Will the Creative Class Go MAGA? Will the Creative Class Go MAGA?
It may be hard to resist the lure of power and patronage.
May 13, 2025 / D.D. Guttenplan
The Sky-High Corruption of Donald Trump The Sky-High Corruption of Donald Trump
The Democrats missed their first chance to spotlight Trump’s repeated violations of the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution. They shouldn’t miss their second.
May 12, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
Why Trump’s Epic Crypto Corruption Will Go Unpunished Why Trump’s Epic Crypto Corruption Will Go Unpunished
The president is a brazen crook, but Democrats are too compromised to challenge him.
May 12, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Mothers Don’t Need Medals—They Need a Better World for Their Children Mothers Don’t Need Medals—They Need a Better World for Their Children
Republicans' pro-motherhood policies are a sham. Democrats have a chance to do better.
May 11, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
World Press, Pope Leo, Sweeney Todd World Press, Pope Leo, Sweeney Todd
American pie.
May 10, 2025 / Steve Brodner
David Souter Made the Supreme Court More Ideological by Refusing to Be an Ideologue David Souter Made the Supreme Court More Ideological by Refusing to Be an Ideologue
David Souter (1939–2025) liked facts, and facts are anathema to movement conservatives.
May 9, 2025 / Obituary / Elie Mystal
Federal Workers Rally to Save Their Jobs—and All of Us From Toxic Waste Federal Workers Rally to Save Their Jobs—and All of Us From Toxic Waste
The Federal Unionists Network is the first large-scale network for government workers, and they’re building solidarity across departments and the labor movement.
May 9, 2025 / Elsie Carson-Holt and Phoebe Grandi
Trump Looks to Libya in His Latest Deportation Scheme Trump Looks to Libya in His Latest Deportation Scheme
A judge has halted the plan, but only a fool would believe the threat is now over.
May 9, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky
Will the New Pope Ever Forgive JD Vance? Will the New Pope Ever Forgive JD Vance?
Leo XIV’s commitment to migrants and the poor will put him at odds with MAGA.
May 9, 2025 / Jeet Heer