These Working-Class Populists Are Struggling to Win Over the Working Class These Working-Class Populists Are Struggling to Win Over the Working Class
And more insights from the second edition of our Economic Populist Tracker.
Oct 15, 2026 / Jared Abbott and Frederick DeVeaux
How Congress Is Cashing In on the AI Boom How Congress Is Cashing In on the AI Boom
Roughly one in five members of Congress has household investments in the industry.
Oct 15, 2026 / David Moore and Donald Shaw
Who Was Emily Brontë? Who Was Emily Brontë?
A new biography tries to reconstruct her everyday life.
Oct 15, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Chihaya
When Government Fails, Working People Pick Up the Slack When Government Fails, Working People Pick Up the Slack
This is happening in every working-class and poor community across the country.
Oct 15, 2026 / Gwen Frisbie-Fulton
Obviously, the Knicks Should Not Visit the White House. Why Is This Even a Discussion? Obviously, the Knicks Should Not Visit the White House. Why Is This Even a Discussion?
The Knicks shouldn’t let their legacy include genuflecting to Donald Trump, one of the most hated figures in the very city printed on their jersey. New Yorkers deserve better.
Oct 14, 2026 / Dave Zirin
We Were Warned in 2001 We Were Warned in 2001
Science-fiction nightmares are now current events.
Oct 14, 2026 / OppArt / Paul Karasik
An Effective Movement for Palestine Needs Allies Like Zohran Mamdani An Effective Movement for Palestine Needs Allies Like Zohran Mamdani
In order to build a broad-based coalition, we need to work together—not practice purity politics.
Oct 14, 2026 / Hadas Thier
The Plundering Oligarch You Haven’t Heard Of The Plundering Oligarch You Haven’t Heard Of
Private-equity magnate Jeffrey Leerink has been busy pillaging healthcare and the life sciences.
Oct 14, 2026 / Column / Chuck Collins
The Real AI Threat Is Already Here The Real AI Threat Is Already Here
Never mind some future apocalypse—AI is being used right now to cause enormous suffering.