The Supreme Court Has Completed Its Quest to Kill the Voting Rights Act The Supreme Court Has Completed Its Quest to Kill the Voting Rights Act
In its 6–3 decision, the court gutted the legislation that ended apartheid in this country—and once again gave white people the ability to suppress Black political power.
Apr 29, 2026 / Elie Mystal
The Supreme Court’s Death Blow Against Voting Rights Is the Culmination of John Roberts’s 50-Year Crusade The Supreme Court’s Death Blow Against Voting Rights Is the Culmination of John Roberts’s 50-Year Crusade
Beginning with his first job in the Reagan Justice Department, the chief justice has been hell-bent on dismantling the Voting Rights Act.
Apr 29, 2026 / David Daley
Trump’s Latest Ballroom Push Is His Nero Moment Trump’s Latest Ballroom Push Is His Nero Moment
The president’s decision to commandeer the DOJ to argue that his ballroom is a security necessity is the ultimate sign that this country is in decline.
Apr 29, 2026 / Elie Mystal
No Blood in Palestine No Blood in Palestine
Street poster, Barcelona.
Apr 29, 2026 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Are Magazines Failing to Cover the New World Order? Are Magazines Failing to Cover the New World Order?
A conversation with Gavin Jacobson, one of the founding editors of Equator, a new publication that is trying to make sense of the world after the West.
Apr 29, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
May Day Action—Plus, a Confederate Monuments Takedown May Day Action—Plus, a Confederate Monuments Takedown
John Nichols explains why Trump may never succeed at building any of his ICE prison camps, and how this Friday’s May Day strike is a test of our power to resist.
Apr 29, 2026 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
Why Druski’s Erika Kirk Video Matters Why Druski’s Erika Kirk Video Matters
The comedian’s mega-viral send-up of conservative women is more important than you might think.
Apr 29, 2026 / Fatima B. Jalloh
Why Ending the Iran War May Be a Never-Ending Story Why Ending the Iran War May Be a Never-Ending Story
As Trump’s “excursion” veers into quagmire territory, he may just try to walk away amid a host of new distractions.
Apr 29, 2026 / David Faris
Cold War Liberal Empire—With Michael Brenes Cold War Liberal Empire—With Michael Brenes
On American Prestige: Derek speaks with Danny and Mike Brenes about Cold War liberalism, its shaping of the American empire, and more from their new co-edited volume.
Apr 28, 2026 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
The DOJ’s Bogus Allegations Against the SPLC Are a Dog Whistle to White Nationalists The DOJ’s Bogus Allegations Against the SPLC Are a Dog Whistle to White Nationalists
The case against the anti-hate organization will reassure racists that an organization that successfully tracks, exposes, and bankrupts them is now in the government’s crosshairs....
Apr 28, 2026 / Kali Holloway