Down With the AI Overlords—With Sarah Myers West Down With the AI Overlords—With Sarah Myers West
Tech expert Sarah Myers West discusses how AI is concentrating power among a handful of oligarchs—and how its future could be made more democratic.
May 12, 2026 / Podcast / Jonathan Smucker, Aaron Regunberg, and Matt DaSilva
Who’s Funding the Super PAC Attacking Graham Platner? Who’s Funding the Super PAC Attacking Graham Platner?
A flood of billionaire money is pouring into Maine’s Senate race to stop a populist challenger.
May 12, 2026 / Donald Shaw
The Rapid-Fire Political Education of Zohran Mamdani The Rapid-Fire Political Education of Zohran Mamdani
Can New York’s mayor govern as a democratic socialist?
May 12, 2026 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan
How the Working Families Party Can Promote Black Political Independence How the Working Families Party Can Promote Black Political Independence
In many state and local races, the WFP ballot line has helped Black candidates win office without falling in line with the Democratic political establishment.
May 12, 2026 / Anthony Conwright
On Redistricting, Will Virginia Democrats Surrender, or Get Creative? On Redistricting, Will Virginia Democrats Surrender, or Get Creative?
Democrats must stop conceding that the only answer for various racist voting laws is that Democrats just have to vote more and harder and better.
May 11, 2026 / Joan Walsh
What Jeffrey Epstein Taught Peter Thiel and Steve Bannon What Jeffrey Epstein Taught Peter Thiel and Steve Bannon
Branko Marcetic on the fake populism of a sordid elite.
Capitalism’s Long Revolution Capitalism’s Long Revolution
What happens to our understanding of capitalism when we assume that it might not come to an end?
May 11, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Corey Robin
Soccer Belongs to the People. These Activists Want to Keep It That Way. Soccer Belongs to the People. These Activists Want to Keep It That Way.
Communities in World Cup host cities across the United States are organizing to ensure that the tournament lives up to its promise of making soccer a force for good.
May 11, 2026 / Brian Dolinar
The January Sixer Behind the Attack on Voting Rights The January Sixer Behind the Attack on Voting Rights
In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent digs into blockbuster revelations about the lead plaintiff in the VRA case. Plus, the enduring Cult of Trump.
May 8, 2026 / Elie Mystal
The Managerial Anguish of Democratic Leaders The Managerial Anguish of Democratic Leaders
Trump’s corruption is personal, so why do Democrats keep making it about procedure?
May 8, 2026 / Chris Lehmann