Will the Democratic Party Keep Learning the Wrong Lessons? Will the Democratic Party Keep Learning the Wrong Lessons?
As an intern for Jon Tester’s campaign, I saw a disconnect between our claim to authentic Montanan populism and the reality on the ground. In 2025, we need something different.
Oct 27, 2025 / StudentNation / Nick Perkins
Trump’s Argentina Bailout Is Bad for America but Great for His Hedge Fund Cronies Trump’s Argentina Bailout Is Bad for America but Great for His Hedge Fund Cronies
Propping up Javier Milei’s austerity regime shows that Trump’s true loyalty is to neocolonial plutocracy.
Oct 24, 2025 / Jeet Heer
The Crazy-Making Destruction of the East Wing of the White House The Crazy-Making Destruction of the East Wing of the White House
Demolishing the people’s entrance to the People’s House is part of Trump’s plan to destabilize and devastate his opponents.
Oct 24, 2025 / Joan Walsh
Democrats Are Getting a Brutal Lesson in How Much the Politics on Israel Have Changed Democrats Are Getting a Brutal Lesson in How Much the Politics on Israel Have Changed
From Pete Buttigieg to Gavin Newsom, party bigwigs are finding out the hard way that the old platitudes don’t work anymore.
Oct 23, 2025 / Y.L. Al-Sheikh
The Double-Edged Virality of Portland's Protests The Double-Edged Virality of Portland's Protests
The city’s anti-ICE actions and No Kings demonstration have commanded mass attention, but still are no match for the impunity of the MAGA deportation state.
Oct 21, 2025 / Nathaniel Friedman
Views From the “No Kings” Protests Views From the “No Kings” Protests
We asked six student writers—in Indiana, Alaska, Alabama, and more—to report on the demonstrations in their area.
Oct 20, 2025 / StudentNation / StudentNation
King Trump’s Deepest Fantasy: Crapping on America King Trump’s Deepest Fantasy: Crapping on America
The president’s scatological No Kings post expresses the ugly emotion fueling his authoritarian rule.
Oct 20, 2025 / Jeet Heer
History’s Lessons for the Second Committee for the First Amendment History’s Lessons for the Second Committee for the First Amendment
Jane Fonda is reviving the Hollywood advocacy group to meet the high-stakes challenges to free expression in the Trump era.
Oct 20, 2025 / Ben Schwartz
JD Vance Thinks That Tomorrow Belongs to Hitler-Loving Young Republicans JD Vance Thinks That Tomorrow Belongs to Hitler-Loving Young Republicans
In a post-shame era, racist slurs and Nazism can be shrugged off.
Oct 17, 2025 / Jeet Heer