Political Figures

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the White House Task Force for the 2026 World Cup on May 6, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Trump’s World Cup Will Endanger Foreign Guests. Boycott Now! Trump’s World Cup Will Endanger Foreign Guests. Boycott Now!

If you need to see the 2026 World Cup in person, stick to Canada and Mexico. The US isn’t safe for visitors.

May 20, 2025 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin

Now and Then

Now and Then Now and Then

Joes new and old.

May 19, 2025 / OppArt / Adam Zyglis

Bruce Springsteen/Donald Trump

Springsteen Gets America in Ways Trump Never Will Springsteen Gets America in Ways Trump Never Will

And that reality has caused the president of the United States to lose it.

May 19, 2025 / John Nichols

President Donald J. Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend a bilateral meeting at the Saudi Royal Court on May 13, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Trump’s “Golden Age” Means No End to Palestinian Slaughter Trump’s “Golden Age” Means No End to Palestinian Slaughter

The president’s much-touted foreign policy shake-up is blighted by continued support for genocide.

May 19, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Phish Food for Fascists

Phish Food for Fascists Phish Food for Fascists

What the hell is this?

May 16, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Reaping what they sowed: Biden and Harris at Trump’s inauguration.

The Biden Scandal Goes Well Beyond the Aging Cover-Up The Biden Scandal Goes Well Beyond the Aging Cover-Up

The former president’s stubbornness and narcissism led to disastrous Trump victory.

May 16, 2025 / Jeet Heer

The motorcade of President Donald Trump is parked next to an almost 13-year-old Qatari Boeing 747 on the tarmac of Palm Beach International airport on February 15, 2025.

Republicans Should Be Angrier Than Anyone About Trump’s New Plane Republicans Should Be Angrier Than Anyone About Trump’s New Plane

Shocker: They're not.

May 16, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Inked

Inked Inked

MS47

May 14, 2025 / OppArt / Alex Fine

President Joe Biden looks on as he participates in the first presidential debate of the 2024 elections with Donald Trump at CNN's studios in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 2024.

The Careerism That Enabled Biden’s Reelection Run Still Poisons the Democratic Party The Careerism That Enabled Biden’s Reelection Run Still Poisons the Democratic Party

Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s new book Original Sin reveals top White House aides lying to journalists and trying to gaslight the public about Biden’s decline.

May 13, 2025 / Norman Solomon

Protesters, activists, and local politicians gather in Lower Manhattan to denounce the arrest yesterday of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka for allegedly trespassing at an ICE facility in New Jersey.

Mayor Ras Baraka Talks to “The Nation” Mayor Ras Baraka Talks to “The Nation”

On his arrest, the private prison company GEO, and why he believes we’re heading into authoritarianism—but democracy will prevail.

May 13, 2025 / Anthony Conwright

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