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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia.

Pete Hegseth Is Creating a Patriarchal Pentagon to Fight Domestic Foes Pete Hegseth Is Creating a Patriarchal Pentagon to Fight Domestic Foes

The defense secretary fervently supports a theocratic church that preaches female submission.

Aug 15, 2025 / Jeet Heer

A billboard in Times Square calls for the release of the Epstein files. July 23, 2025, in New York City.

Trump Can’t Stop Blabbing About Jeffrey Epstein Trump Can’t Stop Blabbing About Jeffrey Epstein

There’s no way for Republicans to tamp down the Epstein-Maxwell scandal if the president keeps telling on himself.

Aug 8, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Ai-jen Poo speaks as Care advocates light 8,000 candles for 80 million Americans who rely on Medicaid during a 60-hour vigil on July 23, 2025, in Washington, DC.

It’s Our Turn to Build a New System of Care It’s Our Turn to Build a New System of Care

We have the chance to shape the future by building a system of care that leaves no one behind. 

Aug 8, 2025 / Ai-jen Poo for The Nation

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Aug 7, 2025 / OppArt / Stan Mack

The tower at the University of Texas in April 2024 in Austin.

Texas Ended In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants. Students Are Already Feeling the Impact. Texas Ended In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants. Students Are Already Feeling the Impact.

“The message is loud and clear: You’re good enough to pick vegetables or clean hotel rooms, but not to go to college.”

Aug 4, 2025 / StudentNation / Lajward Zahra

Voting rights protesters outside the Supreme Court Building in 2023 in advance of a gerrymandering ruling.

How the GOP Hopes to Gerrymander Its Way to a Midterms Victory How the GOP Hopes to Gerrymander Its Way to a Midterms Victory

In a series of mid-decade redistricting gambits, state legislatures are looking to rig next year's congressional balloting in advance.

Aug 1, 2025 / David Daley

Donald Trump shows his signature on the “Big Beautiful Bill Act” at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 4, 2025.

Bringing Back Stagflation, Lower Growth, and Higher Prices Bringing Back Stagflation, Lower Growth, and Higher Prices

When Trump talks of turning the economy around, he speaks the truth—he just gets the direction of change wrong.

Aug 1, 2025 / Dean Baker

Jay Leno at the 2021 Britweek Luxury Car Rally in Los Angeles.

Jay Leno’s Phony Case for Balanced Comedy Jay Leno’s Phony Case for Balanced Comedy

The former Tonight Show host thinks a dose of bothsidesism will punch up the late-night scene.

Jul 30, 2025 / Ben Schwartz

A man in a collared shirt and tie rides a motorcycle in Little Rock, Arkansas.

“Declared Intention”: My Immigration Story, and Ours “Declared Intention”: My Immigration Story, and Ours

Like many Americans, I may only be one generation away from birthright citizenship—a concept that defined this country’s promise for so many immigrants.

Jul 30, 2025 / Robert Pinsky

Ronald Reagan signing the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act.

What We Can Learn About Immigration From an Unlikely Source: Ronald Reagan What We Can Learn About Immigration From an Unlikely Source: Ronald Reagan

Rather than deporting millions of migrants, this Republican president opted for the opposite strategy—legalizing them.

Jul 28, 2025 / Brad Swanson

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