Peggy Flanagan Is Running for the Senate to “Avenge Minnesota” Peggy Flanagan Is Running for the Senate to “Avenge Minnesota”
The lieutenant governor of the state is ramping up her Democratic Senate primary campaign as her state battles Trump’s brutal assault.
May 12, 2026 / Feature / Joan Walsh
The Rapid-Fire Political Education of Zohran Mamdani The Rapid-Fire Political Education of Zohran Mamdani
Can New York’s mayor govern as a democratic socialist?
May 12, 2026 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan
The Radical Genius of Álvaro Enrigue The Radical Genius of Álvaro Enrigue
His new novel is as much a work of political philosophy as it is one of fiction.
May 12, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Nicolás Medina Mora
The UK’s Far Right Is On the March—Thanks to Keir Starmer The UK’s Far Right Is On the March—Thanks to Keir Starmer
How the Labour Party’s catastrophic prime minister paved the way for fascists to dominate British politics.
May 11, 2026 / Evan Robins
On Redistricting, Will Virginia Democrats Surrender, or Get Creative? On Redistricting, Will Virginia Democrats Surrender, or Get Creative?
Democrats must stop conceding that the only answer for various racist voting laws is that Democrats just have to vote more and harder and better.
May 11, 2026 / Joan Walsh
Ted Turner Proved Even Billionaires Could be Human Ted Turner Proved Even Billionaires Could be Human
The swashbuckling founder of CNN was redeemed by his vulnerabilities.
Soccer Belongs to the People. These Activists Want to Keep It That Way. Soccer Belongs to the People. These Activists Want to Keep It That Way.
Communities in World Cup host cities across the United States are organizing to ensure that the tournament lives up to its promise of making soccer a force for good.
May 11, 2026 / Brian Dolinar