What's Behind the Corporate Pillaging of "60 Minutes" What's Behind the Corporate Pillaging of "60 Minutes"
By firing veteran correspondent Scott Pelley, the leaders of CBS News have elevated toadying over truth-telling.
Jun 5, 2026 / Ben Schwartz
What’s Really Behind Peter Thiel’s Panicked Move to Argentina What’s Really Behind Peter Thiel’s Panicked Move to Argentina
Some tech observers think that the Palantir overlord sees the end times coming, but his real motivation is likely much more mundane and self-interested.
Jun 3, 2026 / David Futrelle
Crypto and AI-Funded Super PACs Are Metastasizing Crypto and AI-Funded Super PACs Are Metastasizing
They’ve amassed more than $322 million in 2026—with much more to come.
May 21, 2026 / David Moore
How Silicon Valley and Private Finance Are Reshaping War How Silicon Valley and Private Finance Are Reshaping War
Revealing the dangerous alliance of techno-fascists with finance capital and the military-industrial complex.
May 20, 2026 / Shana Marshall
How Netflix Cashes In on the Comedy Culture Wars How Netflix Cashes In on the Comedy Culture Wars
The streamer managed to make a celebrity roast for the innocuous comedian Kevin Hart into an ideological free-fire zone—another sign of the Trumpification of pop culture.
May 15, 2026 / Ben Schwartz
Is Antitrust Enough? Is Antitrust Enough?
Tim Wu’s Age of Extraction lays out an antitrust strategy for fighting platform capitalism. But does the challenge posed by Big Tech require a new playbook?
May 14, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Michael Eby
The Billionaires’ Bathos Club The Billionaires’ Bathos Club
American plutocrats can’t stop whining about how extremely modest tax increases are killing their initiative.
May 12, 2026 / Elizabeth Spiers
“Nobody Heard Me at Amazon” “Nobody Heard Me at Amazon”
Pregnant workers at the mega-corporation say they endure unsafe conditions and are punished when they asked for accommodations.
May 11, 2026 / Feature / Bryce Covert
Did You Know There’s an Independent Bookstore Revival Underway? Did You Know There’s an Independent Bookstore Revival Underway?
Americans fight back against big tech.
May 5, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How the Montana Plan Could Make “Citizens United” Irrelevant How the Montana Plan Could Make “Citizens United” Irrelevant
A transpartisan initiative to return power to the people.
May 4, 2026 / Kathleen McLaughlin