Politics

A protest against President-elect Donald Trump in New York City on November 9, 2016.

Trump Is Rooting Around in the Public Trough Trump Is Rooting Around in the Public Trough

Trump’s second term is unabashedly a project of self-enrichment and oligarchic rule.

May 15, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

Different types of birth control on display at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Museum

How Students Are Fighting for Birth Control Access How Students Are Fighting for Birth Control Access

As reproductive rights shrink nationwide, university students are building grassroots networks to get contraception to their peers.

May 15, 2026 / StudentNation / Nikole Rajgor

Mayor Mamdani presents his FY27 Executive Budget at City Hall in May 2026.

Mamdani’s Balancing Act Mamdani’s Balancing Act

The mayor’s new budget finds him making deals—while trying to keep his promises.

May 14, 2026 / D.D. Guttenplan

Chris Rabb, D-Philadelphia, speaks outside of the Pennsylvania Capitol during a 50501 protest in Harrisburg, Pa. on February 5, 2025

Chris Rabb Will Be a Transformative Member of the House Chris Rabb Will Be a Transformative Member of the House

A candidate from Philadelphia, running in America’s 250th year, has a plan to restore checks and balances on kingly presidents and renew the constitutional authority of Congress.

May 14, 2026 / John Nichols

Payback master: FBI Director Kash Patel in testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee this week.

Government by Payback Squad Government by Payback Squad

The Trump White House has weaponized all the arms of federal law enforcement to intimidate its political enemies and critics, undermining the rule of law and democracy.

May 14, 2026 / David Faris

Kill

Kill Kill

Stripes of death.

May 14, 2026 / OppArt / Gary Taxali

The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge spanning New York Harbor.

What Would Happen if You Walked All of New York’s Shoreline? What Would Happen if You Walked All of New York’s Shoreline?

The art and architecture of New York’s vast and sweeping waterfront.

May 14, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Karrie Jacobs

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

The UK Government’s AI Obsession Is a Big Risk—With Will Dunn The UK Government’s AI Obsession Is a Big Risk—With Will Dunn

What happens when a government goes all in on AI? It creates some huge vulnerabilities.

May 14, 2026 / Podcast / Paris Marx

People wait in line at a polling station in Queens. New York, November 2, 2025.

The Multipronged Red-State Attack on Voting Rights The Multipronged Red-State Attack on Voting Rights

Red states aren’t just gerrymandering away voting rights—they’re working overtime to suppress the vote in as many ways as possible.

May 14, 2026 / Column / Elie Mystal

A United Jewish Appeal sign outside a synagogue.

Israel’s Supporters Are Playing Into the Hands of the Antisemitic Right Israel’s Supporters Are Playing Into the Hands of the Antisemitic Right

By conflating Judaism and Zionism, institutional leaders have made Jews everywhere less safe.

May 13, 2026 / David Klion

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