If Democrats Want to Win, They Have to Drain the SWAMP If Democrats Want to Win, They Have to Drain the SWAMP
It’s time to stop favoring straight white men in everything the party does.
Aug 26, 2026 / Steve Phillips
The Supreme Court Is Helping Trump Rig the Midterms The Supreme Court Is Helping Trump Rig the Midterms
Trump’s order limiting mail-in voting is patently unconstitutional—but that didn’t stop the court from giving it the green light.
Aug 26, 2026 / Elie Mystal
Why the Democrats’ Path Back to Power Runs Through the Kitchen Table Why the Democrats’ Path Back to Power Runs Through the Kitchen Table
A unique new messaging study underscores the supremacy of economic populism in rural America and beyond.
Aug 25, 2026 / Erica Etelson and Jared Abbott
Pramila Jayapal at the PanAmerican Congress Pramila Jayapal at the PanAmerican Congress
The Trump administration’s “Donroe” Doctrine promotes a flawed and failed policy of US intervention in the hemisphere.
Aug 25, 2026 / Rep. Pramila Jayapal
How Jared Kushner Snookered Hakeem Jeffries How Jared Kushner Snookered Hakeem Jeffries
Democrats need a fighter, but the congressional leader is addicted to illusory comity.
Aug 24, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Road Trip to Nowhere Road Trip to Nowhere
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's reality show is an ungainly mix of corporate corruption and MAGA agitprop.
Aug 24, 2026 / Henry Burke
Trump’s Ballroom Isn’t Just a Farce Anymore—It’s a Threat Trump’s Ballroom Isn’t Just a Farce Anymore—It’s a Threat
In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explains how the ballroom could gut key environmental protections. Plus, the heartbreak of Jason Arday.
Aug 21, 2026 / Elie Mystal
Natalie Harp Is the High Priestess of the Cult of Trump Natalie Harp Is the High Priestess of the Cult of Trump
The controversial White House isn’t the only Trump sycophant—merely the most successful.
Aug 21, 2026 / Jeet Heer
American Democracy Has Been Killed American Democracy Has Been Killed
The Supreme Court put the final nail in the coffin this summer. Now we have to raise democracy from the dead.
Aug 21, 2026 / Edward H. Williams
The Hollywood Gerrymander The Hollywood Gerrymander
The proposed Paramount/Warner Bros. merger does not just represent media monopoly—it is another form of gerrymandering, of rigging the rules to limit who has power.
Aug 20, 2026 / Rashad Robinson