Politics

An anti-ICE demonstration in Manhattan last month

The MAGA War on City Dwellers Is Backfiring The MAGA War on City Dwellers Is Backfiring

Last week's elections showed that the GOP can't afford to keep demonizing urban America.

Nov 14, 2025 / David Faris

President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Oval Office at the White House on November 6, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Trump’s Trashing of Liberty and Human Worth Trump’s Trashing of Liberty and Human Worth

The Republican Party has deliberately attempted to render healthcare unaffordable and deprive families of the ability to put food on the table.

Nov 14, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

President Donald Trump at a rally with supporters in Butler, Pennsylvania, in October 2024.

The Heartbreaking Banality of Racist Chat Reveals The Heartbreaking Banality of Racist Chat Reveals

Anti-Blackness and race hate increasingly seem to be a rite of passage for white folks, no matter where they end up on the political spectrum.

Nov 14, 2025 / Kali Holloway

“We Have Breath Again”: Black Americans on Leaving the US for Mexico

“We Have Breath Again”: Black Americans on Leaving the US for Mexico “We Have Breath Again”: Black Americans on Leaving the US for Mexico

The Americans recently relocating to San Miguel de Allende are a new kind of “expat,” a word they refuse to call themselves.

Nov 14, 2025 / Rebekah Sager

The Epstein Scandal Is Snowballing

The Epstein Scandal Is Snowballing The Epstein Scandal Is Snowballing

And Republicans are running scared.

Nov 13, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference at the Unisphere on November 5, 2025, in the Queens borough of New York City.

Zohran Mamdani’s Internationalism Is Not an Afterthought Zohran Mamdani’s Internationalism Is Not an Afterthought

How Mamdani can make municipal solidarity more than a slogan.

Nov 13, 2025 / David Adler and Matt Kirkegaard

Thousands of demonstrators march during the “We Are All DC” March in September 2025 in Washington, DC.

The Occupation of Washington, DC, Reflects the Failures of Our Democracy The Occupation of Washington, DC, Reflects the Failures of Our Democracy

After fumbling the cause of DC statehood, Democrats now appear helpless as Trump sends troops into the city.

Nov 13, 2025 / Column / David Klion

Zohran Mamdani and Jessica Tisch.

If We Want Mamdani to Beat the NYPD, the Left Must Build Power If We Want Mamdani to Beat the NYPD, the Left Must Build Power

We won’t be able to push Mamdani, or anyone else, to undermine police power unless we become a force to be reckoned with.

Nov 13, 2025 / Jonathan Ben-Menachem

Real estate developer (and future US president) Donald Trump and his girlfriend (and future wife), former model Melania Knauss, financier (and future convicted sex offender) Jeffrey Epstein, and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell pose together at the Mar-a-Lago club, Palm Beach, Florida, February 12, 2000.

The Epstein Files Could Finally Sink Donald Trump The Epstein Files Could Finally Sink Donald Trump

New e-mails show Trump knew of Epstein’s trafficking. As sickening as it is, it should be no surprise.

Nov 12, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Zohran Mamdani cheers after winning the mayoral election.

Dear New York: A Love Letter From Jackson, Mississippi Dear New York: A Love Letter From Jackson, Mississippi

We join you in celebrating the election of Zohran Mamdani.

Nov 12, 2025 / Makani Themba and Rukia Lumumba

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