Trump’s Loose Grip on Reality Could Sink the Navy’s Ships Trump’s Loose Grip on Reality Could Sink the Navy’s Ships
The dire conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln are due to a president’s being dangerously detached from what’s actually happening in the world.
Aug 17, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Are Billionaires Dictating a Doomed Future? Are Billionaires Dictating a Doomed Future?
Stuff that! Mount protests! Vote!
From Urban Housing to Rural Nursing Homes, the Working-Class Fight to Protect Public Goods From Private Buyers From Urban Housing to Rural Nursing Homes, the Working-Class Fight to Protect Public Goods From Private Buyers
Public goods were meant for us, but corporate interests want to take them away.
Aug 17, 2026 / Gwen Frisbie-Fulton
Trump’s Chaotic Foreign Policy Trump’s Chaotic Foreign Policy
David Klion on restrainers, neo-conservatives, and a flaky president.
Adjuncting Until the End of Time Adjuncting Until the End of Time
Universities now have more adjuncts than tenured and tenure-track professors combined. The conditions are unsustainable—for professors and students alike.
Aug 15, 2026 / Maria Adelmann
The US-Iran Standoff Over Hormus, the Saudi-Pakistan-Turkey Alliance, a West Bank Community Besieged by Israeli Settlers—and More The US-Iran Standoff Over Hormus, the Saudi-Pakistan-Turkey Alliance, a West Bank Community Besieged by Israeli Settlers—and More
Danny and Derek unpack the week’s global news, from extreme heat, Iran, and Gaza to Yemen, Sudan, Ukraine, Myanmar, Colombia, and shifting regional alliances.
Aug 14, 2026 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner
Jared Kushner Finds Trouble in a Gangster’s Paradise Jared Kushner Finds Trouble in a Gangster’s Paradise
The Trump princeling’s deal with alleged mobsters illustrates the depths of MAGA corruption.
Aug 14, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Russell Vought’s Project 2026 Russell Vought’s Project 2026
A shadow president undoing democracy.
Aug 14, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Trump Is Trying to Sabotage the Health of All Our Kids Trump Is Trying to Sabotage the Health of All Our Kids
His executive order on vaccines is classic Trump: authoritarian, nonsensical, and deadly.
Aug 14, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky