They’re Not Just Coming for DEI. They’re Coming for Democracy. They’re Not Just Coming for DEI. They’re Coming for Democracy.
Destroying DEI has a clear motive: to stop Americans from seeking common cause.
Aug 19, 2025 / Stacey Abrams
Is Trump’s DC Military Deployment the Start of a Slow-Motion Civil War? Is Trump’s DC Military Deployment the Start of a Slow-Motion Civil War?
Anything is possible in the coming days and weeks, but it’s difficult not to feel like we are veering toward escalating violence.
Aug 18, 2025 / Joan Walsh
Billy Wilder’s Battle With the Past Billy Wilder’s Battle With the Past
How the fabled Hollywood director confronted survivor’s guilt, the legacies of the Holocaust, and the paradoxes of Zionism.
Aug 18, 2025 / Ben Schwartz
Trump Won’t Deliver Peace to Ukraine—or Anywhere Else Trump Won’t Deliver Peace to Ukraine—or Anywhere Else
No one can trust the United States when a fickle man-child controls its foreign policy.
Aug 18, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Gaza Protests Spread Gaza Protests Spread
Starvation mounts as Netanyahu escalates attacks.
Aug 18, 2025 / OppArt / Andrew Courtney
MAGA Conservatives Are Terrified of the Future MAGA Conservatives Are Terrified of the Future
Trump and his followers don’t just want to halt progress. They want to turn back the clock.
Aug 18, 2025 / Column / Chris Lehmann
On the Power of Small Acts of Noncompliance On the Power of Small Acts of Noncompliance
At a moment when large-scale resistance can feel futile, there are other ways to oppose, engage, and fight back.
Aug 18, 2025 / Column / Elie Mystal
The Art and Genius of Lorna Simpson The Art and Genius of Lorna Simpson
A new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art tracks what has changed and what has remained the same in the artist’s work.
Aug 18, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Rachel Hunter Himes
As Federal Support Wanes, States Must Reinvest in Higher Education As Federal Support Wanes, States Must Reinvest in Higher Education
Our education system faces a crisis of affordability and access only amplified by the passage of the Big, Beautiful Bill and Trump’s attempted cuts. States need to step up.
Aug 18, 2025 / StudentNation / Abhinandan Gaba
The Dangers and Absurdities of Trump’s DC Occupation The Dangers and Absurdities of Trump’s DC Occupation
Trump compels his followers to endorse obvious lies. It’s accelerating the country’s descent into authoritarianism.
Aug 15, 2025 / Dave Zirin