The State of the Union Was a Rally for an Ailing Strongman The State of the Union Was a Rally for an Ailing Strongman
An increasingly unpopular Trump lurched from plodding teleprompter readings to gothic MAGA fantasies in his long-winded speech.
Feb 25, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
Trump’s Attack on the Supreme Court Was Unhinged Even for Him Trump’s Attack on the Supreme Court Was Unhinged Even for Him
The president went on a wild rant alleging that the justices who struck down his tariffs were part of a vast global conspiracy to destroy him.
Feb 20, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
MAGA’s Reaction to the Epstein Files Reveals Total Moral Collapse MAGA’s Reaction to the Epstein Files Reveals Total Moral Collapse
The right’s moral charade was always going to be undone by the Trump of it all.
Feb 20, 2026 / Column / Kali Holloway
What’s Next for US Healthcare? Ask Oklahoma. What’s Next for US Healthcare? Ask Oklahoma.
As Trump continues to dismantle federal agencies, this state shows what happens when a one-party-controlled government makes sweeping public health changes with little resistance....
Feb 18, 2026 / StudentNation / Rahhul Elangovan
Muslims in Texas Are Harassed and Surveilled. Greg Abbott Is Making It Worse. Muslims in Texas Are Harassed and Surveilled. Greg Abbott Is Making It Worse.
In November, the governor issued a proclamation declaring CAIR, the country’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, a terrorist organization. “It’s about sowing suspicio...
Feb 17, 2026 / StudentNation / Arman Amin
The Republican Crack-Up Has Begun The Republican Crack-Up Has Begun
Even conservatives are fleeing the GOP as more and more Americans turn against Trump’s authoritarian project.
Feb 13, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
The Antidemocratic Zealots Presiding Over Trump’s Makeover of US History The Antidemocratic Zealots Presiding Over Trump’s Makeover of US History
The administration’s sketchily funded Freedom 250 project, which will oversee the celebration of America’s semiquincentennial, is a pageant of right-wing extremism.
Feb 13, 2026 / Toni Aguilar Rosenthal
Grand Juries Are Saving Democracy Grand Juries Are Saving Democracy
A Washington, DC, panel rejected Jeanine Pirro’s lame attempt to indict six Democratic Congresspersons merely for reminding military and intelligence officials to obey the law.
Feb 11, 2026 / Joan Walsh
Childcare Providers Around the Country Are Being Targeted by Vigilante Surveillance Childcare Providers Around the Country Are Being Targeted by Vigilante Surveillance
In response to bogus allegations of fraud in Minnesota, strangers are filming them, knocking on their doors, demanding to be let in. It’s scaring parents and costing providers.
Feb 5, 2026 / Bryce Covert