Why Losing Colbert Hurts So Much Why Losing Colbert Hurts So Much
Trump would have all his comedian critics fired if he could. But Colbert represents a particular loss.
May 22, 2026 / Ben Schwartz
No Mention of Gaza in the DNC’s 2024 Autopsy? Seriously? No Mention of Gaza in the DNC’s 2024 Autopsy? Seriously?
Too many Democrats still refuse to acknowledge how gravely the party was harmed by a failure to actively oppose genocide.
May 22, 2026 / John Nichols
We Forgot What It Took to Gain Freedom We Forgot What It Took to Gain Freedom
The assault on voting rights should remind us.
May 22, 2026 / Analilia Mejia
We Should All Be Mad As Hell About Trump’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund We Should All Be Mad As Hell About Trump’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund
As if the past 16 months weren’t enough, this week I reached my breaking point.
May 22, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky
Memo to California’s Next Governor: Rural Places Matter Memo to California’s Next Governor: Rural Places Matter
Rural communities are crucial to the state—and the country. Why do they get so little attention?
May 21, 2026 / Erica Etelson
Gen Z Women Are Moving Left. Young Men Aren’t. Gen Z Women Are Moving Left. Young Men Aren’t.
The gendered political divide is transforming how young Americans are organizing, voting, and relating to one another.
May 21, 2026 / StudentNation / Alice Scott
Crypto and AI-Funded Super PACs Are Metastasizing Crypto and AI-Funded Super PACs Are Metastasizing
They’ve amassed more than $322 million in 2026—with much more to come.
May 21, 2026 / David Moore
Extraction Behind the Green Transition—With Thea Riofrancos Extraction Behind the Green Transition—With Thea Riofrancos
Danny and Derek welcome back to the show political scientist Thea Riofrancos to talk about the politics of extraction in the global energy transition.
May 21, 2026 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
Prediction Markets Want to Financialize Everything—With Jathan Sadowski Prediction Markets Want to Financialize Everything—With Jathan Sadowski
Polymarket and Kalshi are everywhere. But what are they doing to society?
May 21, 2026 / Podcast / Paris Marx