Hasan Piker and the Democrats’ Edgelord Dilemma Hasan Piker and the Democrats’ Edgelord Dilemma
The gaming streamer has become a big headache for Michigan US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed—but that’s the risk of targeting a campaign at younger, terminally online voters.
Sep 4, 2026 / Ben Schwartz
A Deceptive Picture of Prosperity A Deceptive Picture of Prosperity
Trump promised growth. He delivered fracture.
Sep 2, 2026 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo
While Losing a Real War, Pete Hegseth Is Building a Troll Army While Losing a Real War, Pete Hegseth Is Building a Troll Army
The defense secretary is more comfortable around influencers than with seasoned generals.
Aug 31, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Democratic Candidates Have Embraced Unity. Dem Pundits? Not So Much. Democratic Candidates Have Embraced Unity. Dem Pundits? Not So Much.
Losing candidates have prioritized the big tent and embraced their former rivals. Why can’t the media and pundits get on board?
Aug 28, 2026 / Joan Walsh
Head Start Rule Changes Would Slash Enrollment of Homeless Children Head Start Rule Changes Would Slash Enrollment of Homeless Children
Head Start currently mandates that programs prioritize enrolling children in homeless families. The Trump administration’s proposed rule change would completely undo that.
Aug 27, 2026 / Bryce Covert
Road Trip to Nowhere Road Trip to Nowhere
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's reality show is an ungainly mix of corporate corruption and MAGA agitprop.
Aug 24, 2026 / Henry Burke
The Hollywood Gerrymander The Hollywood Gerrymander
The proposed Paramount/Warner Bros. merger does not just represent media monopoly—it is another form of gerrymandering, of rigging the rules to limit who has power.
Aug 20, 2026 / Rashad Robinson
No, Woke 1 Was Not Crazy No, Woke 1 Was Not Crazy
AOC and others are laughing off 2020 as a wild, isolated moment. None of that is true.
Aug 20, 2026 / Zito Madu
Meet Alissa Ellman, Rust Belt Populist Meet Alissa Ellman, Rust Belt Populist
“You have to talk about these issues like a human being, and not like an MSNBC host on TV.”
Aug 19, 2026 / Jim Shultz
From Urban Housing to Rural Nursing Homes, the Working-Class Fight to Protect Public Goods From Private Buyers From Urban Housing to Rural Nursing Homes, the Working-Class Fight to Protect Public Goods From Private Buyers
Public goods were meant for us, but corporate interests want to take them away.
Aug 17, 2026 / Gwen Frisbie-Fulton