Trump’s Military Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen Trump’s Military Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen
Fighting endless wars in distant lands is not the solution here. It’s the problem.
Jan 21, 2025 / William Astore
The Troubles Begin The Troubles Begin
Trump’s second term will bring enormous challenges for the nation and for the world.
Jan 21, 2025 / OppArt / Judy Polstra
Why Did the US Block a Canadian Professor From His Own Book Event? Why Did the US Block a Canadian Professor From His Own Book Event?
Nathan Kalman-Lamb was barred entry into the US. This is a harbinger of the dark political future that Trump is ushering in.
Jan 21, 2025 / Dave Zirin
In Our New Climate Reality, There Is No Getting Back to Normal In Our New Climate Reality, There Is No Getting Back to Normal
The media is failing to warn us about the scale of the disasters that lie ahead. In Los Angeles, as everywhere, we need more than liberal technocratic tweaks.
Jan 21, 2025 / Wen Stephenson
The Often Misunderstood History of the Soviet Dissidents The Often Misunderstood History of the Soviet Dissidents
In To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause, historian Benjamin Nathans sheds light on how the protest movement reinvented itself at key junctures and eventually to great effect.
Jan 21, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Michael David-Fox
Trump’s Inauguration Revealed Whom He Really Serves: the Billionaires and the Crypto Bros Trump’s Inauguration Revealed Whom He Really Serves: the Billionaires and the Crypto Bros
In front of Trump stood a handful of CEOs whose combined wealth topped $1.2 trillion. They and the crypto scammers are the true beneficiaries of Trump’s second term.
Jan 20, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
Cecile Richards Saved the Day for Us Cecile Richards Saved the Day for Us
The crusader for women’s and workers’ rights died Monday after a cruel illness. She inspires us to do the work ahead.
Jan 20, 2025 / Joan Walsh
Trump’s Supposed Unity Message Is a Gloating Threat of MAGA Triumphant Trump’s Supposed Unity Message Is a Gloating Threat of MAGA Triumphant
The new president uses shock and awe to claim a mandate over demoralized Democrats.
Jan 20, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Leadership and Resistance, Now More Than Ever Leadership and Resistance, Now More Than Ever
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Jan 20, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
On TikTok, the Supreme Court Did the Right Thing On TikTok, the Supreme Court Did the Right Thing
And while the “I was for it before I was against it” crowd opposing the ban now stretches from Chuck Schumer to Donald Trump, that doesn’t mean they're right.
Jan 20, 2025 / Zephyr Teachout