Politics

Ken Martin speaks to Jon Favreau on “Pod Save America.”

Why Is the DNC Covering Up Its 2024 Autopsy? Why Is the DNC Covering Up Its 2024 Autopsy?

DNC chair Ken Martin has turned himself into the shifty bad guy from Fargo.

May 1, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Mining Federal Lands for Profits

Mining Federal Lands for Profits Mining Federal Lands for Profits

Trump is welcoming destruction of our heritage.

May 1, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus—including Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-IL), and Maxine Dexter (D-OR)—address the press discussing DHS funding and the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis, at the US Capitol on January 13, 2026, in Washington, DC.

A Compact With America: The Congressional Progressive Caucus Releases Its New Affordability Agenda A Compact With America: The Congressional Progressive Caucus Releases Its New Affordability Agenda

The initiative is essential in defining what Democrats are for.

May 1, 2026 / Robert L. Borosage

An image of a proposed Trump passport as posted by the White House on X.

As Trump’s Poll Numbers Fall, His Authoritarian Instincts Grow More Extreme As Trump’s Poll Numbers Fall, His Authoritarian Instincts Grow More Extreme

Increasingly unpopular and facing a fracturing coalition, Trump is using government power to punish his critics, take political revenge, and revel in his own cruelty.

May 1, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson at Turning Point USA’s annual AmericaFest conference in Phoenix, Arizona, in December 2025.

Don’t Give MAGA Defectors Credit They Haven’t Earned Don’t Give MAGA Defectors Credit They Haven’t Earned

They’ve seen the light and no longer support the president—but they still believe in his worst ideas and policies.

May 1, 2026 / Kali Holloway

People march over the Edmund Pettus Bridge on the 61st Bloody Sunday Anniversary, Sunday, March 8, 2026, in Selma, Ala.

Letitia James: We Cannot Afford to Abandon the Voting Rights Act Letitia James: We Cannot Afford to Abandon the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court’s decision is a cruel blow to our democracy. But our efforts to ensure that every American has the representation and resources they deserve will not stop.

Apr 30, 2026 / Letitia James

False Profit

False Profit False Profit

The opposite of Jesus.

Apr 30, 2026 / OppArt / Brian Stauffer

Demonstrators outside the US Supreme Court Building during oral arguments for “Louisiana v. Callais,” October 2025.

The Supreme Court Has Completed Its Quest to Kill the Voting Rights Act The Supreme Court Has Completed Its Quest to Kill the Voting Rights Act

In its 6–3 decision, the court gutted the legislation that ended apartheid in this country—and once again gave white people the ability to suppress Black political power.

Apr 29, 2026 / Elie Mystal

US Supreme Court Justice John Roberts at Donald Trump’s 2025 address to both chambers of Congress.

The Supreme Court’s Death Blow Against Voting Rights Is the Culmination of John Roberts’s 50-Year Crusade The Supreme Court’s Death Blow Against Voting Rights Is the Culmination of John Roberts’s 50-Year Crusade

Beginning with his first job in the Reagan Justice Department, the chief justice has been hell-bent on dismantling the Voting Rights Act.

Apr 29, 2026 / David Daley

Donald Trump looks out at the White House Ballroom construction site.

Trump’s Latest Ballroom Push Is His Nero Moment Trump’s Latest Ballroom Push Is His Nero Moment

The president’s decision to commandeer the DOJ to argue that his ballroom is a security necessity is the ultimate sign that this country is in decline.

Apr 29, 2026 / Elie Mystal

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