The DOJ’s Bogus Allegations Against the SPLC Are a Dog Whistle to White Nationalists The DOJ’s Bogus Allegations Against the SPLC Are a Dog Whistle to White Nationalists
The case against the anti-hate organization will reassure racists that an organization that successfully tracks, exposes, and bankrupts them is now in the government’s crosshairs....
Apr 28, 2026 / Kali Holloway
Trump and Hegseth Are Winning the War Against Their Own Military Trump and Hegseth Are Winning the War Against Their Own Military
The president and the defense secretary are being humiliated abroad, so they’re purging scapegoats at home.
Apr 24, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Trump Is Wildly Unpopular—but He Remains a Threat Trump Is Wildly Unpopular—but He Remains a Threat
The Trump brand is tarnished, and his grip over the GOP is loosening—but his authoritarian ambitions have not yet been corralled.
Apr 24, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
We Could Do Worse Than Kash Patel Being a Drunken Buffoon We Could Do Worse Than Kash Patel Being a Drunken Buffoon
If the FBI director’s alleged intoxication prevents him from carrying out Trump’s agenda, that might not be such a bad thing.
Apr 20, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Trump Is Making Federal Prison Even More Dangerous for Transgender Inmates Trump Is Making Federal Prison Even More Dangerous for Transgender Inmates
New directives from the Bureau of Prisons amount to government-mandated conversion therapy.
Apr 20, 2026 / Kali Holloway
Trump’s Authoritarian Project Starts to Take on Water Trump’s Authoritarian Project Starts to Take on Water
Viktor Orbán’s defeat is just the latest example of the administration’s European ambitions’ being stymied.
Apr 17, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
The Blockheaded Thinking Behind Trump’s Plan for a Hormuz Blockade The Blockheaded Thinking Behind Trump’s Plan for a Hormuz Blockade
The president’s latest proposal to force Iran to negotiate an end to his feckless war somehow makes less sense than all the other ones.
Apr 16, 2026 / David Faris
The EEOC Is No Longer Protecting Federal Workers From Gender Identity Discrimination The EEOC Is No Longer Protecting Federal Workers From Gender Identity Discrimination
Recent decisions mean the agency will no longer process claims regarding harassment, the denial of bathroom use, or discrimination in hiring, firing, or promotion on the basis of ...
Apr 14, 2026 / Bryce Covert
The United States Is Now an Apocalyptic Terror State The United States Is Now an Apocalyptic Terror State
With his genocidal threats against Iran, Trump has shown the world that he is a terrorist—one with a nuclear arsenal.
Apr 10, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
The United States Is Self-Destructing Amid Empire Collapse The United States Is Self-Destructing Amid Empire Collapse
Dangerously wrong priorities will accelerate America’s decline.
Apr 8, 2026 / Julia Gledhill