Politics

President Donald Trump speaks with the media after a visit to the Fort Bragg Army base on February 13, 2026, in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

MAGA’s Reaction to the Epstein Files Reveals Total Moral Collapse MAGA’s Reaction to the Epstein Files Reveals Total Moral Collapse

The right’s moral charade was always going to be undone by the Trump of it all.

Feb 20, 2026 / Column / Kali Holloway

Trump’s Threats to Free Speech Aren’t New to Black Journalists

Trump’s Threats to Free Speech Aren’t New to Black Journalists Trump’s Threats to Free Speech Aren’t New to Black Journalists

Two years after Trump’s infamous invitation to the National Association of Black Journalists’ convention, the organization is adapting and bracing for escalating hostility.

Feb 20, 2026 / StudentNation / Atarah Israel

Anti-ICE demonstrators rally at a demonstration organized by the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee, on February 15, 2026.

The Urgency of Marrying Affordability to Anti-Corporate Populism The Urgency of Marrying Affordability to Anti-Corporate Populism

For all the good news, Democrats are at a dangerous moment politically.

Feb 19, 2026 / Mike Lux

Reverend Jesse Jackson addresses supporters in the lead-up to the 1988 Iowa Democratic Presidential Caucuses, on February 1, 1988.

The Job of Being Jesse Jackson The Job of Being Jesse Jackson

Jackson’s lessons for today’s Democrats.

Feb 19, 2026 / Bruce Shapiro

Mamdani Launches His First Salvos in New York’s Fiscal Battle

Mamdani Launches His First Salvos in New York’s Fiscal Battle Mamdani Launches His First Salvos in New York’s Fiscal Battle

The mayor, the governor, and the members of the city’s big-ticket tax base are all squaring off over prospective tax increases and service cuts.

Feb 19, 2026 / D.D. Guttenplan

Orange Monarch

Orange Monarch Orange Monarch

Protest sign, New York City, 2026.

Feb 18, 2026 / OppArt / Denise Canniff

A healthcare worker administers a Covid-19 vaccine at an Oklahoma County Health Department Vaccine Clinic.

What’s Next for US Healthcare? Ask Oklahoma. What’s Next for US Healthcare? Ask Oklahoma.

As Trump continues to dismantle federal agencies, this state shows what happens when a one-party-controlled government makes sweeping public health changes with little resistance....

Feb 18, 2026 / StudentNation / Rahhul Elangovan

Inside the American War Machine—With Ben Freeman and William Hartung

Inside the American War Machine—With Ben Freeman and William Hartung Inside the American War Machine—With Ben Freeman and William Hartung

Derek and Danny are joined by Bill Hartung and Ben Freeman to discuss the system that drives permanent war for the United States.

Feb 18, 2026 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

President Donald Trump gestures to members of the media after exiting Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport on February 13, 2026

Election Protection in the Midterms—Plus Slaves Escaping by Sea Election Protection in the Midterms—Plus Slaves Escaping by Sea

Harold Meyerson explains Democrats’ preparations for Trump’s threats to voting, and Marcus Rediker talks about Black America in the 1850s.

Feb 18, 2026 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

CBS Surrenders to Trump CBS Surrenders to Trump

The network tried to bury an interview critical of Trump. Stephen Colbert made it an indictment of the administration’s assaults on the First Amendment.

Feb 17, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

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