Trump Is Rooting Around in the Public Trough Trump Is Rooting Around in the Public Trough
Trump’s second term is unabashedly a project of self-enrichment and oligarchic rule.
May 15, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
The Hypocrisy of Trump’s 9-Hour Prayer Festival The Hypocrisy of Trump’s 9-Hour Prayer Festival
The claim that the founders meant America to be a Christian nation isn’t just bad history—it’s a declaration of war by the religious right.
May 15, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
Everything Is a Scam Everything Is a Scam
Our economy allows poor and working people to be shafted every day—does anyone care?
May 15, 2026 / Gwen Frisbie-Fulton
How Students Are Fighting for Birth Control Access How Students Are Fighting for Birth Control Access
As reproductive rights shrink nationwide, university students are building grassroots networks to get contraception to their peers.
May 15, 2026 / StudentNation / Nikole Rajgor
The Hantavirus Is Also a Climate Warning The Hantavirus Is Also a Climate Warning
Higher temperatures, like this coming summer’s, bring more infectious diseases.
May 14, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
Mamdani’s Balancing Act Mamdani’s Balancing Act
The mayor’s new budget finds him making deals—while trying to keep his promises.
May 14, 2026 / D.D. Guttenplan
Chris Rabb Will Be a Transformative Member of the House Chris Rabb Will Be a Transformative Member of the House
A candidate from Philadelphia, running in America’s 250th year, has a plan to restore checks and balances on kingly presidents and renew the constitutional authority of Congress.
May 14, 2026 / John Nichols
Government by Payback Squad Government by Payback Squad
The Trump White House has weaponized all the arms of federal law enforcement to intimidate its political enemies and critics, undermining the rule of law and democracy.
May 14, 2026 / David Faris
AI Is Incapable of Poetry AI Is Incapable of Poetry
It’s incapable of producing anything creative that isn’t dreck.
May 14, 2026 / Column / Katha Pollitt