The Misremembered ’90s of “The Backrooms” The Misremembered ’90s of “The Backrooms”
The Gen Z filmmaker presents the decade not as it was but as reproduced via nostalgic threads on Internet forums.
Sep 3, 2026 / Column / Kate Wagner
Puppet Masters Will Be Unleashed on Americans Puppet Masters Will Be Unleashed on Americans
From Gaza to Minnesota, the Trump administration is accelerating a politics of fear and of intimidation.
Aug 21, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky
Trump’s Ballroom Isn’t Just a Farce Anymore—It’s a Threat Trump’s Ballroom Isn’t Just a Farce Anymore—It’s a Threat
In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explains how the ballroom could gut key environmental protections. Plus, the heartbreak of Jason Arday.
Aug 21, 2026 / Elie Mystal
Natalie Harp Is the High Priestess of the Cult of Trump Natalie Harp Is the High Priestess of the Cult of Trump
The controversial White House isn’t the only Trump sycophant—merely the most successful.
Aug 21, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Who’s Happy About War in Iran? Who’s Happy About War in Iran?
Lockheed Martin’s CEO Jim Taiclet, that’s who.
Aug 21, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
American Democracy Has Been Killed American Democracy Has Been Killed
The Supreme Court put the final nail in the coffin this summer. Now we have to raise democracy from the dead.
Aug 21, 2026 / Edward H. Williams
“A Decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind” Mandates a Search for Peace in Ukraine “A Decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind” Mandates a Search for Peace in Ukraine
Why the new American left should take up the quest for peace if the Democratic Party wins control of Congress this November, and of the presidency in 2028.
Aug 20, 2026 / Anatol Lieven
The Hollywood Gerrymander The Hollywood Gerrymander
The proposed Paramount/Warner Bros. merger does not just represent media monopoly—it is another form of gerrymandering, of rigging the rules to limit who has power.
Aug 20, 2026 / Rashad Robinson
One of the Biggest Myths of the Trump Era Is Unraveling One of the Biggest Myths of the Trump Era Is Unraveling
It turns out that people don’t actually want a gestapo force rounding up immigrants all over America.
Aug 20, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
