Politics

A group of Minnesota organizers and union members take the stage at the Labor Notes 2026 conference in Chicago.

The Troublemakers of the Labor Movement Are Still Fighting—and Winning The Troublemakers of the Labor Movement Are Still Fighting—and Winning

The Labor Notes conference brought together workers fighting for a better world amidst the threats of AI, attacks on federal workers, and ICE’s terror campaign.

Jun 17, 2026 / Ella Fanger

New York State Assemblywoman Claire Valdez speaks at the “New York Is Not For Sale” Rally with Zohran Mamdani, Bernie Sanders, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at Forrest Hills Stadium in the Queens borough of New York City.

Claire Valdez Is Making All the Right Enemies Claire Valdez Is Making All the Right Enemies

The RNC keeps attacking the popular ideas of a democratic socialist who is running for Congress in New York City.

Jun 17, 2026 / John Nichols

In 1877, Congress convened to settle the disputed presidential election between Samuel Tilden and Rutherford B. Hayes.

We Must Restore Congress as the Predominant Branch of Government We Must Restore Congress as the Predominant Branch of Government

The promise of democratic governance was stolen from the people. We must win it back.

Jun 17, 2026 / Feature / Jamie Raskin

Maryland congressional candidate Alexis Goldstein.

“Step One, Find the Billionaire Money. Step Two, Take the Billionaire Money”: A Conversation With Alexis Goldstein “Step One, Find the Billionaire Money. Step Two, Take the Billionaire Money”: A Conversation With Alexis Goldstein

The Maryland congressional candidate is running to ban data centers, abolish ICE, and get back what the rich have stolen.

Jun 17, 2026 / Q&A / Sarah Leonard

Visitors pass by wax figures representing Cro-Magnon humans, the early Homo sapiens sapiens such as those who painted in the Lascaux caves.

Human Prehistory and How Societies Rise and Fall—With Patrick Wyman Human Prehistory and How Societies Rise and Fall—With Patrick Wyman

Historian Patrick Wyman returns to the show to talk about the deep history of human societies and how they can inform the current moment. 

Jun 17, 2026 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Why Harvard Won’t Settle—Plus, the Struggles of Supermarket Workers

Why Harvard Won’t Settle—Plus, the Struggles of Supermarket Workers Why Harvard Won’t Settle—Plus, the Struggles of Supermarket Workers

On this episode of Start Making Sense, Randall Kennedy analyzes Harvard v. Trump, and Ann Larson explains work behind the grocery store checkstand.

Jun 17, 2026 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Bari Weiss hosts Senator Ted Cruz at a Free Press event, presented by Uber and X, in Washington, DC, on January 18, 2025.

The Bari Weiss Problem at CBS The Bari Weiss Problem at CBS

It isn’t her ideology. It’s her product.

Jun 16, 2026 / Michael Massing

State Representative Alex Bores, a Democrat from New York and US House candidate, during a “Workers for Bores” day of action in Hell’s Kitchen Park in New York City, on Saturday, May 30, 2026.

Alex Bores: Silicon Valley Is Spending $10 Million Against My Campaign Alex Bores: Silicon Valley Is Spending $10 Million Against My Campaign

A super PAC bankrolled by tech billionaires is trying to sink my run for Congress. What happens here will tell every other politician whether AI can be checked at all.

Jun 16, 2026 / Alex Bores

Bernie Sanders in New York City on April 12, 2026.

Bernie Sanders’s Revolution Bernie Sanders’s Revolution

The senator may be remembered as a bridge between the promise of America and the fulfillment of that promise.

Jun 16, 2026 / Column / Jeet Heer

Bari Weiss talks to other attendees at United Talent Agency’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

Is Bari Weiss Winning? Is Bari Weiss Winning?

David Klion on the right-wing pundit destroying CBS.

Jun 16, 2026 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

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