The Picture of Dennis Hastert The Picture of Dennis Hastert
The disgraced former congressman was a better representative of the GOP than the party would like to admit.
Oct 6, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
Corruption in the White House: Does Anybody Care? Corruption in the White House: Does Anybody Care?
The 2026 midterms and 2028 presidential election should be referendums on whether Trump and his associates can profit from his presidency.
Oct 5, 2026 / William W. Taylor III
The GOP Sells the Mirage of a Hormuz Victory The GOP Sells the Mirage of a Hormuz Victory
The American action in the contested strait isn’t sustainable—and won’t alter the economic and political fallout from its closure.
Oct 2, 2026 / David Faris
Trump Has Made it Legal to Destroy Endangered Species’ Habitats Trump Has Made it Legal to Destroy Endangered Species’ Habitats
By redefining the meaning of “harm” in the Endangered Species Act, the administration is giving big corporations a gift they have long demanded.
Sep 30, 2026 / Kali Holloway
Trump Is Using Your Taxpayer Money to Pay for Illegal Election Propaganda Trump Is Using Your Taxpayer Money to Pay for Illegal Election Propaganda
But as brazen and authoritarian as these ad spots are, they seem likely to backfire.
Sep 29, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
The Promises and Compromises of the University of California The Promises and Compromises of the University of California
I grew up in a neighborhood manufactured by the University of California, Irvine. It felt like a utopia for academics—until the university forsook its mission of serving the publi...
Sep 26, 2026 / Sara Krolewski
A Premature Farewell to the Ignominious Speaker Mike Johnson A Premature Farewell to the Ignominious Speaker Mike Johnson
If Democrats win the House in the midterms, as expected, Mike Johnson won’t hold the gavel in any meaningful way again.
Sep 24, 2026 / Joan Walsh
The GOP’s Incredible Shrinking Senate Map The GOP’s Incredible Shrinking Senate Map
Trump has so badly damaged the Republican Party’s brand that strategists are contemplating bitter fights—and losses—in races they’d been banking on as sure things.
Sep 22, 2026 / David Faris
AI Is a Kitchen-Table Issue AI Is a Kitchen-Table Issue
And with the Trump administration encouraging unregulated growth in the industry, Democrats need to start acting like it.
Sep 18, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
Trump Has Lost Interest in the Iran War, but It’s Still Quite Interested in Him Trump Has Lost Interest in the Iran War, but It’s Still Quite Interested in Him
The United States is losing the conflict, stoking chaos in the region, and inviting economic calamity—all with no end in sight.
Sep 16, 2026 / David Faris