Trump, from Minneapolis to Caracas—Plus, How Capitalism Came to Communist China Trump, from Minneapolis to Caracas—Plus, How Capitalism Came to Communist China
On Start Making Sense, Harold Meyerson on Trump’s efforts to overcome collapsing support, and critic John Powers talks about the new TV series “Blossoms Shanghai” by Wong Kar Wai....
Jan 14, 2026 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
The Real Welfare Fraud Scandal The Real Welfare Fraud Scandal
If the Trump administration were truly concerned with fraud in social services spending, it wouldn’t start with childcare, and it wouldn’t start with Minnesota.
Jan 14, 2026 / Bryce Covert
How Elon Musk Turned Grok Into a Pedo Chatbot How Elon Musk Turned Grok Into a Pedo Chatbot
The tech oligarch sets a new low—for now—in the degeneration of online discourse.
Jan 14, 2026 / Jacob Silverman
Can American Power Be Redeemed? Can American Power Be Redeemed?
On American Prestige: Shadi Hamid on American hegemony and whether it can be a force for good.
Jan 13, 2026 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
ICE = KKK ICE = KKK
On January 7, an ICE agent shot and killed U.S. citizen Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis—state violence rooted in racism, fear, and impunity, echoing America’s darkest histories.
Jan 13, 2026 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Trump’s Predatory Danger to Latin America Trump’s Predatory Danger to Latin America
The United States is now a superpower predator on the prowl in its “backyard.”
Jan 13, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh
Trump’s Slash-and-Burn Economy Is Devastating Black Women Trump’s Slash-and-Burn Economy Is Devastating Black Women
His administration is hitting them with “discriminate harm.”
Jan 13, 2026 / Column / Kali Holloway
Tucker Carlson Platforms Another Groyper—Only This One Is Running for Florida Governor Tucker Carlson Platforms Another Groyper—Only This One Is Running for Florida Governor
James Fishback is trying to bring the neofascist politics of Nick Fuentes still further into the GOP mainstream—and the grievance-peddling podcaster is glad to oblige.
Jan 13, 2026 / Ben Lorber
Hell Cats vs. Hegseth Hell Cats vs. Hegseth
Meet the military women who are fighting to win purple districts for the Democrats and put the defense secretary on notice.
Jan 13, 2026 / Feature / Joan Walsh