A Memoir for the Post-Truth Era A Memoir for the Post-Truth Era
In Sarah Viren’s To Name a Bigger Lie, she investigates how conspiracy theories have changed her relationship to the world.
Dec 21, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Julia Case-Levine
Why the 14th Amendment Is the Constitutional Remedy for Trump’s Assault on Democracy Why the 14th Amendment Is the Constitutional Remedy for Trump’s Assault on Democracy
Lawyers, scholars, and historians have long argued that the 14th Amendment disqualifies Trump. Now, the Colorado high court has agreed.
Dec 20, 2023 / John Nichols
The Colorado Court’s Ruling Banning Trump From the Ballot Is Sharp as Hell The Colorado Court’s Ruling Banning Trump From the Ballot Is Sharp as Hell
While the ruling will be overturned by the Supreme Court, the conservative justices will have to tie themselves into a knot to do it.
Dec 20, 2023 / Elie Mystal
The Revolution Will Be Posted The Revolution Will Be Posted
Oaxaca, Mexico. street art.
Argentina’s New President Swaps the Chain Saw for the Blender Argentina’s New President Swaps the Chain Saw for the Blender
As Javier Milei’s new free-market economic measures start to roll out, devaluation has already started to impact everyone in Argentina—especially the middle classes and the poor.
Dec 20, 2023 / Pablo Calvi
Ukraine and the End of Magical Thinking Ukraine and the End of Magical Thinking
Time for reassessment and a change of course.
Dec 20, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Big Little War You’ve Probably Never Heard Of The Big Little War You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is holding elections. Civil war has displaced millions of the country’s citizens but garnered little attention internationally.
Dec 20, 2023 / Hugh Kinsella Cunningham and Nicolas Niarchos
The Problem With the US Media’s Coverage of Gaza The Problem With the US Media’s Coverage of Gaza
Assuming there are only two sides to every story misses the reality that most stories have many sides.
Dec 20, 2023 / Nan Levinson
The New “Lavender Scare” in America’s Schools The New “Lavender Scare” in America’s Schools
Modern anti-gay legislation mirrors the mass hysteria of the Lavender Scare, when thousands of gay people were fired or forced to resign from their jobs.
Dec 20, 2023 / StudentNation / Ariana Lee
Spain’s Left Is in Turmoil—and the Right Has Gone Nuts Spain’s Left Is in Turmoil—and the Right Has Gone Nuts
Chaos has hit both wings of Spanish politics—but while the left is still in government, conservatives have turned to Trump-style conspiracy theories.
Dec 20, 2023 / Bécquer Seguín and Sebastiaan Faber