This Viral Speech Shows How We Win Back Rural America This Viral Speech Shows How We Win Back Rural America
Voters aren’t tuning out because they don’t care. They’re tuning out because they’ve been exhausted by fake choices, sold out by both parties, and tired of inauthenticity.
Jul 18, 2025 / Kaniela Ing
Militarism Has Long Worked to Shield Antisemitism Militarism Has Long Worked to Shield Antisemitism
From the Cold War till Donald Trump, there’s always been a special dispensation for hawkish bigots.
Jul 14, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Sorry, Donald Trump: Many People Are Still Interested in the Jeffrey Epstein Case Sorry, Donald Trump: Many People Are Still Interested in the Jeffrey Epstein Case
The Epstein scandal deserves a real investigation, not Trump’s hand-waving cover up.
Jul 11, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Pete Hegseth Is Unleashing Chaos at the Pentagon Pete Hegseth Is Unleashing Chaos at the Pentagon
Trump’s defense secretary loves taking selfies while presiding over administrative anarchy.
Jul 7, 2025 / Jeet Heer
The Billionaires Are Abandoning Humanity The Billionaires Are Abandoning Humanity
Peter Thiel and his friends feel they no longer belong to our species.
Jun 30, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Bill Moyers Kept the Faith in Democracy. We Need His Example More Than Ever. Bill Moyers Kept the Faith in Democracy. We Need His Example More Than Ever.
The legendary journalist believed that speaking truth to power was the essential underpinning of an embattled American experiment.
Jun 27, 2025 / Obituary / John Nichols
Trump’s FCC Chief Brendan Carr Is Acting More Like a Mob Enforcer Than a Federal Regulator Trump’s FCC Chief Brendan Carr Is Acting More Like a Mob Enforcer Than a Federal Regulator
With a new GOP majority, the incoming FCC boss aims to punish criticism, reward obedience—and screw the public.
Jun 25, 2025 / Sam Gustin
The Death and Rebirth of New York City The Death and Rebirth of New York City
A new documentary about the 1975 fiscal crisis, Drop Dead City, is entertaining to watch but dangerously misleading as history—or politics.
Jun 24, 2025 / Doug Henwood
Those Sometimes-Trump Neocons Are Returning to the Fold Over Iran Those Sometimes-Trump Neocons Are Returning to the Fold Over Iran
As the president backs Israel’s long-awaited war with Iran, his neoconservative critics find themselves in an awkward position.
Jun 20, 2025 / Column / David Klion
When It Comes to Understanding the Dangers Posed by Big Tech, We’re Lost in the Cloud When It Comes to Understanding the Dangers Posed by Big Tech, We’re Lost in the Cloud
By treating IT and AI as neutral tools, we obscure our ability to see—and resist—power. If just one of the big three tech giants collapses, societal mayhem could follow.
Jun 16, 2025 / Column / Zephyr Teachout