I Just Got Back From the Centrist Rally. It Was Weird as Hell. I Just Got Back From the Centrist Rally. It Was Weird as Hell.
Watching hundreds of nerds get together to bash the left and gush about “abundance” was as off-putting as it sounds.
Jun 6, 2025 / Aída Chávez
Knocking Down the Pillars of Democracy Knocking Down the Pillars of Democracy
Trump is destroying our standing abroad and at home.
Jun 6, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Sleepwalking Through the Climate Emergency Sleepwalking Through the Climate Emergency
A shrewd observer of authoritarianism warns against normalizing what should shock us.
Jun 5, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard
The Democrats’ Class Trip to Nowhere The Democrats’ Class Trip to Nowhere
A sparsely attended forum about the working class held at a $40 million think tank—yep, sounds about right.
Jun 5, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
Harvey Milk Loved Something That Scares Pete Hegseth: Democracy Harvey Milk Loved Something That Scares Pete Hegseth: Democracy
The defense secretary’s scheme to rename a Navy ship honoring the LGBTQ+ rights activist is an insult to what’s most hopeful about the American experiment.
Jun 5, 2025 / John Nichols
The Saturday Mothers The Saturday Mothers
Since 1995, a group of mothers has been gathering every Saturday in Istanbul to seek information about their forcibly disappeared relatives.
Jun 5, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Broken Principles Broken Principles
We the People need to wake up.
Jun 4, 2025 / OppArt / India Tresselt
Why This Former Republican Has a Lot to Teach the Democrats Why This Former Republican Has a Lot to Teach the Democrats
The party should be listening to former Tea Party stalwart Joe Walsh. No, really.
Jun 4, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
Trump’s Tax Bill Helps the Rich, Hurts the Poor, and Adds Trillions to the Deficit Trump’s Tax Bill Helps the Rich, Hurts the Poor, and Adds Trillions to the Deficit
The “big, beautiful bill” has reaffirmed that a pledged golden age is really just a windfall for the über-wealthy.
Jun 3, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Joni Ernst’s Cruelty and Sarcasm Might Cost Her Her Job Joni Ernst’s Cruelty and Sarcasm Might Cost Her Her Job
Iowa’s Republican senator says gutting Medicaid is no worry because “we all are going to die.” Voters seem to disagree.
Jun 3, 2025 / John Nichols