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Troy Jackson

How Troy Jackson Became the Heir to Graham Platner’s Movement How Troy Jackson Became the Heir to Graham Platner’s Movement

This weekend, Democrats in Maine overwhelmingly showed that they believe the former logger and longtime state senator can dethrone GOP Senator Susan Collins.

Jul 21, 2026 / Kyle Paoletta

House Speaker Mike Johnson, left, whispers with President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House.

Do Voters Hate Democrats More Than Republicans? Do Voters Hate Democrats More Than Republicans?

The GOP is staking its chances on the idea that Americans are more dissatisfied with the opposition party than with the one in power.

Jul 21, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

People gather outside of the Supreme Court Building to protest “Citizens United” in 2019.

Crypto, AI, and AIPAC Super PACs Are Spending in Lockstep Against Progressives Crypto, AI, and AIPAC Super PACs Are Spending in Lockstep Against Progressives

Unprecedented sums are being spent on Democratic primaries, reshaping races while keeping their policy agendas largely out of public view.

Jul 21, 2026 / David Moore

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (right) is interviewed by Jordan Peterson at the annual conference of the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship in London, February 18, 2025.

What’s So Scary About the Frankfurt School? What’s So Scary About the Frankfurt School?

In The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy, A.J.A. Woods looks at how the Frankfurt scholars became the latest bogeymen for the contemporary right.

Jul 21, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Michael Shorris

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate talk to the media outside their residence on March 23, 2025 in Bucharest, Romania.

Why Andrew Tate Is a MAGA Superstar Why Andrew Tate Is a MAGA Superstar

Manosphere celebrities—including alleged sexual predators like Tate—are a symptom of a politically resurgent misogyny.

Jul 20, 2026 / Column / Jeet Heer

US President Donald Trump gestures after addressing the nation on July 16, 2026.

Trump Delivered the Crazy, the Democrats Delivered... Tweets Trump Delivered the Crazy, the Democrats Delivered... Tweets

In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent schools Democrats on the proper response to Trump’s speech. Plus: Where have all the African American baseball players gone?

Jul 17, 2026 / Elie Mystal

The King's Speech

The King's Speech The King's Speech

Foreign malign intelligence.

Jul 17, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Monitors display US President Donald Trump during a prime-time address to the nation in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, July 16, 2026.

Trump’s Election Fraud Speech Was a Sick Joke—and a Threat Trump’s Election Fraud Speech Was a Sick Joke—and a Threat

Not even Fox News buys Trump’s new lies, but they will be used to undermine the midterms.

Jul 17, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Nancy Pelosi puts her ballot envelope in a ballot box during the Get Out the Vote rally in San Francisco, California, on Friday, May 29, 2026.

Even Nancy Pelosi Is Voting to Cut Aid to Israel Now Even Nancy Pelosi Is Voting to Cut Aid to Israel Now

Yet Democrats such as Haley Stevens, Angie Craig, Wesley Bell, and Greg Stanton are still voting for blank checks. Their primary rivals have something to say about that.

Jul 17, 2026 / John Nichols

Trump’s Cuts Kill an LA Youth Garden

Trump’s Cuts Kill an LA Youth Garden Trump’s Cuts Kill an LA Youth Garden

SNAP-Ed helped children in food-insecure Los Angeles neighborhoods grow fresh produce. Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill cuts have ended the program that made those gardens possible.

Jul 17, 2026 / StudentNation / Zachary Clifton

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