History’s Lessons for the Second Committee for the First Amendment History’s Lessons for the Second Committee for the First Amendment
Jane Fonda is reviving the Hollywood advocacy group to meet the high-stakes challenges to free expression in the Trump era.
Oct 20, 2025 / Ben Schwartz
JD Vance Thinks That Tomorrow Belongs to Hitler-Loving Young Republicans JD Vance Thinks That Tomorrow Belongs to Hitler-Loving Young Republicans
In a post-shame era, racist slurs and Nazism can be shrugged off.
Oct 17, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Welcome to the Age of the Robertsmander Welcome to the Age of the Robertsmander
The chief justice has let partisan gerrymanders flourish, and created the conditions for near-permanent minority rule.
Oct 17, 2025 / David Daley
No Violence at No Kings Day No Violence at No Kings Day
More millions will show up for this and future demonstrations if collective joy, humor, satire, and nonviolent action prevail.
Oct 17, 2025 / Deirdre English
The Profound Shame of JD Vance The Profound Shame of JD Vance
Trump’s lapdog defends racist Young Republicans as “boys,” while some are almost his age—as they slur Indian women, like his wife, Usha, as “dirty.” How much did he get for his so...
Oct 16, 2025 / Joan Walsh
How Blue States Can Fight the MAGA Backlash How Blue States Can Fight the MAGA Backlash
The unconstitutional targeting of constituencies Trump dislikes calls for coordinated acts of resistance.
Oct 16, 2025 / David Faris
How the Capitalism of the 1980s Created Donald Trump’s Theory of the State How the Capitalism of the 1980s Created Donald Trump’s Theory of the State
The proliferation of privately held companies during the Reagan years laid the foundations for Trump’s approach to government.
Oct 14, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein
Trump’s Vendetta Prosecution of Letitia James Is a New Low Trump’s Vendetta Prosecution of Letitia James Is a New Low
The New York attorney general has led the legal fight against Trump, and now he has mobilized the Justice Department to go after her.
Oct 10, 2025 / Joan Walsh
Pete Hegseth’s Crypto History Pete Hegseth’s Crypto History
Does the defense secretary have unclaimed earnings from a firm he formerly advised?
Oct 7, 2025 / Jacob Silverman