Trump Does Not Have a Mandate Trump Does Not Have a Mandate
He didn't win a majority of the popular vote, and the idea that America has gone full MAGA is outlandish.
Dec 18, 2024 / John Nichols for The Nation
How Sunday Morning News Shows Promote an Anti-Palestinian Agenda for Washington How Sunday Morning News Shows Promote an Anti-Palestinian Agenda for Washington
Since October 2023, NBC’s Meet the Press, ABC’s This Week, and CNN’s State of the Union have not featured a single Palestinian guest.
Dec 18, 2024 / Adam Johnson and Othman Ali
The Difference That Matters Most Isn’t Between Left and Right The Difference That Matters Most Isn’t Between Left and Right
But between candidates who are defenders of the system and those who are anti-system. Democrats lost because they allowed Trump to be the only voice of antiestablishment rage.
A Guide to Some of the Key Movers and Influencers in Trump's Orbit A Guide to Some of the Key Movers and Influencers in Trump's Orbit
While showboats like Elon Musk and RFK Jr. get all the attention, the real power in a second Trump term is likely to be wielded by quietly effective bureaucrats and policy intelle...
Dec 18, 2024 / Feature / Chris Lehmann
The Brutalist and the Hidden Work of Architecture "The Brutalist" and the Hidden Work of Architecture
A film about survival, creativity, the hypocrisies of high art, The Brutalist tells a story about an architect who does not exploit and manipulate others to achieve his grand visi...
Dec 18, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Kate Wagner
War Games War Games
Around the world catastrophic wars rage.
Dec 17, 2024 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards
It Would Be Idiotic to Make Mitch McConnell the Face of Anti-Trump Resistance It Would Be Idiotic to Make Mitch McConnell the Face of Anti-Trump Resistance
Countering imaginary isolationism, the outgoing Senate Republican leader advocates a return to Cold War militarism.
Dec 17, 2024 / Jeet Heer
RFK Jr. Is Giving Infectious Diseases a Promotional Tour RFK Jr. Is Giving Infectious Diseases a Promotional Tour
We nearly eradicated polio with a vaccine in the 1950’s. But the probable new leader of the HHS has plans that will bring back such life-threatening illnesses.
Dec 17, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves
Biden’s Legacy on Cuba Biden’s Legacy on Cuba
On the 10th anniversary of Obama’s opening, the outgoing president should take immediate action because it is good for the US, good for the Cuban people—and the right thing to do....
Dec 17, 2024 / Peter Kornbluh
Trump’s Attack on the Free Press Is Just Getting Started Trump’s Attack on the Free Press Is Just Getting Started
The president-elect’s recent settlement with ABC News is an early volley in an all-out MAGA war against media independence.
Dec 17, 2024 / Chris Lehmann