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House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, speaks to members of the media at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on July 3, 2025.

Why the Media Allows MAGA to Cover Up Their Lies With More Lies Why the Media Allows MAGA to Cover Up Their Lies With More Lies

The MAGA movement can “walk back” outrageous statements, and the press hardly asks a follow-up.

Sep 9, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.

Mamdani Is the Right Leader for NYC. I Should Know—I Had the Job. Mamdani Is the Right Leader for NYC. I Should Know—I Had the Job.

We have an unprecedented chance to elect a mayor who can prioritize the needs of working people.

Sep 9, 2025 / Bill de Blasio

Joe Biden at a cabinet meeting in 2021.

The Catastrophe of Democratic Foreign Policy The Catastrophe of Democratic Foreign Policy

A new book on the Biden’s wars serves as a stark reminder that the Democrats need to formulate a new foreign policy—as well as reckon with the one they had.

Sep 9, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Matthew Duss

Displaced Palestinian teacher Dina Ukkashi gives courses in the damaged halls of the Islamic University in Gaza Strip in May 2025.

“We Deserve Life”: Students Speak Out From Gaza “We Deserve Life”: Students Speak Out From Gaza

Hours once used to write essays or prepare for exams are now spent waiting in line for food and water. But many students still cling to their books and laptops.

Sep 9, 2025 / StudentNation / Tareq AlSourani and William Liang

The Most Important Story I’ve Never Told

The Most Important Story I’ve Never Told The Most Important Story I’ve Never Told

The Pulitzer Prize– and Emmy Award–winning journalist recounts a story of hope and heartbreak on the South Side of Chicago.

Sep 9, 2025 / Feature / Trymaine Lee

An art installation that displays black-and-white images of people detained or deported as a result of ICE raids in Southern California.

The Supreme Court Just Gave the OK to Racial Profiling The Supreme Court Just Gave the OK to Racial Profiling

The court’s ruling allowing ICE to resume its indiscriminate roundups of LA’s Latino residents can only be described as one thing.

Sep 8, 2025 / Elie Mystal

President Donald Trump signs an executive order renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (C) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine shake hands, in the Oval Office of the White House on September 5, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Donald Trump Is Bringing the Imperial Wars to the Homefront Donald Trump Is Bringing the Imperial Wars to the Homefront

The ruler of a dying empire inflicts mindless militarism on Venezuela and Chicago.

Sep 8, 2025 / Jeet Heer

A still from the footage of the Trump administration striking a boat allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean.

With the Strike on a “Drug-Carrying Boat,” Trump Returns to a Dangerous US Policy for Latin America With the Strike on a “Drug-Carrying Boat,” Trump Returns to a Dangerous US Policy for Latin America

The attack on a ship off the Venezuelan coast is the first time the US has carried out a deadly military operation on its own in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama.

Sep 8, 2025 / Michael Fox

Dark Money Invades Social Media

Dark Money Invades Social Media Dark Money Invades Social Media

On The Time of Monsters: Taylor Lorenz on the shadowy groups backing some big Democratic influencers.

Sep 8, 2025 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Who Keeps Kids Safe?

Who Keeps Kids Safe? Who Keeps Kids Safe?

In the US, children and teens are more likely to die from guns than from anything else.

Sep 8, 2025 / OppArt / Robin McCarthy

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