Trump’s Deregulation of Head Start Would Lead to Bigger Class Sizes, Lower Quality Trump’s Deregulation of Head Start Would Lead to Bigger Class Sizes, Lower Quality
The administration has now made public a proposed rule to eliminate critical standards for services in the free preschool program.
Aug 7, 2026 / Bryce Covert
Republicans Blocked Healthcare Subsidies—and Now More Americans Are Going Uninsured Republicans Blocked Healthcare Subsidies—and Now More Americans Are Going Uninsured
The Trump administration has chalked up the drop in insurance coverage to a crackdown on fraud. Data shows that rising costs is the real reason.
Aug 6, 2026 / Bryce Covert
Trump Speaks Like a Thug Because He Wants to Rule Like One Trump Speaks Like a Thug Because He Wants to Rule Like One
The president’s violent language reveals his authoritarian urge to rule through intimidation.
Jul 31, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
Trump’s Lethal Ad-Libbing in Iran Enters Its Most Dangerous Phase Trump’s Lethal Ad-Libbing in Iran Enters Its Most Dangerous Phase
A new round of US bombing will only reinforce the dynamics pointing to an American loss—but that wouldn't prevent the president from adopting still more destructive measures.
Jul 31, 2026 / David Faris
Universities Say They Value a Free Press. Student Journalists Tell a Different Story. Universities Say They Value a Free Press. Student Journalists Tell a Different Story.
The student press is facing a growing wave of censorship and institutional obstruction
Jul 30, 2026 / StudentNation / Ella Carter-Klauschie
The GOP’s New Red Scare The GOP’s New Red Scare
McCarthyism, the second time as farce.
Jul 28, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
Trump Humiliated a Submissive Mainstream Media at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Trump Humiliated a Submissive Mainstream Media at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
His speech was racist, homophobic, vindictive, and soul-crushingly unfunny—and the journalists in the crowd didn’t seem to care.
Jul 27, 2026 / Jeet Heer
The Saudi Nuclear Deal Is a Typical Trump Fiasco The Saudi Nuclear Deal Is a Typical Trump Fiasco
Yet again, the president trumpets a foreign-policy agreement steeped in recklessness, lies, and corruption.
Jul 24, 2026 / Jeet Heer
For Trump, Every Accusation Is a Confession For Trump, Every Accusation Is a Confession
Like authoritarian regimes elsewhere, the White House is denouncing its opponents for the very abuses it is carrying out.
Jul 24, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
Do Voters Hate Democrats More Than Republicans? Do Voters Hate Democrats More Than Republicans?
The GOP is staking its chances on the idea that Americans are more dissatisfied with the opposition party than with the one in power.
Jul 21, 2026 / Chris Lehmann