Can James Carville Please Just Be Quietly Wrong Somewhere Else? Can James Carville Please Just Be Quietly Wrong Somewhere Else?
The omnipresent consultant-cum-tantrum-thrower has long outlived whatever relevance he once had, but cable producers, podcast hosts, and Democratic campaigns haven’t got the memo....
Oct 21, 2026 / Elizabeth Spiers
The Terrifying Future of States’ Criminalizing Pregnant People Is Already Here The Terrifying Future of States’ Criminalizing Pregnant People Is Already Here
The idea of charging people who have abortions with murder is gaining traction on the right. But a report finds that people are already being prosecuted for their pregnancy outcom...
Oct 20, 2026 / Amy Littlefield
Will the GOP’s Big Money Save Jon Husted in Ohio? Will the GOP’s Big Money Save Jon Husted in Ohio?
Former senator Sherrod Brown is leading in most polls, but a tidal wave of spending may prop up the struggling incumbent.
Oct 19, 2026 / Joan Walsh
Mamdani Can No Longer Avoid the Issue of the NYPD Mamdani Can No Longer Avoid the Issue of the NYPD
The mayor has been able to put difficult questions about policing on the back burner—until now.
Oct 19, 2026 / Tisya Mavuram
Why Democratic Leaders Keep Waging War on the Young Why Democratic Leaders Keep Waging War on the Young
The party's silver-haired establishment is caught up in an existential culture war.
Oct 19, 2026 / Feature / Elizabeth Spiers
Where Is the Outrage Over Trump’s Racist Targeting of Ilhan Omar? Where Is the Outrage Over Trump’s Racist Targeting of Ilhan Omar?
The establishment press and some Democrats are strangely mute over the president’s flagrant abuse of the legal system.
Oct 16, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Progressives Are Backing Puerto Rican Independence. It’s About Time. Progressives Are Backing Puerto Rican Independence. It’s About Time.
More and more leftists are concluding that statehood for the island is not enough.
Oct 16, 2026 / Alberto C. Medina
The Saudi Phase of the Iran War Signals More Chaos to Come The Saudi Phase of the Iran War Signals More Chaos to Come
The conflict that Donald Trump has repeatedly proclaimed an unequivocal American victory keeps spiraling out of control.
Oct 15, 2026 / David Faris
