The Supreme Court Gifts Trump Even More Power The Supreme Court Gifts Trump Even More Power
The court seems ready to give the president extraordinary power over what had been independent worker- and consumer-protection agencies.
May 26, 2025 / Lynn Rhinehart
The Democratic Party Is Literally Dying The Democratic Party Is Literally Dying
The dead hand of gerontocracy is also a symptom of ideological malaise.
May 23, 2025 / Jeet Heer
HUD and ICE Collude to Target Mixed-Status Families HUD and ICE Collude to Target Mixed-Status Families
In a move that will have major impact in New York, California, and Texas, the two agencies recently agreed to work together in ways that threaten thousands of Americans.
May 23, 2025 / Eileen Markey
The Daily Wire’s Doomed Quest for Pop-Culture Relevance The Daily Wire’s Doomed Quest for Pop-Culture Relevance
Ben Shapiro’s aspiring entertainment empire can’t stop trolling to its base.
May 23, 2025 / Ben Schwartz
A Competitive Reality-TV Show for Citizenship? I Wouldn’t Put It Past Them. A Competitive Reality-TV Show for Citizenship? I Wouldn’t Put It Past Them.
A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson called the idea “a celebration of being an American.”
May 23, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky
Why Jeff Bezos Loves Trump’s Big, Ugly Bill Why Jeff Bezos Loves Trump’s Big, Ugly Bill
The legislation contains massive giveaways to the oligarch class.
May 23, 2025 / Sarah Anderson and Lauren Jacobs
In St. Louis, a Tornado Rips Across an Economic Disaster Area In St. Louis, a Tornado Rips Across an Economic Disaster Area
St. Louis can either use the disaster as an opportunity to commit to the safety of all its residents, or it can continue a barbaric cycle of neglect.
May 23, 2025 / Devin Thomas O’Shea
Trump Wants Thousands of Migrant Children to Represent Themselves in Court Trump Wants Thousands of Migrant Children to Represent Themselves in Court
The administration’s funding cuts would force unaccompanied migrant children, from infants to toddlers to teenagers, to navigate complex and punishing legal procedures entirely al...
May 23, 2025 / StudentNation / Maggie Grether
They F’ed Around With Philly DA Larry Krasner... and Found Out They F’ed Around With Philly DA Larry Krasner... and Found Out
Philadelphia’s progressive DA stood up to Trump, and to compromising Democrats. He just won his reelection primary by a 2–1 margin.
May 23, 2025 / John Nichols