John Thune Once Objected to Trump. Does He Have the Courage to Do So Now? John Thune Once Objected to Trump. Does He Have the Courage to Do So Now?
The once and future president tried to oust Thune from the Senate in 2022. Thune won another term. Now, he’s the Senate majority leader.
Nov 15, 2024 / John Nichols
Climate Realism (Still) Means Climate Justice Climate Realism (Still) Means Climate Justice
An interview with Tom Athanasiou on where climate geopolitics goes from here, and why unlocking trillions in climate finance is an “existential necessity.”
Nov 15, 2024 / Q&A / Wen Stephenson
Party Under Country: Dissecting the Democratic Malaise Party Under Country: Dissecting the Democratic Malaise
The party continues to operate in an overcredentialied fever dream in the face of an America becoming ever more red in tooth and claw
Nov 15, 2024 / John Ganz
Please Skip the Inauguration, Madam Vice President (and Everybody) Please Skip the Inauguration, Madam Vice President (and Everybody)
These freakish and unqualified cabinet picks, from RFK Jr. to Matt Gaetz to Tulsi Gabbard, show that Trump is clowning you.
Nov 15, 2024 / Joan Walsh
Liberals Can’t Stop Gushing Over Trump’s Foreign Policy Team Liberals Can’t Stop Gushing Over Trump’s Foreign Policy Team
Democrats are falling over themselves to hail Marco Rubio’s nomination as secretary of state.
Nov 15, 2024 / Aída Chávez
“We Learned Very Little From 2016”: Dean Phillips Is Still Worried About the Democratic Party’s Strategy “We Learned Very Little From 2016”: Dean Phillips Is Still Worried About the Democratic Party’s Strategy
A conversation with former Biden primary challenger Representative Phillips on the election, his run for presidency, and the future of the party.
Nov 15, 2024 / StudentNation / Owen Dahlkamp
Matt Gaetz Is the Best Possible Outcome for Attorney General Matt Gaetz Is the Best Possible Outcome for Attorney General
The man is a preposterous pick who will almost certainly do terrible things—just not as terrible as what a savvier prosecutor would do.
Nov 14, 2024 / Elie Mystal
Donald Trump Is Waging a Shock-and-Awe War Against His Own Senate Donald Trump Is Waging a Shock-and-Awe War Against His Own Senate
By nominating Matt Gaetz and other dangerous cronies, the president-elect is testing congressional servility.
Nov 14, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Broken America Broken America
We can fix it, if we work together.
Nov 14, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Welcome to the Department of Government Idiocy Welcome to the Department of Government Idiocy
Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency or “DOGE” will comprise of two clueless tech bros. What targets, exactly, will Musk and Ramaswamy try to hit?
Nov 14, 2024 / Chris Lehmann