The Trump Administration Is Casually Torching the First Amendment The Trump Administration Is Casually Torching the First Amendment
If he can’t stop the bad news from happening, the least an authoritarian can do is try to stop the dissemination of that bad news.
Mar 20, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
The Red-State War Against Blue Cities The Red-State War Against Blue Cities
St. Louis has a Missouri problem. But like many other Democratic cities in Republican states, it can fight back by expanding.
Mar 20, 2026 / Devin Thomas O’Shea
Elon Musk and Jeffrey Epstein—With Ed Niedermeyer Elon Musk and Jeffrey Epstein—With Ed Niedermeyer
Paris Marx is joined by Ed Niedermeyer to discuss the years-long relationship between Elon Musk and Jeffrey Epstein.
Mar 19, 2026 / Podcast / Paris Marx
Getting Iran Wrong, to the Nth Power Getting Iran Wrong, to the Nth Power
Trump’s unhinged war in Iran is but an escalation of our willful misapprehension of the country’s history and makeup.
Mar 19, 2026 / David Faris
Trump’s Plan for “Energy Dominance” in Alaska Is a Pipe Dream Trump’s Plan for “Energy Dominance” in Alaska Is a Pipe Dream
A natural gas pipeline has been proposed once again in the 49th state, but advocates and critics alike are skeptical.
Mar 19, 2026 / StudentNation / Raphaela Gold
Mamdani Stumbles Over the Irish Question Mamdani Stumbles Over the Irish Question
The mayor’s difficulty in handling a question on Irish unification wasn’t entirely his fault. But it was also a trap he should have seen coming.
Mar 19, 2026 / D.D. Guttenplan
AI Goes to War AI Goes to War
Automated targeting, autonomous weapons, and nuclear decision-making.
Mar 19, 2026 / Michael T. Klare
Illinois’s Next Black Senator Deserves Credit for Her Own Campaign Illinois’s Next Black Senator Deserves Credit for Her Own Campaign
Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton was buoyed by millions spent by Governor JB Pritzker, but she won a tough race on her own merit.
Mar 18, 2026 / Joan Walsh
How to Defend Democracy One State at a Time How to Defend Democracy One State at a Time
Laura Flanders speaks with Christopher Armitage and Sumathy Kumar about “soft secession” and building a government that actually works for people.
Mar 18, 2026 / Q&A / Laura Flanders
Topple the Regime! Topple the Regime!
Trump’s Iran war splinters his base.
Mar 17, 2026 / OppArt / Anthony Freda