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A home damaged by an F3 tornado in May in St. Louis, Missouri.

The Red-State War Against Blue Cities The Red-State War Against Blue Cities

St. Louis has a Missouri problem. But like many other Democratic cities in Republican states, it can fight back by expanding.

Mar 20, 2026 / Devin Thomas O’Shea

People take part in a protest outside the New York Times Building on February 26, 2017, in New York.

The Trump Administration Is Casually Torching the First Amendment The Trump Administration Is Casually Torching the First Amendment

If he can’t stop the bad news from happening, the least an authoritarian can do is try to stop the dissemination of that bad news.

Mar 20, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

Ranking Member Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) displays a reimagined depiction of a “Join, or Die” poster displaying country names along a cut-up snake as he speaks during a House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, on July 23, 2025.

Democrats Have a Chance to Offer a Smarter China Policy. Will They Take It? Democrats Have a Chance to Offer a Smarter China Policy. Will They Take It?

It’s time to pursue a more pragmatic strategy—one that prioritizes domestic strength, targeted competition, and continued engagement.

Mar 20, 2026 / Nathan Blade-Smith

Cesar Chavez speaks at a 1988 rally in McFarland, California.

What We Must Learn From the Revelations About Cesar Chavez What We Must Learn From the Revelations About Cesar Chavez

The sexual predations of the late labor leader follow a depressingly familiar pattern in left organizing circles.

Mar 19, 2026 / Mel Buer

A BP company logo sits on display on the forecourt of a gas station.

The Silencing Power of Big Oil’s Climate Lies The Silencing Power of Big Oil’s Climate Lies

A new report suggests that the majority of people think new economic rules are required to curb climate change. The issue is that those majorities think they are a minority.

Mar 19, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

The Devastation Has Not Stopped

The Devastation Has Not Stopped The Devastation Has Not Stopped

Not in the headlines, but Palestinians continue to suffer.

Mar 19, 2026 / OppArt / Subterráneos Collective

President Donald Trump speaks to the press in October after signing an executive order to allow construction of an access road to the Ambler mining district in Alaska.

Trump’s Plan for “Energy Dominance” in Alaska Is a Pipe Dream Trump’s Plan for “Energy Dominance” in Alaska Is a Pipe Dream

A natural gas pipeline has been proposed once again in the 49th state, but advocates and critics alike are skeptical.

Mar 19, 2026 / StudentNation / Raphaela Gold

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani sits next to former Irish president Mary Robinson at a St. Patrick’s Day breakfast at Gracie Mansion on March 17, 2026.

Mamdani Stumbles Over the Irish Question Mamdani Stumbles Over the Irish Question

The mayor’s difficulty in handling a question on Irish unification wasn’t entirely his fault. But it was also a trap he should have seen coming.

Mar 19, 2026 / D.D. Guttenplan

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., US secretary of Health and Human Services, left, and Brooke Rollins, US agriculture secretary, stand during an event at the Health and Human Services headquarters in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2026.

Is Your Diet a Little Bit Fascist? Is Your Diet a Little Bit Fascist?

The right is summoning its armies via their stomachs. When we dismiss food politics, we risk missing what’s being stirred when a group coheres itself around the table.

Mar 19, 2026 / Amber Husain

People clear rubble away from a Tehran apartment bombed in the US/Israel war on Iran.

Getting Iran Wrong, to the Nth Power Getting Iran Wrong, to the Nth Power

Trump’s unhinged war in Iran is but an escalation of our willful misapprehension of the country’s history and makeup.

Mar 19, 2026 / David Faris

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