Political Ideologies

Human rights defenders ride aboard a vessel departing from Tunisia’s northern port of Bizerte on September 14, 2025, to join the last boats taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, bound for the Gaza Strip to break Israel’s blockade on the Palestinian territory.

A Reflection on “Objective” Journalism From the Global Sumud Flotilla A Reflection on “Objective” Journalism From the Global Sumud Flotilla

A so-called precept in the practice of news coverage is that “if it bleeds, it leads.” Well, apparently, if a Palestinian is bleeding, this isn’t true.

Oct 16, 2025 / Alex Colston

How Blue States Can Fight the MAGA Backlash

How Blue States Can Fight the MAGA Backlash How Blue States Can Fight the MAGA Backlash

The unconstitutional targeting of constituencies Trump dislikes calls for coordinated acts of resistance.

Oct 16, 2025 / David Faris

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and President Emmanuel Macron, stand at attention during an August 17, 2025, ceremony in southeastern France marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Bormes-les-Mimosas during World War II.

The Bitter Pill for Emmanuel Macron’s Survival The Bitter Pill for Emmanuel Macron’s Survival

Amid a spiraling political crisis, France’s president is being forced to retreat on his signature reform.

Oct 15, 2025 / Harrison Stetler

Donald Trump, a trickster president, smirks at a golf club on July 28, 2025, in Turnberry, Scotland.

The United States Has Always Been a Trickster Land The United States Has Always Been a Trickster Land

Understanding Indigenous Coyote stories will help you grasp the appeal of Donald Trump.

Oct 15, 2025 / Julian Brave NoiseCat

Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks onstage during the Clinton Global Initiative 2025

New Mexico Is Providing Free Childcare for All. It’s Time for Others to Do the Same New Mexico Is Providing Free Childcare for All. It’s Time for Others to Do the Same

The state is setting a powerful example with its first-in-the-nation plan. But the policy has support across the US.

Oct 14, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Donald Trump with construction workers at the Trump Palace.

How the Capitalism of the 1980s Created Donald Trump’s Theory of the State How the Capitalism of the 1980s Created Donald Trump’s Theory of the State

The proliferation of privately held companies during the Reagan years laid the foundations for Trump’s approach to government.

Oct 14, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein

Linda McMahon, US education secretary, during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies hearing in Washington, DC, on June 3, 2025. The US Department of Education is pushing to strip workplace protections for pregnant or LGBTQ staff, telling its employee union the policies must be changed to conform to President Donald Trump's executive order on “defending women from gender ideology extremism.”

Join a Loyalty Club for Higher Education—While You Still Can! Join a Loyalty Club for Higher Education—While You Still Can!

Another way to show devotion to the nation and to truth.

Oct 14, 2025 / Michael Roth

The Triumphs and Travails of American Marxism

The Triumphs and Travails of American Marxism The Triumphs and Travails of American Marxism

Karl Marx never visited the United States, but he and his ideas left an imprint nonetheless.

Oct 13, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Robin Blackburn

New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference announcing his “Game Over Greed” campaign urging FIFA to drop dynamic pricing on September 10, 2025, in the Bronx.

Zohran Mamdani Is Right to Call Out FIFA. But He Doesn't Go Far Enough. Zohran Mamdani Is Right to Call Out FIFA. But He Doesn't Go Far Enough.

Mamdani is right to hold FIFA accountable for fleecing its fans. But cheaper prices won’t matter if you end up in the back of an unmarked van.

Oct 10, 2025 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Trump’s Vendetta Prosecution of Letitia James Is a New Low

Trump’s Vendetta Prosecution of Letitia James Is a New Low Trump’s Vendetta Prosecution of Letitia James Is a New Low

The New York attorney general has led the legal fight against Trump, and now he has mobilized the Justice Department to go after her.

Oct 10, 2025 / Joan Walsh

x