Meet Alissa Ellman, Rust Belt Populist Meet Alissa Ellman, Rust Belt Populist
“You have to talk about these issues like a human being, and not like an MSNBC host on TV.”
Aug 19, 2026 / Jim Shultz
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 Rats Terrorizing Everyone in Gaza The Rats Terrorizing Everyone in Gaza
This is what humanitarian collapse looks like: vermin moving freely through garbage, ruined buildings, and tents—and attacking people wherever they go.
Aug 18, 2026 / Huda Skaik
Attacks on Black Citizenship Are Attacks on Democracy Attacks on Black Citizenship Are Attacks on Democracy
Too often, Democrats reinforce Republicans’ lie that the language of racial justice is the problem—instead of the injustices the language is trying to name.
Aug 18, 2026 / Column / Kali Holloway
How Protein Ate Our Grocery Stores How Protein Ate Our Grocery Stores
Everyone from RFK Jr. to social media influencers are telling us that the nutrient needs to be maximized in our diet as much as possible. But is that actually good for our bodies?...
Aug 18, 2026 / Feature / Maya Vinokour
Millions of Ukrainian Men Are Fleeing a Cruel Conscription System Millions of Ukrainian Men Are Fleeing a Cruel Conscription System
They are being written out of the narrative.
Aug 18, 2026 / Dan Storyev
Is America in the Grip of a Foreign Power? Is America in the Grip of a Foreign Power?
A vital discussion on the state of the Israel lobby.
Aug 17, 2026 / Jeet Heer and Katrina vanden Heuvel
Democrats Really, Really, Really Don't Want People Investigating Their Scammy Fundraising Democrats Really, Really, Really Don't Want People Investigating Their Scammy Fundraising
Several of the party’s top committees threatened to raise legal hell over a new study into the way they pry money out of seniors.
Aug 17, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
Trump’s Loose Grip on Reality Could Sink the Navy’s Ships Trump’s Loose Grip on Reality Could Sink the Navy’s Ships
The dire conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln are due to a president’s being dangerously detached from what’s actually happening in the world.
Aug 17, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Are Billionaires Dictating a Doomed Future? Are Billionaires Dictating a Doomed Future?
Stuff that! Mount protests! Vote!