Politics
Let’s Make Renee Good the Last Person That ICE Kills Let’s Make Renee Good the Last Person That ICE Kills
We can turn the tide against Trump—but only with mass action and courageous leadership.
Democrats Need to Shut Down the Government to Defund ICE Terror Democrats Need to Shut Down the Government to Defund ICE Terror
With another deadline looming at the end of the month, party leaders must use the power they have to begin dismantling Trump’s police state.
The US Needs India to Buy Coal. Who Pays the Cost? The US Needs India to Buy Coal. Who Pays the Cost?
As the country doubles down on coal exports, local communities—like those in Baltimore and Ennore—will bear the environmental burden.
Democrats Really Can Compete in Rural America Democrats Really Can Compete in Rural America
The results for the 2025 election cycle send a powerful message regarding strategies that connect outside of urban centers.
Trump’s Death Eaters Are Coming for Our Kids Trump’s Death Eaters Are Coming for Our Kids
After taking countless lives around the world, RFK Jr. and his ghoulish compatriots want American children to suffer too.
State Politics
Listen to Bad Bunny: Abolish Act 22 Listen to Bad Bunny: Abolish Act 22
An egregious tax-evasion loophole is inflaming the displacement crisis in Puerto Rico.
Hell Cats vs. Hegseth Hell Cats vs. Hegseth
Meet the military women who are fighting to win purple districts for the Democrats and put the defense secretary on notice.
Zohran Mamdani Must Not Give Good Intentions a Bad Name Zohran Mamdani Must Not Give Good Intentions a Bad Name
John Lindsay expanded welfare, civil rights, and public spending—yet left New Yorkers politically disarmed. Zohran Mamdani should learn the lessons of his mayoralty.
The Right
The Defiance Is Steadily Building, in Increasingly Unlikely Places The Defiance Is Steadily Building, in Increasingly Unlikely Places
It’s the protesters on the streets in Minneapolis fighting ICE, DOJ lawyers who’ve resigned over the investigation into Renee and Becca Good—and many more opposing Trump’s abuses….
How Elon Musk Turned Grok Into a Pedo Chatbot How Elon Musk Turned Grok Into a Pedo Chatbot
The tech oligarch sets a new low—for now—in the degeneration of online discourse.
Tucker Carlson Platforms Another Groyper—Only This One Is Running for Florida Governor Tucker Carlson Platforms Another Groyper—Only This One Is Running for Florida Governor
James Fishback is trying to bring the neofascist politics of Nick Fuentes still further into the GOP mainstream—and the grievance-peddling podcaster is glad to oblige.
Democrats
Democrats Need to Shut Down the Government to Defund ICE Terror Democrats Need to Shut Down the Government to Defund ICE Terror
With another deadline looming at the end of the month, party leaders must use the power they have to begin dismantling Trump’s police state.
Ro Khanna Has a New Tech Social Contract for California’s Oligarchs Ro Khanna Has a New Tech Social Contract for California’s Oligarchs
As Peter Thiel and other fat cats threaten to flee California over a billionaire tax, Khanna is calling their bluff.
Listen to Bad Bunny: Abolish Act 22 Listen to Bad Bunny: Abolish Act 22
An egregious tax-evasion loophole is inflaming the displacement crisis in Puerto Rico.
Elizabeth Warren’s Plan for a Revived Democratic Party Elizabeth Warren’s Plan for a Revived Democratic Party
The Massachusetts senator argues that, in order to prevail in the midterms, the party needs to recover its populist roots—and fighting spirit.
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