The Planet-Sized Hole in Trump’s State of the Union Address The Planet-Sized Hole in Trump’s State of the Union Address
Although climate change received no attention during the president’s speech, Americans must continue to find new ways of making progress against the ongoing environmental crisis.
Feb 26, 2026 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
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
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
The Right Had a Plan. We Need One Too. The Right Had a Plan. We Need One Too.
America should build things again, and we the people should own what we build.
Feb 17, 2026 / Corbin Trent
Muslims in Texas Are Harassed and Surveilled. Greg Abbott Is Making It Worse. Muslims in Texas Are Harassed and Surveilled. Greg Abbott Is Making It Worse.
In November, the governor issued a proclamation declaring CAIR, the country’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, a terrorist organization. “It’s about sowing suspicio...
Feb 17, 2026 / StudentNation / Arman Amin
The UK’s Epstein Crisis The UK’s Epstein Crisis
If Keir Starmer is safe for now, it’s only for lack of alternatives within his party.
Feb 16, 2026 / Rachel Shabi
The Antidemocratic Zealots Presiding Over Trump’s Makeover of US History The Antidemocratic Zealots Presiding Over Trump’s Makeover of US History
The administration’s sketchily funded Freedom 250 project, which will oversee the celebration of America’s semiquincentennial, is a pageant of right-wing extremism.
Feb 13, 2026 / Toni Aguilar Rosenthal
What Peter Thiel Saw in Jeffrey Epstein What Peter Thiel Saw in Jeffrey Epstein
In the extensive correspondence between the Silicon Valley venture capitalist and the late pedophile, both men expressed a deep aversion to democracy.
Feb 11, 2026 / David Futrelle
How Stephen Miller Became the Power Behind the Throne How Stephen Miller Became the Power Behind the Throne
Miller was not elected. Nor are he or his policies popular. Yet he continues to hold uncommon sway in the administration.
Feb 11, 2026 / Column / David Klion
Trump’s Lies Are Toxic Trump’s Lies Are Toxic
To stop exposing them allows them to metastasize.
Feb 10, 2026 / Peter Dreier