Politics

Ken Martin speaks at the “Win With Workers” rally and press conference at the DNC Midwestern Candidate Forum on January 16, 2025, in Detroit, Michigan.

Ken Martin Wants Democrats to “Win the Wellstone Way” Ken Martin Wants Democrats to “Win the Wellstone Way”

Inspired by the late senator from Minnesota, the DNC chair candidate wants to build a working-class party that organizes diverse urban-rural coalitions.

Jan 30, 2025 / John Nichols

The US ambassador to Uganda, Natalie A. Brown, visits the PEPFAR-supported National Health Laboratory and Diagnostic Services facility in Kampala, Uganda.

Will Trump End the Most Successful Foreign-Aid Program in US History? Will Trump End the Most Successful Foreign-Aid Program in US History?

The President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief is in danger of being shuttered. The decision could kill hundreds of thousands of people and kickstart an epidemic.

Jan 30, 2025 / James North

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during the daily briefing at the White House.

Don’t Be Fooled: The Funding Freeze Drama Is Not Over Don’t Be Fooled: The Funding Freeze Drama Is Not Over

While the White House claimed to have rescinded the memo implementing the order, it then made clear that the order itself—and possibly the freeze—are still in place.

Jan 30, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Climate. ACTION!

Climate. ACTION! Climate. ACTION!

California Fires Fossil Fueled By The Oil Industry.

Jan 30, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

A hand holds an iPhone. The screen shows the application DeekSeek asking,

Why DeepSeek’s Surprise Breakthrough Shouldn’t Have Come as a Surprise Why DeepSeek’s Surprise Breakthrough Shouldn’t Have Come as a Surprise

While America was busy with stock buybacks and quarterly profits, China spent decades building an integrated system linking research, manufacturing, and innovation.

Jan 30, 2025 / Corbin Trent

A wheel loader tips dead turkeys into a container, killed due to an outbreak of bird flu in Baden-Württemberg, Ilshofen, on January 15, 2025.

How Will the Bird Flu Affect the Trump Presidency? How Will the Bird Flu Affect the Trump Presidency?

Bird flu has already proven a disaster for humans and animals alike. And it could get far worse.

Jan 30, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Protesters march through downtown Chicago, opposing Donald Trump's presidential inauguration on January 20, 2025.

The United States Has Always Been a Divided Nation The United States Has Always Been a Divided Nation

Coming to terms with this reality will allow us to strengthen and maximize the full power and potential of our nation—the one dedicated to the proposition of equality.

Jan 30, 2025 / Steve Phillips

Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, January 27, 2025.

Ten Days That Screwed the World Ten Days That Screwed the World

This time around, Trump is all business—and his singular mission is to overturn the basic canons of constitutional self-government.

Jan 30, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination to be Health and Human Services Secretary.

RFK Jr.’s Family Dissents. I Hope the Democrats Do Too. RFK Jr.’s Family Dissents. I Hope the Democrats Do Too.

There are so many reasons to reject the HHS secretary nominee’s crackpot health science.

Jan 29, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) heads to the Senate Chamber on January 22, 2025.

The GOP Senator Standing Up to Trump’s Colonial Madness The GOP Senator Standing Up to Trump’s Colonial Madness

Lisa Murkowski demanded that the president respect that “Greenland is not for sale.”

Jan 29, 2025 / John Nichols

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