The End of American Global Power? The End of American Global Power?
Podcast / The Time of Monsters / Apr 27, 2026 The End of American Global Power? Anusar Farooqui on the long-term consequences of the Iran War. Jeet Heer Share Copy Link Fac…
Apr 27, 2026 / Podcast
Wait, Could This Be a Climate Conference That Actually Works? Wait, Could This Be a Climate Conference That Actually Works?
As the Iran war highlights fossil fuel risks, a coalition of the willing pursues a global phaseout.
Apr 27, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
I Was Treated for Tuberculosis While Millions Were Robbed of Care I Was Treated for Tuberculosis While Millions Were Robbed of Care
And RFK Jr.’s HHS leadership will only make contracting arcane illnesses like this one a more common affair.
Apr 25, 2026 / Lorraine Boissoneault
Why Do the Democrats Keep Expanding the Institutions They Claim to Oppose? Why Do the Democrats Keep Expanding the Institutions They Claim to Oppose?
The pattern is always the same: The public demands change, but the Democrats cave to political pressure and maintain the status quo, allowing the machinery to grow.
Apr 24, 2026 / Scott Hechinger
Kash Patel’s Lawsuit Against “The Atlantic” Is a Giant Self-Own Kash Patel’s Lawsuit Against “The Atlantic” Is a Giant Self-Own
In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent deconstructs Patel's preposterous defamation arguments. Plus: a fascinating gun-control lawsuit. And: All hail The Onion!
Apr 24, 2026 / Elie Mystal
Trump and Hegseth Are Winning the War Against Their Own Military Trump and Hegseth Are Winning the War Against Their Own Military
The president and the defense secretary are being humiliated abroad, so they’re purging scapegoats at home.
Apr 24, 2026 / Jeet Heer
3 Female Front-Runners Challenging NY’s Mike Lawler Make This a Race to Watch 3 Female Front-Runners Challenging NY’s Mike Lawler Make This a Race to Watch
A decorated Army veteran, a Working Families Party candidate and a longtime liberal politician and activist make the Democratic primary in Hudson Valley’s CD-17 riveting.
Apr 24, 2026 / Joan Walsh
Trump Is Wildly Unpopular—but He Remains a Threat Trump Is Wildly Unpopular—but He Remains a Threat
The Trump brand is tarnished, and his grip over the GOP is loosening—but his authoritarian ambitions have not yet been corralled.
Apr 24, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky