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
Democrats Need to Get Serious About Stopping Trump From Rigging the Midterms Democrats Need to Get Serious About Stopping Trump From Rigging the Midterms
Here’s one idea for a coordinated response to Trump’s coordinated attacks.
Feb 5, 2026 / Elie Mystal
Childcare Providers Around the Country Are Being Targeted by Vigilante Surveillance Childcare Providers Around the Country Are Being Targeted by Vigilante Surveillance
In response to bogus allegations of fraud in Minnesota, strangers are filming them, knocking on their doors, demanding to be let in. It’s scaring parents and costing providers.
Feb 5, 2026 / Bryce Covert
Get Ready for This Year’s Undemocratic, Debt-Ridden, and Mobster-Infused Winter Olympics Get Ready for This Year’s Undemocratic, Debt-Ridden, and Mobster-Infused Winter Olympics
ICE thugs in the streets, Mafia meddling, and billions in waste—seems like the Games are off to a great start.
Feb 5, 2026 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin
Has the Mainstream Media Failed Us? Has the Mainstream Media Failed Us?
Dean Obeidallah and Joy Reid discuss independent media’s role in an increasingly undemocratic world.
Feb 5, 2026 / Q&A / Laura Flanders
Zohran Mamdani: Why I’m Endorsing Kathy Hochul Zohran Mamdani: Why I’m Endorsing Kathy Hochul
Exclusive: New York City’s mayor explains why he’s backing New York’s governor in the 2026 election.
Feb 5, 2026 / Zohran Mamdani
Mamdani Touts a Stunning View of the City, but Struggles to Clear the Sidewalks Mamdani Touts a Stunning View of the City, but Struggles to Clear the Sidewalks
The New York mayor is opening the roof of the David N. Dinkins Municipal Building to the public, but has plenty of work ahead to make the city below more affordable and accessible...
Feb 5, 2026 / D.D. Guttenplan
Why We’re Still Fighting Over Elgin’s Marbles Why We’re Still Fighting Over Elgin’s Marbles
In A.E. Stallings’s Frieze Frame, the poet retells the many conflicts, political and cultural, the ransacked portion of the Parthenon has inspired.
Feb 5, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Nicolas Liney
Trump Ratchets Up Talk of Taking Over Elections Trump Ratchets Up Talk of Taking Over Elections
This is one of many signs that Trump knows his party is in big trouble in the coming midterm elections.
Feb 4, 2026 / Joan Walsh