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
Jimmy Carter’s Improbable Road to the Presidency Jimmy Carter’s Improbable Road to the Presidency
The Southern president, who kept his head down directly following Brown v. Board of Education, would eventually declare that “the time for discrimination is over.”
Dec 29, 2024 / Obituary / Joseph Crespino
Elder Abuse Is No Way to Run a Government Elder Abuse Is No Way to Run a Government
The corridors of power increasingly resemble a nursing home—if not a hospice.
Dec 27, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Joe Biden’s Bodyguard of Liars Betrayed American Democracy Joe Biden’s Bodyguard of Liars Betrayed American Democracy
Gerontocracy, pro-establishment politics and deception by Democratic Party insiders all helped elect Donald Trump.
Dec 20, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Not All Liberals Hate Trump Not All Liberals Hate Trump
From China and the Middle East to immigration, all too many liberals have already moved inexorably rightward. Count on them to quietly support some of Trump’s policies.
Dec 19, 2024 / John Feffer
The “Blob” Is Furious About Gaza. But That’s Not Enough. The “Blob” Is Furious About Gaza. But That’s Not Enough.
The foreign policy proletariat needs to stop filtering its dissent through official channels and start taking more radical action.
Dec 19, 2024 / Josef Burton
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
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
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