The Government Shutdown Is Based on a 16-Year-Old Lie The Government Shutdown Is Based on a 16-Year-Old Lie
In 2009, Republicans falsely claimed that the Affordable Care Act would benefit undocumented immigrants. They’re still peddling the same bullshit.
Oct 1, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
The Alternate-Universe Version of Trump’s Executive Putsch The Alternate-Universe Version of Trump’s Executive Putsch
What would a Democratic presidency armed with Trump’s limitless power look like?
Sep 24, 2025 / David Faris
Hakeem Jeffries Is the Kind of Democrat Voters Have Lost Faith In Hakeem Jeffries Is the Kind of Democrat Voters Have Lost Faith In
With most New York Democrats endorsing their party's candidate for mayor, the two minority leaders in Congress remain holdouts.
Sep 16, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
The GOP’s Bloated Pentagon Budget Is Indefensible The GOP’s Bloated Pentagon Budget Is Indefensible
The House just approved $892.6 billion in military spending—continuing the march toward $1 trillion defense budgets.
Sep 12, 2025 / John Nichols
Sisterhood Could Be Powerful Sisterhood Could Be Powerful
The victims of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislane Maxwell’s sex-trafficking scheme are increasingly banding together—and could wind up outing more famous Epstein customers on their own....
Sep 3, 2025 / Joan Walsh
Shocking: The Trump Administration Grabs the Third Rail With Both Hands Shocking: The Trump Administration Grabs the Third Rail With Both Hands
Our grandparents would urge us all to defend and strengthen Social Security.
Aug 19, 2025 / June Hopkins, Henry Scott Wallace, and James Roosevelt Jr.
MAGA Conservatives Are Terrified of the Future MAGA Conservatives Are Terrified of the Future
Trump and his followers don’t just want to halt progress. They want to turn back the clock.
Aug 18, 2025 / Column / Chris Lehmann
Why We Must Release the Epstein Files Why We Must Release the Epstein Files
We need justice for the survivors of his predations, and we need to restore public trust in our institutions.
Aug 13, 2025 / Rep. Ro Khanna
A Free Speech Shakedown—Trump’s Approach to American Civil Society A Free Speech Shakedown—Trump’s Approach to American Civil Society
Ending his extortion racket will demand not only courageous institutions—it will take the political opposition of us all.
Aug 11, 2025 / David Cole
The Gaza Genocide Is a Test for American Democracy The Gaza Genocide Is a Test for American Democracy
The public overwhelmingly opposes the genocide, but the political elites help keep it going. Something has to give.
Aug 4, 2025 / Jeet Heer