Gina Hinojosa Is Showing Democrats How to Run Against Republican Grifters Gina Hinojosa Is Showing Democrats How to Run Against Republican Grifters
The Democratic gubernatorial candidate has closed the gap in Texas by focusing relentlessly on Greg Abbott’s corruption.
Oct 16, 2026 / John Nichols
Faces of Resistance Faces of Resistance
How ICE still brings fear to Minneapolis.
Oct 16, 2026 / Carl Ginsburg
Progressives Are Backing Puerto Rican Independence. It’s About Time. Progressives Are Backing Puerto Rican Independence. It’s About Time.
More and more leftists are concluding that statehood for the island is not enough.
Oct 16, 2026 / Alberto C. Medina
Trump Is Making Deals With Big Oil Trump Is Making Deals With Big Oil
Democrats and the press should be paying attention to how this pay-to-play behavior relates to the midterms
Oct 15, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
Is Blockbuster Video the Answer to Our Digital Privacy Woes? Is Blockbuster Video the Answer to Our Digital Privacy Woes?
The Supreme Court is weighing whether a 1988 video-store law can be used to protect our digital privacy.
Oct 15, 2026 / Elie Mystal
The Saudi Phase of the Iran War Signals More Chaos to Come The Saudi Phase of the Iran War Signals More Chaos to Come
The conflict that Donald Trump has repeatedly proclaimed an unequivocal American victory keeps spiraling out of control.
Oct 15, 2026 / David Faris
These Working-Class Populists Are Struggling to Win Over the Working Class These Working-Class Populists Are Struggling to Win Over the Working Class
And more insights from the second edition of our Economic Populist Tracker.
Oct 15, 2026 / Jared Abbott and Frederick DeVeaux
How Congress Is Cashing In on the AI Boom How Congress Is Cashing In on the AI Boom
Roughly one in five members of Congress has household investments in the industry.
Oct 15, 2026 / David Moore and Donald Shaw
Who Was Emily Brontë? Who Was Emily Brontë?
A new biography tries to reconstruct her everyday life.
Oct 15, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Chihaya