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Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO.) during his disastrous questioning of former special counsel Jack Smith.

Eric Schmitt Deserves to Be Mocked Forever Eric Schmitt Deserves to Be Mocked Forever

In this week’s Elie v. U.S., our justice correspondent relives the senator’s glorious face-plant. Plus: why John Roberts also deserves our mockery.

Oct 2, 2026 / Elie Mystal

The Moral Clarity of Tennessee Gubernatorial Candidate Jerri Green

The Moral Clarity of Tennessee Gubernatorial Candidate Jerri Green The Moral Clarity of Tennessee Gubernatorial Candidate Jerri Green

Even before her state botched another execution, gubernatorial candidate Jerri Green was telling Tennesseans that “the death penalty has always been inhumane, expensive, and biase...

Oct 2, 2026 / John Nichols

Draw Peace, Defy Censorship

Draw Peace, Defy Censorship Draw Peace, Defy Censorship

Censorship targets those who dare to challenge power. Yet cartoonists keep drawing. Every line is an act of courage and freedom and a step toward peace.

Oct 2, 2026 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

A delivery worker carries a DoorDash bag in New York City, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.

Reclaiming Worker Power in the Age of AI Reclaiming Worker Power in the Age of AI

When every price and wage is personalized, organizing gets harder. Here’s how we’re fighting back in New York City.

Oct 2, 2026 / Sam Levine

President Donald Trump hosted a meeting on artificial intelligence with tech executives in the East Room of the White House on September 29, 2026

Trump Is Trusting Tech Companies to Self-Police AI. What Could Go Wrong? Trump Is Trusting Tech Companies to Self-Police AI. What Could Go Wrong?

Trump’s refusal to heed the warnings from within the tech industry might end up being his most asinine legacy.

Oct 2, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky

An Iranian flag flutters in front of a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

The GOP Sells the Mirage of a Hormuz Victory The GOP Sells the Mirage of a Hormuz Victory

The American action in the contested strait isn’t sustainable—and won’t alter the economic and political fallout from its closure.

Oct 2, 2026 / David Faris

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke to 1,200 people at the “Students vs. Billionaires” town hall.

Cornell Students Challenge University Power at a “Students vs. Billionaires” Town Hall Cornell Students Challenge University Power at a “Students vs. Billionaires” Town Hall

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke to Ithaca students about tuition hikes, sexual violence, free speech, and university governance.

Oct 2, 2026 / StudentNation / Jeannine Chiang

US President Donald Trump joins hands with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (left) and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (right) at the White House on August 8, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Revolution or No Revolution Revolution or No Revolution

Eight years after Armenia’s “Velvet Revolution,” Nikol Pashinyan’s government has deepened the country’s neoliberal trajectory while reorienting Armenia toward the West.

Oct 2, 2026 / Pietro A. Shakarian

Sick Sex Life

Sick Sex Life Sick Sex Life

Is now OK.

Oct 1, 2026 / OppArt / Clay Jones

Hundreds of climate activists take part in a protest in the run up to the German elections in Bonn, Germany, on February 14, 2025.

Germany and California Make Up an Environmental Superpower Germany and California Make Up an Environmental Superpower

The world’s third- and fourth-largest economies have pledged to environmental protections. Will others follow suit?

Oct 1, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

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