Mike Johnson’s House Is Fox News With a Gavel Mike Johnson’s House Is Fox News With a Gavel
The House speaker admits that his legislative chamber no longer matters. That’s the outcome of a series of deliberate leadership decisions to ensure its powerlessness.
Oct 30, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
Why Trump Is Allowing Food Stamp Funding to Run Out Why Trump Is Allowing Food Stamp Funding to Run Out
I warned that Trump and congressional Republicans could use a shutdown to deny SNAP benefits, but was told there was no way our political system would allow that to occur.
Oct 30, 2025 / Joel Berg
See No Evil? Canadian Government Media Blurs Out the Swastika on a Ukrainian Soldier. See No Evil? Canadian Government Media Blurs Out the Swastika on a Ukrainian Soldier.
Canada’s shameful refusal to acknowledge its support of the far right yesterday and today.
Oct 27, 2025 / Lev Golinkin
Destroy the Metrics, Destroy the Truth Destroy the Metrics, Destroy the Truth
Trump’s decimation of public health systems isn’t about efficiency, cost-saving, or even ideology. It’s about building a world without truth or the possibility of accountability.
Oct 27, 2025 / Eric Reinhart
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