The Ugly Beast of American Authoritarianism The Ugly Beast of American Authoritarianism
Might is right is the philosophy behind the Trump administration’s decision to kidnap Nicolás Maduro.
Jan 8, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
D as in Donald and Decline D as in Donald and Decline
Living (dying?) with Donald Trump.
Jan 8, 2026 / Tom Engelhardt
Prosecute Renee Nicole Good’s Murderer Prosecute Renee Nicole Good’s Murderer
The ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good not only can be held accountable for murder—he must be.
Jan 8, 2026 / Elie Mystal
Jews for a Free Palestine Jews for a Free Palestine
Being anti-genocide isn’t antisemitic.
Jan 8, 2026 / OppArt / Nicole Schulman
The US Is a Violent Petro-State The US Is a Violent Petro-State
Trump’s attack on Venezuela illustrates fossil fuels’ many perils.
Jan 8, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
Harvard’s Ouster of Mary Bassett Is a Revolting Act of Cowardice Harvard’s Ouster of Mary Bassett Is a Revolting Act of Cowardice
The public health icon was brutally removed from her job for one reason: her opposition to genocide in Gaza.
Jan 8, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves
TikTok’s Incomplete Story TikTok’s Incomplete Story
The company has transformed the very nature of social media, and in the process it has mutated as well—from tech unicorn to geopolitical chesspiece.
Jan 8, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz
After the ICE Killing in Minneapolis, Will Truth Prevail? After the ICE Killing in Minneapolis, Will Truth Prevail?
Can Trump and Kristi Noem maintain their blatant lies in the face of multiple videos that show the victim was trying to drive away when she was shot three times by an ICE agent?
Jan 7, 2026 / Joan Walsh
Trump’s War on Women Somehow Got Worse Trump’s War on Women Somehow Got Worse
The commander in chief and his allies have deemed women the enemy.
Jan 7, 2026 / Karen J. Greenberg
Trump's Mogul-First Model of Diplomacy Trump's Mogul-First Model of Diplomacy
The pundits straining to seek coherence in the new interventionist “Donroe doctrine” would do well to look back to Trump’s roots in New York real estate
Jan 7, 2026 / Elizabeth Spiers