Solution to the “Big Event” Crossword Solution to the “Big Event” Crossword
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Dec 16, 2025
From Aftyn to Zohran: A Road Map for Democratic Victory From Aftyn to Zohran: A Road Map for Democratic Victory
This year, progressive young Democrats sketched a path to meaningful wins in 2026. Is the party paying attention?
Dec 16, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and John Nichols
The Supreme Court’s Shadowy Plan to Subvert Democracy The Supreme Court’s Shadowy Plan to Subvert Democracy
In making frequent, ill use of the “shadow docket,” the high court is not just handing Trump policy victories. It’s upending the rule of law.
Dec 16, 2025 / Column / Elie Mystal
The Fierce and Joyous Face of LA Resistance The Fierce and Joyous Face of LA Resistance
What we can learn from a great American city’s refusal to bend to Trump’s invasion.
Dec 16, 2025 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel and John Nichols
How LA Defeated Donald Trump How LA Defeated Donald Trump
And how the rest of the country can too.
Dec 16, 2025 / Feature / Bill Gallegos
Helen DeWitt and Ilya Gridneff’s Sweeping Anti-War Novel Helen DeWitt and Ilya Gridneff’s Sweeping Anti-War Novel
Your Name Here dramatizes the tensions and possibilities of political art.
Dec 16, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Jess Bergman
Mahmood Mamdani’s Uganda Mahmood Mamdani’s Uganda
In his new book Slow Poison, the accomplished anthropologist revisits the Idi Amin and Yoweri Museveni years.
Dec 16, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Howard W. French
Ars Poetica with Backup from The Clark Sisters Ars Poetica with Backup from The Clark Sisters
after “Is My Living in Vain?”, 1980
Dec 16, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Karisma Price