Our Court Jesters Are Disappearing Just When We Need Them Most Our Court Jesters Are Disappearing Just When We Need Them Most
In this authoritarian moment, we need defiant comedy more than ever.
Aug 3, 2026 / Kali Holloway
Senator J. William Fulbright Is Remembered Today Primarily for the Scholarship Program That Bears His Name Senator J. William Fulbright Is Remembered Today Primarily for the Scholarship Program That Bears His Name
But a broader look at Fulbright’s legacy reveals him as one of the most prescient critics of militarism and the “imperial presidency”—lessons that apply more than ever today.
Aug 3, 2026 / Julian Castañon Villa
Ben Wikler Has a Plan to Supercharge American Democracy Ben Wikler Has a Plan to Supercharge American Democracy
Democrats can save the country from an authoritarian takeover, but to do so they must focus on systemic reforms, the author argues in this adaptation from his new book.
Aug 3, 2026 / Ben Wikler
The Graduate Students Taking on the World’s Richest University The Graduate Students Taking on the World’s Richest University
In public, Harvard has waged a battle against the Trump administration. In private, workers say the university wants to appease it.
Aug 3, 2026 / StudentNation / Mira Nalbandian
The Weapons Manufacturer Next Door The Weapons Manufacturer Next Door
It’s been six years since I began attending pro-Palestine demonstrations. The most recent campaign at the Brooklyn Navy Yard feels different.
Aug 1, 2026 / Diana Kruzman
Trump’s Caribbean Killing Spree Is a Feckless, Criminal Failure Trump’s Caribbean Killing Spree Is a Feckless, Criminal Failure
Blowing up innocent fishermen hasn’t curbed the drug trade.
Jul 31, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Trump Speaks Like a Thug Because He Wants to Rule Like One Trump Speaks Like a Thug Because He Wants to Rule Like One
The president’s violent language reveals his authoritarian urge to rule through intimidation.
Jul 31, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
America’s Crisis of “Death by Incarceration” America’s Crisis of “Death by Incarceration”
The US prison population is aging rapidly, and incarcerated seniors are not getting the care they need.
Jul 31, 2026 / Zoe Beketova