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A man walks past signs hanging on a fence in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on February 3, 2026.

Keith Ellison: Trump Hates Minnesotans Because We Love Each Other Keith Ellison: Trump Hates Minnesotans Because We Love Each Other

The president has gone after us because of who we are and what we value. We have an obligation to resist.

Feb 9, 2026 / Keith Ellison

Kristi Noem Must Be Impeached

Kristi Noem Must Be Impeached Kristi Noem Must Be Impeached

Members of Congress have a constitutional duty to remove this gangster from office.

Feb 9, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel, John Nichols for The Nation

Portrait of a young woman.

“Going Natural” in the Age of Facial Optimization “Going Natural” in the Age of Facial Optimization

The medspa industry is moving more quickly than we can keep up with. Meanwhile, women are being told that if we don’t too, we will lose our cosmetic capital.

Feb 7, 2026 / Emmeline Clein

Is Samuel Alito Preparing to Disrobe?

Is Samuel Alito Preparing to Disrobe? Is Samuel Alito Preparing to Disrobe?

In this installment of Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explores the week’s big legal news, including a possible Alito retirement. Also, the anti-trans mob’s latest target: t...

Feb 6, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Jeffrey Epstein and Jeff Bezos.

From Epstein to Bezos, the Ruling Class Is Rotten to the Core From Epstein to Bezos, the Ruling Class Is Rotten to the Core

Let this week be yet another reminder that plutocrats are a threat to democracy, not its saviors.

Feb 6, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Projection

Projection Projection

Dancing in the darkness.

Feb 6, 2026 / Steve Brodner

How Big Gaming Is Swallowing Up the Big Game

How Big Gaming Is Swallowing Up the Big Game How Big Gaming Is Swallowing Up the Big Game

The Super Bowl will showcase the lords of legalized betting, even as they’ve already colonized every other reach of human experience.

Feb 6, 2026 / Matt Alston

The Pain and Glory of My Football-Loving Life

The Pain and Glory of My Football-Loving Life The Pain and Glory of My Football-Loving Life

A comic about the Eagles, fathers, incarceration, and the holes that sports can't fill.

Feb 6, 2026 / Christopher Blackwell and Solomon J. Brager

Donald Trump gestures while speaking during an executive order signing event in the Oval Office of the White House.

Trump’s Denunciations of the Iranian Killings Are Pure Hypocrisy Trump’s Denunciations of the Iranian Killings Are Pure Hypocrisy

The arbitrary arrests and killings committed by agents of Trump’s authoritarian-style rule differ only in number, not in kind, from those in Iran.

Feb 5, 2026 / Juan Cole

A Grieving Planet

A Grieving Planet A Grieving Planet

Half mast for a troubled world.

Feb 5, 2026 / OppArt / Tom Toro

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