Defeating the Democratic Party Elites Is Just the First Step Defeating the Democratic Party Elites Is Just the First Step
The party faces a choice: Will it embrace the grassroots energy behind its newly elected leadership? Or allow Trump and his corporate allies to tighten their grip on the country?
Feb 4, 2025 / Joseph Geevarghese
What the Neocons Do—and Don’t—Explain About Trump What the Neocons Do—and Don’t—Explain About Trump
The president’s foreign policy agenda remains unpredictable, but his war on liberal culture has deep roots.
Feb 4, 2025 / David Klion
Senate Democrats Are Attacking Tulsi Gabbard for the Wrong Reasons Senate Democrats Are Attacking Tulsi Gabbard for the Wrong Reasons
Preferring to defend spy agencies and line up behind the hawkish consensus, the bipartisan elite ignores the director of national intelligence nominee’s rampant Islamophobia.
Jan 31, 2025 / Jeet Heer
CNN Surrenders to Trump CNN Surrenders to Trump
The corporate media’s commitment to fighting autocracy proves fickle.
Trump’s Supposed Unity Message Is a Gloating Threat of MAGA Triumphant Trump’s Supposed Unity Message Is a Gloating Threat of MAGA Triumphant
The new president uses shock and awe to claim a mandate over demoralized Democrats.
Jan 20, 2025 / Jeet Heer
It Would Be Idiotic to Make Mitch McConnell the Face of Anti-Trump Resistance It Would Be Idiotic to Make Mitch McConnell the Face of Anti-Trump Resistance
Countering imaginary isolationism, the outgoing Senate Republican leader advocates a return to Cold War militarism.
Dec 17, 2024 / Jeet Heer
What’s—Still—the Matter With Kansas? What’s—Still—the Matter With Kansas?
As recent events bear out, when Thomas Frank lamented, “We’ll have to drag the Democrats kicking and screaming to victory" in 2017, if anything he was understating the challenge.
Nov 27, 2024 / Column / Erica Etelson
Only a Working-Class Party Can Challenge Donald Trump’s Corruption Only a Working-Class Party Can Challenge Donald Trump’s Corruption
GOP plutocracy thrives as long as Democrats remain beholden to Wall Street.
Nov 26, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Biden’s Mindless Escalation Is a Final Betrayal of Ukraine Biden’s Mindless Escalation Is a Final Betrayal of Ukraine
Instead of preparing for inevitable negotiations, the outgoing president adds fuel to the fire.
Nov 22, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Will Be Chaos First, Not America First Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Will Be Chaos First, Not America First
His team of cronies includes establishment hawks and cranky outsiders who are more likely to deliver global anarchy than world peace.
Nov 18, 2024 / Jeet Heer