The Best Albums of 2025 The Best Albums of 2025
From Mavis Staples to the Kronos Quartet—these are our music critic’s favorite works from this year.
Dec 10, 2025 / David Hajdu
Republicans and Obamacare, Again—Plus, Early, Early Bob Dylan Republicans and Obamacare, Again—Plus, Early, Early Bob Dylan
On this episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols has our political update, and Sean Wilentz talks about the latest release in the Dylan Bootleg series.
Dec 10, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
The Push to Impeach Pete Hegseth Is On The Push to Impeach Pete Hegseth Is On
Democratic Representative Shri Thanedar has filed articles of impeachment against the secretary of defense over the murderous attacks on boats in the Caribbean.
Dec 9, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
The Supreme Court Is Poised to Give the “Apprentice” Star the Right to Fire the Regulators The Supreme Court Is Poised to Give the “Apprentice” Star the Right to Fire the Regulators
During oral arguments, the conservative justices made clear that they intend to allow Trump to fire FTC commissioner Rebecca Slaughter—and reorder the separation of powers.
Dec 9, 2025 / Elie Mystal
Destruction of Our Heart Destruction of Our Heart
From Gaza to Somalia, around the world people are struggling to survive.
Dec 9, 2025 / OppArt / Anonymous and Peter Kuper
RFK Jr. Is a Public Health Disaster RFK Jr. Is a Public Health Disaster
But local MAHA laws may be an even bigger threat.
Dec 9, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Ukraine’s War on Its Unions Ukraine’s War on Its Unions
Since the start of the war, the Ukrainian government has been cracking down harder on unions and workers’ rights. But slowly, the public mood is shifting.
Dec 9, 2025 / David Zauner
Forrest Gander’s Desert Phenomenology Forrest Gander’s Desert Phenomenology
His poems bridge the gap between nature’s wild expanse and the private space of one’s imagination.
Dec 9, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Bailey Trela
Public Health Needs a New Motto: No Apologies, No Surrender Public Health Needs a New Motto: No Apologies, No Surrender
It's time we stopped flinching at the assaults of the far right—and started fighting back.
Dec 9, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves
Sudan’s Endless War in Darfur and Beyond Sudan’s Endless War in Darfur and Beyond
On this episode of American Prestige: Mat Nashed on the state of Sudan’s ongoing civil war.
Dec 9, 2025 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner