Representative Democracy Will Live or Die In Texas Representative Democracy Will Live or Die In Texas
A gerrymandering fight reveals how far Trump will go to avoid electoral accountability.
Aug 5, 2025 / John Nichols
Those Constant Texts Asking You to Donate to Democrats Are Scams Those Constant Texts Asking You to Donate to Democrats Are Scams
A new analysis shows that if you give $100 to an appeal run by a leading Democratic Party vendor, only $1.60 will actually go to the campaign.
Aug 5, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
The Gaza Genocide Is a Test for American Democracy The Gaza Genocide Is a Test for American Democracy
The public overwhelmingly opposes the genocide, but the political elites help keep it going. Something has to give.
Aug 4, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Zohran Mamdani’s Social Media Triumph Zohran Mamdani’s Social Media Triumph
On The Time of Monsters: Greg Sargent on the New York mayoral candidate's peerless digital efforts.
Texas Ended In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants. Students Are Already Feeling the Impact. Texas Ended In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants. Students Are Already Feeling the Impact.
“The message is loud and clear: You’re good enough to pick vegetables or clean hotel rooms, but not to go to college.”
Aug 4, 2025 / StudentNation / Lajward Zahra
How the GOP Hopes to Gerrymander Its Way to a Midterms Victory How the GOP Hopes to Gerrymander Its Way to a Midterms Victory
In a series of mid-decade redistricting gambits, state legislatures are looking to rig next year's congressional balloting in advance.
Aug 1, 2025 / David Daley
Forced Starvation Is a Grotesque Inversion of Jewish Traditions Forced Starvation Is a Grotesque Inversion of Jewish Traditions
I learned from a young age that you shouldn’t let your neighbor go hungry. Benjamin Netanyahu would do well to revisit this tradition.
Aug 1, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky
Swamp King Swamp King
A billboard installed on the Fourth of July in Phoenix, Arizona.
Aug 1, 2025 / OppArt / Karen Fiorito