Loath as I Am to Agree With Marjorie Taylor Greene… Loath as I Am to Agree With Marjorie Taylor Greene…
How the effort to bank TikTok is a fascinating case study in transpartisan politics.
Mar 28, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Ronna’s Out. But the Folks Who Hired Her Remain at NBC News. Ronna’s Out. But the Folks Who Hired Her Remain at NBC News.
How did they think this hire was smart? The network’s accounting for this mess is unfinished.
Mar 27, 2024 / Joan Walsh
A Second Trump Term Will Bring the US Closer to Autocracy A Second Trump Term Will Bring the US Closer to Autocracy
Oppression feels closer than ever in America today.
Mar 27, 2024 / Andrea Mazzarino
Bidenomics and Its Discontents Bidenomics and Its Discontents
The White House believes American workers have seldom had it so good. And lots of prestigious economists agree. But the voters aren’t buying. Maybe they know something?
Mar 27, 2024 / James K. Galbraith
Don’t Believe the Hype—Biden’s Israel Policy Hasn’t Changed Don’t Believe the Hype—Biden’s Israel Policy Hasn’t Changed
The decision to let a UN cease-fire resolution pass has been hailed as a dramatic turning point. It isn’t.
Mar 27, 2024 / Aída Chávez
Monumental Disaster Monumental Disaster
This false idol ends Democracy.
Mar 26, 2024 / OppArt / Jos Sances
After Texas’s DEI Ban, College Students Are Reconsidering State Schools After Texas’s DEI Ban, College Students Are Reconsidering State Schools
In June, Governor Greg Abbott signed a law banning diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the state university system—including multicultural centers and campus identity gro...
Mar 26, 2024 / StudentNation / Aina Marzia
Haitians Don’t Need More “Dumbasses” From the US State Department Weighing In on the Crisis Haitians Don’t Need More “Dumbasses” From the US State Department Weighing In on the Crisis
The solutions offered by current and former American officials rarely, if ever, consider what Haitians actually want.
Mar 26, 2024 / James North
Who Owns Donald Trump? Who Owns Donald Trump?
The former president’s financial troubles open up rich opportunities for political attack.
Mar 25, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Can NBC Be Shamed Into Reversing Its Ronna McDaniel Hire? Can NBC Be Shamed Into Reversing Its Ronna McDaniel Hire?
A weekend of scorching criticism, even from network talent and executives, led to some limits on the Trump hack’s network role. But why is she there at all?
Mar 25, 2024 / Joan Walsh