Politics

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and US Vice President JD Vance at a campaign rally for the prime minister in Budapest, Hungary, on April 7, 2026.

Trump’s Authoritarian Project Starts to Take on Water Trump’s Authoritarian Project Starts to Take on Water

Viktor Orbán’s defeat is just the latest example of the administration’s European ambitions’ being stymied.

Apr 17, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

A doorman hoses down a sidewalk outside a building in the Upper East Side neighborhood of New York City, on April 14, 2026.

How Working People Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine How Working People Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine

While it’s nice that politicians are finally talking about the “affordability crisis,” working folks are wondering: Where have you been?

Apr 17, 2026 / Gwen Frisbie-Fulton

Demonstrators protest against GardaWorld after the security company was awarded over $100 million in ICE contracts.

Meet ICE’s Secret Canadian Partner Meet ICE’s Secret Canadian Partner

The Canadian security company GardaWorld is manning detention facilities like Alligator Alcatraz. It is far from the only Canadian-based firm in bed with ICE

Apr 17, 2026 / StudentNation / Sena Ho

Tucker Carlson

Tucker Carlson Is Not Your Anti-War Ally Tucker Carlson Is Not Your Anti-War Ally

Liberals are delighted by the MAGA titan’s opposition to the Iran War. All they’re doing is boosting the credibility of an unrepentant, pathologically dishonest, bad-faith bigot.

Apr 16, 2026 / Rafi Schwartz

“No Kings” Protest

“No Kings” Protest “No Kings” Protest

NYC, March 28, 2026.

Apr 16, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Guttman

Trump media microphones

To My Fellow Journalists: We Need to Do Better To My Fellow Journalists: We Need to Do Better

In an election year under an administration that has wreaked record-setting havoc, journalism is more important than ever—and we need to act like it.

Apr 16, 2026 / Arnold Isaacs

A billboard in Tehran asserts that despite the threats of President Donald Trump, Iran will retain control over the Strait of Hormuz.

The Blockheaded Thinking Behind Trump’s Plan for a Hormuz Blockade The Blockheaded Thinking Behind Trump’s Plan for a Hormuz Blockade

The president’s latest proposal to force Iran to negotiate an end to his feckless war somehow makes less sense than all the other ones.

Apr 16, 2026 / David Faris

Hasan Piker speaks at the Yale Political Union event.

Inside Yale’s Hasan Piker Spectacle Inside Yale’s Hasan Piker Spectacle

The Twitch streamer’s invitation to debate at the Yale Political Union drew the ire of Laura Loomer, Rick Scott, and Turning Point USA.

Apr 16, 2026 / StudentNation / Zachary Clifton

Red Carpet to Doomsday

Red Carpet to Doomsday Red Carpet to Doomsday

Bombs over Iran.

Apr 15, 2026 / OppArt / Michel Moro Gómez

America’s True Fascist Architectural Legacy

America’s True Fascist Architectural Legacy America’s True Fascist Architectural Legacy

It’s not the kitschy White House ballroom—it’s logistics warehouses converted to ICE detention centers.

Apr 15, 2026 / Column / Kate Wagner

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