Politics

Justin Sun, head of the Tron crypto exchange (L) talks with World Liberty Financial cofounder Zach Witkoff (C) and Eric Trump of the Trump Organization at a May crypto conference in Dubai

Does Trump’s Biggest Crypto Backer Really Exist? Does Trump’s Biggest Crypto Backer Really Exist?

The strange saga of a shadowy UAE company’s $100 million investment in World Liberty Financial, the Trump-aligned crypto trader

Jul 10, 2025 / Jacob Silverman

Transport

Transport Transport

Walk this way.

Jul 9, 2025 / OppArt / Jesse Duquette

Protesters gather outside of USAID headquarters in Washington, DC.

Defunded by Trump, a Sri Lankan Project Confronts the Problem It Tried to Solve Defunded by Trump, a Sri Lankan Project Confronts the Problem It Tried to Solve

Staff at Media Empowerment for a Democratic Sri Lanka never expected their small initiative to become the target of the kind of fake news it had actively worked to fight against.

Jul 9, 2025 / StudentNation / Uma Fox

Trump vs. LA—Plus, Rachel Kushner’s “Creation Lake”

Trump vs. LA—Plus, Rachel Kushner’s “Creation Lake” Trump vs. LA—Plus, Rachel Kushner’s “Creation Lake”

On this episode of Start Making Sense, Harold Meyerson on the fight against ICE in Southern California, and Rachel Kushner on her latest novel.

Jul 9, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn speaks during his campaign stop at Sly's Family Bar and Grill in Neligh, Neb., on Monday, October 14, 2024.

Dan Osborn Is Ready to Mount an Even Bolder Campaign Against Our Billionaire-Dominated Politics Dan Osborn Is Ready to Mount an Even Bolder Campaign Against Our Billionaire-Dominated Politics

The independent populist from Nebraska, who came close to winning in 2024, is running to unseat one of the Senate’s wealthiest and most self-serving members in 2026.

Jul 8, 2025 / John Nichols

SCOTUS

SCOTUS SCOTUS

The key players in the corruption and destruction of the Supreme Court portrayed as vermin.

Jul 8, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Workers fulfill orders at an Amazon fulfillment center.

Amazon’s Prime Sweatshop Is Nothing to Celebrate Amazon’s Prime Sweatshop Is Nothing to Celebrate

While chairman Jeff Bezos enjoys his honeymoon, Amazon workers are in line for record injuries and hospitalizations over the four-day summer sale.

Jul 8, 2025 / Jonathan Rosenblum

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing a proclamation in the Oval Office at the White House on April 17, 2025, in Washington, DC.

The Media’s Profits Trump Democracy, Once Again The Media’s Profits Trump Democracy, Once Again

Paramount’s settlement with Trump is a symptom of deep structural rot in our corporate media system.

Jul 8, 2025 / Victor Pickard

Children's clothes hang on the branch of a tree on the bank of the Guadalupe River near Camp Mystic on July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas.

Summer Camp Kids Did Not Have to Die in the Texas Floods Summer Camp Kids Did Not Have to Die in the Texas Floods

The deadly consequences of Trump’s National Weather Service budget cuts.

Jul 7, 2025 / David Dickson and Mark Hertsgaard

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at a podium during a news conference.

Pete Hegseth Is Unleashing Chaos at the Pentagon Pete Hegseth Is Unleashing Chaos at the Pentagon

Trump’s defense secretary loves taking selfies while presiding over administrative anarchy.

Jul 7, 2025 / Jeet Heer

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