The Real Reason There’s a Munitions Shortage The Real Reason There’s a Munitions Shortage
More important than fixing production methods is fixing our ill-advised foreign policy.
Aug 26, 2026 / William D. Hartung
The Supremes, Trump, and Voting—Plus Colson Whitehead’s Harlem The Supremes, Trump, and Voting—Plus Colson Whitehead’s Harlem
David Cole explains the latest court rulings on Trump’s efforts to undermine Democratic voting, and John Powers comments on the new novel “Cool Machine.”
Aug 26, 2026 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
Ukraine and Our Wildly Reckless Flirtation With a Nuclear War Ukraine and Our Wildly Reckless Flirtation With a Nuclear War
For the first time in the lifetime of most of us, there are no remaining US-Russian arms control agreements.
Aug 26, 2026 / Matt Bivens
A Second Year of Central Texas Floods Reopened Old Wounds. Communities Are Still Healing. A Second Year of Central Texas Floods Reopened Old Wounds. Communities Are Still Healing.
In July 2025, the Guadalupe River surged in a storm that killed more than 130 people. Only a year later, the waters rose again.
Aug 26, 2026 / StudentNation / Alice Scott
The Supreme Court Is Helping Trump Rig the Midterms The Supreme Court Is Helping Trump Rig the Midterms
Trump’s order limiting mail-in voting is patently unconstitutional—but that didn’t stop the court from giving it the green light.
Aug 26, 2026 / Elie Mystal
Why the Democrats’ Path Back to Power Runs Through the Kitchen Table Why the Democrats’ Path Back to Power Runs Through the Kitchen Table
A unique new messaging study underscores the supremacy of economic populism in rural America and beyond.
Aug 25, 2026 / Erica Etelson and Jared Abbott
The Genocide in Gaza Continues The Genocide in Gaza Continues
The tragedy, unabated, falls off the front page.
Aug 25, 2026 / OppArt / Maisara Baroud
Pramila Jayapal at the PanAmerican Congress Pramila Jayapal at the PanAmerican Congress
The Trump administration’s “Donroe” Doctrine promotes a flawed and failed policy of US intervention in the hemisphere.
Aug 25, 2026 / Rep. Pramila Jayapal
The Dangerous Summer of Food Recalls The Dangerous Summer of Food Recalls
Will they lead to a food safety reckoning?
Aug 25, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
State Farm Is Embroiled in Scandal—and Things Just Got Worse State Farm Is Embroiled in Scandal—and Things Just Got Worse
The insurance giant has been in a legal battle in Oklahoma over allegedly systematic attempts to bilk policyholders. Newly released court documents show the depth of the problem.
Aug 24, 2026 / J.C. Hallman