With Trump’s Conviction, the 2024 Presidential Election Is Finally Launched With Trump’s Conviction, the 2024 Presidential Election Is Finally Launched
The Manhattan court case clarifies the stakes—and gives a chance for a Biden reboot.
May 31, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Saudi Arabia’s September 11 Connection and the Contradictions of American Foreign Policy Saudi Arabia’s September 11 Connection and the Contradictions of American Foreign Policy
How the state that aided terrorism on US soil has become an indispensable ally that the Biden administration is determined to placate at all costs.
May 29, 2024 / Jeet Heer
At the NIH, a Scandal Grows Around an Official’s Evasion of Public Records Law At the NIH, a Scandal Grows Around an Official’s Evasion of Public Records Law
After a top aide to Anthony Fauci was grilled by Congress, questions emerge as to whether others may have sought to avoid transparency around the Covid epidemic.
May 28, 2024 / Jimmy Tobias
Biden Touts His Student Debt Relief, but the Crisis Demands Much More Biden Touts His Student Debt Relief, but the Crisis Demands Much More
The president is canceling student loan debt in batches of thousands, but the need is in the millions. It’s costing him the voters he needs most.
May 28, 2024 / Eleni Schirmer
Will Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu Bless Donald Trump With an October Surprise? Will Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu Bless Donald Trump With an October Surprise?
Unlike Joe Biden, the former president benefits from international turmoil.
May 24, 2024 / Jeet Heer
There Are No More Excuses for Failing to Halt US Military Aid to Israel There Are No More Excuses for Failing to Halt US Military Aid to Israel
The ICC prosecutor’s decision to seek arrest warrants against Israeli leaders puts it beyond doubt: It’s time to cut off the weapons.
May 20, 2024 / John Nichols
Georgia Dreaming: Is Another Color Revolution About to Kick Off? Georgia Dreaming: Is Another Color Revolution About to Kick Off?
Ten years after the massive street protests that overthrew Ukraine’s president—and helped precipitate war with Russia—another former Soviet Republic teeters on the brink.
May 20, 2024 / Vadim Nikitin
It’s Not Too Late for Democrats to Win Back Rural Voters It’s Not Too Late for Democrats to Win Back Rural Voters
Putting together a Democratic majority in 2024 requires winning back some portion of the rural working class. The good news is that it can be done. Here’s how.
May 17, 2024 / Column / Erica Etelson and Anthony Flaccavento
Whatever Happened to Reversing Trump’s Cuba Policies? Whatever Happened to Reversing Trump’s Cuba Policies?
After campaigning on reversing Trump’s regressive policies in the region, Cuban Americans are frustrated by the president’s subsequent passivity.
May 15, 2024 / David Montgomery
The Media Keeps Asking the Wrong Questions About Biden and the “Uncommitted” Vote The Media Keeps Asking the Wrong Questions About Biden and the “Uncommitted” Vote
Expecting voters to support the person with the power to stop the killing of their families, but who refuses to use it, is asking the impossible. This is about now, not November.
May 14, 2024 / Phyllis Bennis