Politics

A restaurant receipt with Doordash printed in Lafayette, California, on March 3, 2021.

Did You Know Consumer Debt Has Reached an All-Time High? Did You Know Consumer Debt Has Reached an All-Time High?

And total household debt now exceeds $18 trillion.

Apr 28, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Construction continues on a mixed-use apartment complex that will hold more than 700 units of housing and 95,000 square feet of commercial space on August 20, 2024, in Los Angeles.

A YIMBY Theory of Power A YIMBY Theory of Power

Pro-housing advocates offer an analysis of class relations that is more sophisticated and has more explanatory power than the one held by many critics of the “abundance agenda.”

Apr 28, 2025 / Ned Resnikoff

A woman wearing a sweatshirt for the QAnon conspiracy theory gestures during a pro-Trump rally on October 11, 2020, in Ronkonkoma, New York.

Why the Right Fantasizes About Death and Destruction Why the Right Fantasizes About Death and Destruction

In Richard Seymour’s Disaster Nationalism, he attempts to diagnose the apocalyptic nature of conservatism around the world.

Apr 28, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Nathan Taylor Pemberton

Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2025.

The FBI Arrests a Milwaukee Judge in “a Whole New Descent Into Government Chaos” The FBI Arrests a Milwaukee Judge in “a Whole New Descent Into Government Chaos”

Trump’s escalation in the struggle between the courts and his administration sent shock waves through Milwaukee and beyond.

Apr 25, 2025 / John Nichols

Activists hold a rally outside of the US Supreme Court Building on April 22, 2024, in Washington, DC.

Trump Is Waging War on the Poor Trump Is Waging War on the Poor

The current crisis builds on decades of neoliberal plunder and economic austerity authored by both conservative and liberal politicians.

Apr 25, 2025 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis and Noam Sandweiss-Back

Good Night and Good Luck

Good Night and Good Luck Good Night and Good Luck

Warning label.

Apr 25, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Snow White

Snow White Snow White

Remake.

Apr 25, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez speaks during a town hall event at Centralia College, on April 22, 2025, in Centralia, Washington.

Reclaiming the Democratic Party for Working Families Reclaiming the Democratic Party for Working Families

A call to action.

Apr 25, 2025 / Bruce Raynor and Andy Stern

Protesters hold signs as they march toward the White House during a “Hands Off!” protest of President Donald Trump’s policies and executive actions in Washington, DC, on April 19, 2025.

Trump Shreds the Constitution to Better Hound Immigrants and Eviscerate Universities Trump Shreds the Constitution to Better Hound Immigrants and Eviscerate Universities

In his first three months in office, Trump’s ire has been particularly ferocious on two policy areas: immigration and higher education.

Apr 25, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

A “60 Minutes” Resignation Highlights the Corporate Media’s Surrender to Trump

A “60 Minutes” Resignation Highlights the Corporate Media’s Surrender to Trump A “60 Minutes” Resignation Highlights the Corporate Media’s Surrender to Trump

The latest press scandal shows how plutocracy props up authoritarianism.

Apr 25, 2025 / Jeet Heer

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