Politics

Donald Trump and Ilhan Omar.

Where Is the Outrage Over Trump’s Racist Targeting of Ilhan Omar? Where Is the Outrage Over Trump’s Racist Targeting of Ilhan Omar?

The establishment press and some Democrats are strangely mute over the president’s flagrant abuse of the legal system.

Oct 16, 2026 / Jeet Heer

People gather in Union Square for the Together We Win rally in support of transgender youth held in New York City on January 10, 2026.

Smoke and Mirrors: The Right's Latest Attacks Against Trans People Smoke and Mirrors: The Right's Latest Attacks Against Trans People

The MAGA movement is redoubling its attacks on trans healthcare in an attempt to win votes this November.

Oct 16, 2026 / Joanna Wuest

Texas gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa (D-TX) speaks during an education town hall at a local community center on October 10, 2026, in Cypress, Texas.

Gina Hinojosa Is Showing Democrats How to Run Against Republican Grifters Gina Hinojosa Is Showing Democrats How to Run Against Republican Grifters

The Democratic gubernatorial candidate has closed the gap in Texas by focusing relentlessly on Greg Abbott’s corruption.

Oct 16, 2026 / John Nichols

A video of Darializa Avila Chevalier advocating for Puerto Rican independence.

Progressives Are Backing Puerto Rican Independence. It’s About Time. Progressives Are Backing Puerto Rican Independence. It’s About Time.

More and more leftists are concluding that statehood for the island is not enough.

Oct 16, 2026 / Alberto C. Medina

Flames rise above a state-owned Aramco oil facility attacked under unclear circumstances outside Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, earlier this month.

The Saudi Phase of the Iran War Signals More Chaos to Come The Saudi Phase of the Iran War Signals More Chaos to Come

The conflict that Donald Trump has repeatedly proclaimed an unequivocal American victory keeps spiraling out of control.

Oct 15, 2026 / David Faris

Pinocchio

Pinocchio Pinocchio

And blood.

Oct 15, 2026 / OppArt / Pedro Molina

Rebecca Cooke, Bob Brooks, Dan Osborn, and Brian Poindexter.

These Working-Class Populists Are Struggling to Win Over the Working Class These Working-Class Populists Are Struggling to Win Over the Working Class

And more insights from the second edition of our Economic Populist Tracker.

Oct 15, 2026 / Jared Abbott and Frederick DeVeaux

Josh Gottheimer participates in the Competing and Setting the Standards in the AI Era panel during The Hill & Valley Forum 2026 at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on March 24, 2026 in Washington, DC.

How Congress Is Cashing In on the AI Boom How Congress Is Cashing In on the AI Boom

Roughly one in five members of Congress has household investments in the industry.

Oct 15, 2026 / David Moore and Donald Shaw

Volunteers organize packages of meat to be donated during a drive-through in Cleveland, Mississippi, on August 19, 2026.

When Government Fails, Working People Pick Up the Slack When Government Fails, Working People Pick Up the Slack

This is happening in every working-class and poor community across the country.

Oct 15, 2026 / Gwen Frisbie-Fulton

Taking Data Centers to Court—With Martha Dark

Taking Data Centers to Court—With Martha Dark Taking Data Centers to Court—With Martha Dark

Paris Marx is joined by Martha Dark to discuss how legal challenges are holding data centers accountable, strengthening oversight, and challenging Big Tech’s narratives.

Oct 15, 2026 / Podcast

x