Politics

Donald Trump in the Oval Office on December 15, 2025.

The Economy Is Flatlining—and So Is Trump The Economy Is Flatlining—and So Is Trump

The president’s usual tricks are no match for a weakening jobs market and persistent inflation.

Dec 17, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Screenshot of Good Morning America story on Donald Trump's Rob Reiner comments.

Trump’s Vile Rob Reiner Comments Show How Much He Has Debased His Office Trump’s Vile Rob Reiner Comments Show How Much He Has Debased His Office

Every day, Trump is saying and doing things that would get most elementary school children suspended.

Dec 16, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

The COL4 AI-ready data center, located on a seven-acre campus in Columbus, Ohio, on July 24, 2025.

Anger at Corporate Power Is Everywhere Anger at Corporate Power Is Everywhere

It should guide the Democrats.

Dec 16, 2025 / Ron Knox

Rob Reiner backstage at the Late Night With Seth Meyers show this September.

Rob Reiner’s Legacy Can't Be Sullied by Trump’s Shameful Attacks Rob Reiner’s Legacy Can't Be Sullied by Trump’s Shameful Attacks

The late actor and director leaves behind a roster of classic films—and a much safer and juster California.

Dec 16, 2025 / Ben Schwartz

Volunteers mount a campaign poster for Aftyn Behn on December 2, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee.

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

Amazon delivery driver Leah Cross has alleged that Amazon’s delivery quota amounts to workplace discrimination. Here, a Lakewood, Colorado, driver makes deliveries in 2023.

The EEOC Is Now Letting Workplace Discrimination Stand The EEOC Is Now Letting Workplace Discrimination Stand

The agency is unlawfully giving up on fighting disparate impact discrimination—meaning it’s “open season” on employees.

Dec 16, 2025 / Bryce Covert

How LA Defeated Donald Trump

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

US President Donald Trump and John Roberts, chief justice of the US Supreme Court, shake hands during the 60th presidential inauguration on January 20, 2025.

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

Demonstrators at the Indiana Statehouse denounce the proposed mid-decade gerrymander promoted by the Trump administration.

Indiana’s Gerrymander Victory Won’t Save Us Indiana’s Gerrymander Victory Won’t Save Us

The Hoosier State’s Senate showed rare backbone in resisting the Trump White House’s demand for a mid-cycle gerrymander. But the Roberts court gets the final say.

Dec 15, 2025 / David Daley

Trump’s Global Culture War

Trump’s Global Culture War Trump’s Global Culture War

On The Time of Monsters: Stephen Wertheim on the government's new National Security Strategy.

Dec 14, 2025 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

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