The Old World Order Is Dying. What New World Order Is Struggling to Be Born? The Old World Order Is Dying. What New World Order Is Struggling to Be Born?
Some of the world’s largest, oldest empires are collapsing before our eyes, with no clear sign of what will happen next.
Jan 2, 2025 / Alfred McCoy
Trump Brought the War on Terror Home—and He’ll Do It Again. Trump Brought the War on Terror Home—and He’ll Do It Again.
While the War on Terror has receded into the background of our lives, its premises and tactics remain all too readily available.
Jan 1, 2025 / Karen J. Greenberg
2025 Is the Year to Bust the Billionaires 2025 Is the Year to Bust the Billionaires
The late President Jimmy Carter warned repeatedly that oligarchy was threatening democracy in the United States. He was right.
Jan 1, 2025 / John Nichols
Blake Lively’s Suit Exposes the Twisted World of Hollywood Misogyny Blake Lively’s Suit Exposes the Twisted World of Hollywood Misogyny
The complaint revisits the same gaslighting tactics in the Amber Heard case, and has produced much the same social media fallout.
Dec 31, 2024 / Ray Epstein
Bernie Sanders: Amazon “Accepts Worker Injuries…as the Cost of Doing Business” Bernie Sanders: Amazon “Accepts Worker Injuries…as the Cost of Doing Business”
Jeff Bezos is pocketing hundreds of billions while Amazon warehouses record injuries at 30 percent above the industry average.
Dec 31, 2024 / John Nichols
Trump’s Crackpot Crypto Scheme to Reduce Inflation Would Be a Financial Catastrophe Trump’s Crackpot Crypto Scheme to Reduce Inflation Would Be a Financial Catastrophe
A federal crypto reserve would only benefit the scoundrels and scammers who helped fund Trump’s presidential campaign.
Dec 31, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
The DOGE Bros Win a Battle Against the MAGA Faithful The DOGE Bros Win a Battle Against the MAGA Faithful
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy champion the educated immigrants who fuel tech-sector growth. Trump just decided he does, too. We’ll see if that lasts.
Dec 30, 2024 / Joan Walsh
How Jimmy Carter Lost Evangelical Christians to the Right How Jimmy Carter Lost Evangelical Christians to the Right
The Baptist Georgia governor won a majority of evangelical Christian voters in the 1976 presidential election. Next time around, those voters had changed sides—for the long haul.
Dec 30, 2024 / Obituary / Chris Lehmann