Trump’s California Stunt Is One More Step Toward Authoritarianism Trump’s California Stunt Is One More Step Toward Authoritarianism
Here we are, once again learning that the restraints Americans could rely upon in the past are fast disappearing.
Jul 11, 2025 / Karen J. Greenberg
Sorry, Donald Trump: Many People Are Still Interested in the Jeffrey Epstein Case Sorry, Donald Trump: Many People Are Still Interested in the Jeffrey Epstein Case
The Epstein scandal deserves a real investigation, not Trump’s hand-waving cover up.
Jul 11, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Zohran Mamdani Is Making History. When Will Top Democrats Catch On? Zohran Mamdani Is Making History. When Will Top Democrats Catch On?
Mamdani won a record-setting primary victory, and unions, grassroots Democratic groups, and savvy elected officials are rushing to back him. Now it’s the establishment’s turn.
Jul 11, 2025 / John Nichols
A Ticking Timebomb A Ticking Timebomb
From wars to climate crisis, an endangered world.
Jul 11, 2025 / OppArt
If Democrats Want to Appeal to Rural America, They Need to Talk Like a Neighbor If Democrats Want to Appeal to Rural America, They Need to Talk Like a Neighbor
Saving a democracy that has delivered diminishing returns for 50 years—and is widely seen as rigged on behalf of the 1 percent—is not as compelling as the political class thinks.
Jul 11, 2025 / Erica Etelson
How the Truman Scholarship Became the Right’s Latest Battleground How the Truman Scholarship Became the Right’s Latest Battleground
As Republican pressure on education mounts, the fight over the scholarship reveals a broader effort to turn public service into a test of political loyalty.
Jul 11, 2025 / StudentNation / Thai Loyd
The Trump Administration Is Airbrushing History The Trump Administration Is Airbrushing History
It’s hard not to see a straight line between Stalin’s version of photoshopping and the purge of the Pentagon archives in 2025.
Jul 10, 2025 / Arnold Isaacs
When GDP Goes Up and Democracy Goes Down When GDP Goes Up and Democracy Goes Down
America is being hollowed out by an extractive economy.
Jul 10, 2025 / Corbin Trent
Remembering Labor’s Constitutional Rights Remembering Labor’s Constitutional Rights
The Constitution, properly interpreted, protects workers. But the Trump administration isn’t going to enforce those protections unless labor fights for them.
Jul 10, 2025 / Jennifer Abruzzo and Jay Swanson