Texas’s DNA Doesn’t Run As Red as the Right Wants You to Think Texas’s DNA Doesn’t Run As Red as the Right Wants You to Think
David Griscom’s new book “The Myth of Red Texas” undoes the idea of Texas as a place with conservatism inherent to its political bloodline.
Aug 7, 2026 / StudentNation / Lajward Zahra
The Anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Have Special Meaning in a World Out of Control The Anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Have Special Meaning in a World Out of Control
As the last US-Russia nuclear arms control treaty expires, the anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki carry renewed urgency for a world edging toward a new arms race.
Aug 7, 2026 / William D. Hartung and Mari Faines
Abdul El-Sayed’s Win Is a Landmark. But the Fight Is Far From Over. Abdul El-Sayed’s Win Is a Landmark. But the Fight Is Far From Over.
Even though the Palestine movement is on the march, we can’t afford any complacency.
Aug 6, 2026 / Iman Abid
Will El-Sayed’s Centrist Opponents “Vote Blue No Matter Who”? Will El-Sayed’s Centrist Opponents “Vote Blue No Matter Who”?
It’s time for the Democratic establishment to take its own medicine.
Aug 6, 2026 / Aaron Regunberg
America Gets to Choose America Gets to Choose
The Trump bar is so low it’s hard to decide.
Aug 6, 2026 / OppArt / Michael James Schneider
Collaborating With the MAHA Movement Is a Terrible Idea Collaborating With the MAHA Movement Is a Terrible Idea
Some pundits are pushing a strategic alliance with parts of RFK Jr.’s base. Here’s why they’re wrong.
Aug 6, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves
Republicans Blocked Healthcare Subsidies—and Now More Americans Are Going Uninsured Republicans Blocked Healthcare Subsidies—and Now More Americans Are Going Uninsured
The Trump administration has chalked up the drop in insurance coverage to a crackdown on fraud. Data shows that rising costs is the real reason.
Aug 6, 2026 / Bryce Covert
America’s Third Red Scare America’s Third Red Scare
Trump and the revival of “red-hunting” demagoguery.
Aug 6, 2026 / Pietro A. Shakarian
Daniel Poppick’s Novel of White-Collar Work Daniel Poppick’s Novel of White-Collar Work
The first novel by the poet asks us what fantasies get us through the day.
Aug 6, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Julia Case-Levine
Abdul El-Sayed: “The Power of Our Many Is Greater Than the Power of Their Money” Abdul El-Sayed: “The Power of Our Many Is Greater Than the Power of Their Money”
The lessons from a primary win that can be applied to defeat a Republican in November.
Aug 5, 2026 / John Nichols