Trump Can’t Admit That He Lost the Iran War Trump Can’t Admit That He Lost the Iran War
An expensive, ruinous conflict resumes for no other reason than one octogenarian narcissist’s inability to face reality.
Jul 16, 2026 / David Faris
Lindsey Graham’s Defense of Brett Kavanaugh Told Us Everything Lindsey Graham’s Defense of Brett Kavanaugh Told Us Everything
The senator’s infamous cry of rage spoke not only to his cruelty but also to his larger role in changing the court.
Jul 14, 2026 / Elie Mystal
Lindsey Graham Chose Evil Lindsey Graham Chose Evil
Conspiracy theorists liked to say that Graham’s Trump sycophancy was a result of blackmail. But the truth is worse: He stuck with Trump to keep the US war machine going.
The Trump Administration Is Making It Nearly Impossible to Get Food Stamps The Trump Administration Is Making It Nearly Impossible to Get Food Stamps
New work requirements and restrictions on SNAP have kicked millions off the benefit rolls, with more reductions to come.
Jul 8, 2026 / Bryce Covert
Celebrate America’s Birthday by Fighting a Wannabe King Celebrate America’s Birthday by Fighting a Wannabe King
Congress and the courts aren’t going to rescue us—but the public just might.
Jul 3, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
A Strategic Alito Retirement Would Confirm SCOTUS’s Complete Ideological Capture A Strategic Alito Retirement Would Confirm SCOTUS’s Complete Ideological Capture
Granting the hard-right jurist power over choosing a successor is a democratic disaster—and a far cry from John Roberts’s fanciful claims of nonpartisanship.
Jun 30, 2026 / David Daley
JD Vance’s Latest Memoir Preaches to the MAGA Choir JD Vance’s Latest Memoir Preaches to the MAGA Choir
The vice president claims to have reached a new level of spiritual maturity, but the evidence is nowhere in the pages of Communion.
Jun 23, 2026 / Elizabeth Spiers
The Framework for the Iran Peace Deal Means Total Humiliation for Trump The Framework for the Iran Peace Deal Means Total Humiliation for Trump
The newly leaked Memo of Understanding to end the conflict makes it clear that the president has nothing to show for his expensive, destructive fool’s errand.
Jun 17, 2026 / David Faris
Georgia Goes MAGA in the Republican Senate Primary Georgia Goes MAGA in the Republican Senate Primary
A Trump-backed, scandal-tainted nepo baby will challenge Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff in the fall.
Jun 17, 2026 / Joan Walsh
The Next Generation’s Fight Over New Hampshire’s Libertarian Project The Next Generation’s Fight Over New Hampshire’s Libertarian Project
Twenty-five years after libertarians began migrating to New Hampshire to consolidate power, young politicians are deciding whether to embrace their vision—or resist it.
Jun 16, 2026 / StudentNation / Genevieve Morrison