Politics

Nothing Works in Trump’s America—Except Racism

Nothing Works in Trump’s America—Except Racism Nothing Works in Trump’s America—Except Racism

In this week’s Elie v. U.S., our justice correspondent explores Trump’s stunning incompetence. Plus: Baseball is back—for now.

Mar 27, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Pain Beach

Pain Beach Pain Beach

Naked gibbon.

Mar 27, 2026 / Steve Brodner

A woman says she will not send her son to fight in Iran at a protest in Detroit on March 15, 2026.

The Politicians Won’t Stop This War. Only the People Can. The Politicians Won’t Stop This War. Only the People Can.

The No Kings movement needs to become a mass anti-war movement.

Mar 27, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Pro-democracy protesters partake in a rally and march during an

The Bad-News Echo Chamber of Pro-Democracy Substack The Bad-News Echo Chamber of Pro-Democracy Substack

How many pro-democracy Substack authors over-focus on gloom and doom and ignore organizing, and who’s bucking that trend.

Mar 27, 2026 / Micah L. Sifry

A poster on a wall in Margate, United Kingdom, showing President Donald Trump in an SS uniform.

The Rapid and “Unprecedented” Collapse of American Democracy The Rapid and “Unprecedented” Collapse of American Democracy

The V-Dem Institute, the world’s chronicler of democracy and autocracy, has determined that the United States is no longer “a liberal democracy.”

Mar 27, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

Donald Trump, and Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on Thursday, March 26, 2026.

Trump’s TV-Warped Brain Is Putting the World in Danger Trump’s TV-Warped Brain Is Putting the World in Danger

The president is experiencing the Iran War almost entirely through misleading video clips—and that’s very bad news for all of us.

Mar 26, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

Zohran Mamdani speaks during a Rental Ripoff Hearing at Fordham University on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.

Mamdani Asked Tenants to Tell Him Their Problems. Hundreds Did. Mamdani Asked Tenants to Tell Him Their Problems. Hundreds Did.

What it's like at one of the mayor's "Rental Ripoff" hearings.

Mar 26, 2026 / Prajwal Bhat

Construction workers work with pipes as part of Texas’s sewer project

Water Infrastructure in Texas Is Failing. A Surge of New Funding Can Fix It. Water Infrastructure in Texas Is Failing. A Surge of New Funding Can Fix It.

As the state promotes industrial expansion and costly seawater desalination projects, advocates want to prioritize fixing aging pipes and supporting public health.

Mar 26, 2026 / StudentNation / Lajward Zahra

Representatives from the Hotel and Gaming Trade Council attend the celebration of mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's primary victory in New York City, on July 2, 2025.

Tourists See a Luxury Hotel. We See Labor History and a City That Protects Workers. Tourists See a Luxury Hotel. We See Labor History and a City That Protects Workers.

New York’s hotel industry was built on labor struggles—and today’s protections show how worker rights and world-class hospitality go hand in hand.

Mar 26, 2026 / Samuel A.A. Levine and Rich Maroko

The Data Center Revolt

The Data Center Revolt The Data Center Revolt

Laura Flanders speaks with Faiz Shakir and John Cassidy on the grassroots fight against the AI oligarchs.

Mar 26, 2026 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

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