Trump’s Ballroom Isn’t Just a Farce Anymore—It’s a Threat Trump’s Ballroom Isn’t Just a Farce Anymore—It’s a Threat
In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explains how the ballroom could gut key environmental protections. Plus, the heartbreak of Jason Arday.
Aug 21, 2026 / Elie Mystal
American Democracy Has Been Killed American Democracy Has Been Killed
The Supreme Court put the final nail in the coffin this summer. Now we have to raise democracy from the dead.
Aug 21, 2026 / Edward H. Williams
Trump Is Laying the Groundwork for the Mass Deportation of Migrant Children Trump Is Laying the Groundwork for the Mass Deportation of Migrant Children
Unaccompanied children have become a new front in Trump’s mass deportation agenda.
Aug 21, 2026 / StudentNation / Maggie Grether
The Trump Plan to Cook the Census Books The Trump Plan to Cook the Census Books
From adding a citizenship question to not tracking race and ethnicity, the administration wants to minimize Black and brown political power.
Aug 19, 2026 / Elie Mystal
Protecting the Midterms—at the Grassroots and in the Courts Protecting the Midterms—at the Grassroots and in the Courts
Leah Greenberg and Vanita Gupta join the show to discuss preparations to protect voting, ballot counting, and election certification in the midterms.
Aug 19, 2026 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
Delaney Hall Detention Facility, Newark, New Jersey Delaney Hall Detention Facility, Newark, New Jersey
A privately operated ICE detention facility where enforcement, profit, and human dignity collide—echoes of concentration camps.
Aug 18, 2026 / OppArt / Karen Guancione
The Gaping Hole in El-Sayed’s Progressive Agenda The Gaping Hole in El-Sayed’s Progressive Agenda
The Senate nominee has woefully undercooked ideas on Supreme Court reform—and that’s a problem.
Aug 13, 2026 / Elie Mystal
Can Zohran Mamdani Get Criminal Justice Reform Done if Jessica Tisch Is His Police Commissioner? Can Zohran Mamdani Get Criminal Justice Reform Done if Jessica Tisch Is His Police Commissioner?
His promises haven’t yet been fulfilled.
Aug 11, 2026 / Ross Barkan