If Democrats Want to Appeal to Rural America, They Need to Talk Like a Neighbor If Democrats Want to Appeal to Rural America, They Need to Talk Like a Neighbor
Saving a democracy that has delivered diminishing returns for 50 years—and is widely seen as rigged on behalf of the 1 percent—is not as compelling as the political class thinks.
Jul 11, 2025 / Erica Etelson
How the Truman Scholarship Became the Right’s Latest Battleground How the Truman Scholarship Became the Right’s Latest Battleground
As Republican pressure on education mounts, the fight over the scholarship reveals a broader effort to turn public service into a test of political loyalty.
Jul 11, 2025 / StudentNation / Thai Loyd
The Trump Administration Is Airbrushing History The Trump Administration Is Airbrushing History
It’s hard not to see a straight line between Stalin’s version of photoshopping and the purge of the Pentagon archives in 2025.
Jul 10, 2025 / Arnold Isaacs
When GDP Goes Up and Democracy Goes Down When GDP Goes Up and Democracy Goes Down
America is being hollowed out by an extractive economy.
Jul 10, 2025 / Corbin Trent
Remembering Labor’s Constitutional Rights Remembering Labor’s Constitutional Rights
The Constitution, properly interpreted, protects workers. But the Trump administration isn’t going to enforce those protections unless labor fights for them.
Jul 10, 2025 / Jennifer Abruzzo and Jay Swanson
Does Trump’s Biggest Crypto Backer Really Exist? Does Trump’s Biggest Crypto Backer Really Exist?
The strange saga of a shadowy UAE company’s $100 million investment in World Liberty Financial, the Trump-aligned crypto trader
Jul 10, 2025 / Jacob Silverman
Defunded by Trump, a Sri Lankan Project Confronts the Problem It Tried to Solve Defunded by Trump, a Sri Lankan Project Confronts the Problem It Tried to Solve
Staff at Media Empowerment for a Democratic Sri Lanka never expected their small initiative to become the target of the kind of fake news it had actively worked to fight against.
Jul 9, 2025 / StudentNation / Uma Fox
Dan Osborn Is Ready to Mount an Even Bolder Campaign Against Our Billionaire-Dominated Politics Dan Osborn Is Ready to Mount an Even Bolder Campaign Against Our Billionaire-Dominated Politics
The independent populist from Nebraska, who came close to winning in 2024, is running to unseat one of the Senate’s wealthiest and most self-serving members in 2026.
Jul 8, 2025 / John Nichols
SCOTUS SCOTUS
The key players in the corruption and destruction of the Supreme Court portrayed as vermin.
Jul 8, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner