CBS Surrenders to Trump CBS Surrenders to Trump
The network tried to bury an interview critical of Trump. Stephen Colbert made it an indictment of the administration’s assaults on the First Amendment.
Feb 17, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
The Right Had a Plan. We Need One Too. The Right Had a Plan. We Need One Too.
America should build things again, and we the people should own what we build.
Feb 17, 2026 / Corbin Trent
Muslims in Texas Are Harassed and Surveilled. Greg Abbott Is Making It Worse. Muslims in Texas Are Harassed and Surveilled. Greg Abbott Is Making It Worse.
In November, the governor issued a proclamation declaring CAIR, the country’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, a terrorist organization. “It’s about sowing suspicio...
Feb 17, 2026 / StudentNation / Arman Amin
The Republican Crack-Up Has Begun The Republican Crack-Up Has Begun
Even conservatives are fleeing the GOP as more and more Americans turn against Trump’s authoritarian project.
Feb 13, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
The Antidemocratic Zealots Presiding Over Trump’s Makeover of US History The Antidemocratic Zealots Presiding Over Trump’s Makeover of US History
The administration’s sketchily funded Freedom 250 project, which will oversee the celebration of America’s semiquincentennial, is a pageant of right-wing extremism.
Feb 13, 2026 / Toni Aguilar Rosenthal
The Divisions Mamdani Commands Are About to Be Battle-Tested The Divisions Mamdani Commands Are About to Be Battle-Tested
The New York mayor draws flack from the Catholic press, holds his own for now with the NYPD, and will have to twist arms in Albany.
Feb 12, 2026 / D.D. Guttenplan
Grand Juries Are Saving Democracy Grand Juries Are Saving Democracy
A Washington, DC, panel rejected Jeanine Pirro’s lame attempt to indict six Democratic Congresspersons merely for reminding military and intelligence officials to obey the law.
Feb 11, 2026 / Joan Walsh
Don’t Let Trump Fool You. The Economy Is Bad, and He Is to Blame. Don’t Let Trump Fool You. The Economy Is Bad, and He Is to Blame.
The Trump administration’s efforts to distract from the bad economy just divert attention from one dumpster fire to another.
Feb 11, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
Trump’s Lies Are Toxic Trump’s Lies Are Toxic
To stop exposing them allows them to metastasize.
Feb 10, 2026 / Peter Dreier