The Real Reason Trump Hates Pope Leo: He Wants to Take His Place The Real Reason Trump Hates Pope Leo: He Wants to Take His Place
Forget being a regular king. Trump is clearly expressing a not-so-secret desire to be a spiritual monarch.
Apr 17, 2026 / Jeet Heer
How Trump Keeps Getting Away With Blasphemy How Trump Keeps Getting Away With Blasphemy
Liberals struggle to understand why the president’s evangelical supporters never seem to mind his sacrilegious tendencies. They’re missing the point.
Apr 17, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
Mamdani Wants to Show That Democratic Socialism “Can Flourish Anywhere” Mamdani Wants to Show That Democratic Socialism “Can Flourish Anywhere”
The mayor is using his “100 Days” moment to talk about “the change that democratic socialism can deliver.”
Apr 17, 2026 / John Nichols
Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir
His tech company aids ICE, and killings in Gaza and Iran.
Apr 17, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Meet ICE’s Secret Canadian Partner Meet ICE’s Secret Canadian Partner
The Canadian security company GardaWorld is manning detention facilities like Alligator Alcatraz. It is far from the only Canadian-based firm in bed with ICE
Apr 17, 2026 / StudentNation / Sena Ho
Trump’s Authoritarian Project Starts to Take on Water Trump’s Authoritarian Project Starts to Take on Water
Viktor Orbán’s defeat is just the latest example of the administration’s European ambitions’ being stymied.
Apr 17, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
Lessons of the Bay of Pigs Lessons of the Bay of Pigs
The infamous paramilitary assault remains a cautionary Cold War history.
Apr 17, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh
How Working People Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine How Working People Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine
While it’s nice that politicians are finally talking about the “affordability crisis,” working folks are wondering: Where have you been?
Apr 17, 2026 / Gwen Frisbie-Fulton
Tucker Carlson Is Not Your Anti-War Ally Tucker Carlson Is Not Your Anti-War Ally
Liberals are delighted by the MAGA titan’s opposition to the Iran War. All they’re doing is boosting the credibility of an unrepentant, pathologically dishonest, bad-faith bigot.
Apr 16, 2026 / Rafi Schwartz
