The Nostalgic Architecture of the Obama Presidential Center The Nostalgic Architecture of the Obama Presidential Center
Where hope even has a gift shop.
Aug 11, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Kate Wagner
Can Zohran Mamdani Get Criminal Justice Reform Done if Jessica Tisch Is His Police Commissioner? Can Zohran Mamdani Get Criminal Justice Reform Done if Jessica Tisch Is His Police Commissioner?
His promises haven’t yet been fulfilled.
Aug 11, 2026 / Ross Barkan
One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention
My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.
Aug 11, 2026 / Maryam Tahmasebi
Willie Nelson Gets It—This Time About Data Centers Willie Nelson Gets It—This Time About Data Centers
“The last thing we need is a loud, water thieving, light polluting, data center anywhere near our town (or any others for that matter).”
Aug 11, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Is 2026 the Year of the Independent? Is 2026 the Year of the Independent?
An unprecedented number of candidates in this year’s midterms are running outside of the two-party system. What’s more, a lot of them could win.
Aug 11, 2026 / Feature / John Nichols
Pirro Disagrees With Trump on Reflecting Pool Damage Pirro Disagrees With Trump on Reflecting Pool Damage
Aug 11, 2026 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Anti-Trans Bigots Try to Divide/Destroy WNBA Anti-Trans Bigots Try to Divide/Destroy WNBA
Frankie de la Cretaz joins Edge of Sports to talk about what’s happening in the WNBA right now.
Aug 10, 2026 / Dave Zirin
Chud of the Rings—With Bret Devereaux Chud of the Rings—With Bret Devereaux
Historian Bret Devereaux joins Fighting Fascism to examine how the far right distorts history, Western civilization, and Tolkien—and how those narratives can be challenged.
Aug 10, 2026 / Podcast / Matt DaSilva, Jonathan Smucker, and Aaron Regunberg
The Right’s New Inflation Message: Let Them Eat Ramen The Right’s New Inflation Message: Let Them Eat Ramen
Militarists push for austerity to keep a disastrous war going.
Aug 10, 2026 / Jeet Heer