely in the Mainstream

The American elite has long had a soft spot for “our sons of bitches” like those Trump now befriends.

Mar 22, 2024 / Jeet Heer

A banner against the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States is displayed in Milan, Italy, on March 11, 2024.

The US Government’s Plot to Murder Julian Assange The US Government’s Plot to Murder Julian Assange

While dictators kill troublesome journalists with guns and missiles, democracies can afford to be more patient. But the end result is the same.

Mar 21, 2024 / Charles Glass

Joe Biden AIPAC

Jews Against AIPAC—Plus, Free Speech on Campus Jews Against AIPAC—Plus, Free Speech on Campus

Podcast / Start Making Sense / Mar 20, 2024 Jews Against AIPAC—Plus, Free Speech on Campus On this episode of Start Making Sense, Alan Minsky talks about Jewish opposition to…

Mar 20, 2024 / Podcast

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