This Little Bird Is in Big Trouble—and Trump Is Making Things Worse This Little Bird Is in Big Trouble—and Trump Is Making Things Worse
The saltmarsh sparrow’s numbers are cratering. Why isn’t the government doing something about it?
Aug 27, 2026 / Alexandra Tey
Head Start Rule Changes Would Slash Enrollment of Homeless Children Head Start Rule Changes Would Slash Enrollment of Homeless Children
Head Start currently mandates that programs prioritize enrolling children in homeless families. The Trump administration’s proposed rule change would completely undo that.
Aug 27, 2026 / Bryce Covert
Dolly Parton Was a Proud Union Sister Dolly Parton Was a Proud Union Sister
Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of an artist who championed working women and carried a union card for almost 60 years.
Aug 26, 2026 / Obituary / John Nichols
If Democrats Want to Win, They Have to Drain the SWAMP If Democrats Want to Win, They Have to Drain the SWAMP
It’s time to stop favoring straight white men in everything the party does.
Aug 26, 2026 / Steve Phillips
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
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 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
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
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