The Theocratic Blueprint for Trump’s Next Term The Theocratic Blueprint for Trump’s Next Term
How the Christian nationalist vanguard would pursue unprecedented power over all branches of government.
Jun 6, 2024 / Feature / Chris Lehmann
Why Are Democrats Holding Their Fire on Trump’s Conviction? Why Are Democrats Holding Their Fire on Trump’s Conviction?
For Biden consultants to look out at this set of conditions and say “We just don’t know what to do” is worse than political malpractice; it’s civic idiocy
Jun 5, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
Is Sports Gambling a Public Health Crisis? Is Sports Gambling a Public Health Crisis?
Why a progressive approach might be a national intervention.
Jun 5, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Conservatives Are Gearing Up for a Major Military Expansion Under Trump 2.0 Conservatives Are Gearing Up for a Major Military Expansion Under Trump 2.0
If Project 2025 gets its way, a second Trump term will funnel more money to the Pentagon, dwarfing even the Biden administration’s spending.
Jun 5, 2024 / Feature / William D. Hartung
America(’s) First: GOP Picks the Felon America(’s) First: GOP Picks the Felon
Their conviction that Trump’s their man.
Jun 4, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
The Mandate for Leadership, Then and Now The Mandate for Leadership, Then and Now
The Heritage Foundation’s 1980 manual aimed to roll back the state and unleash the free market. The 2025 vision is more extreme, and even more dangerous.
Jun 4, 2024 / Feature / Kim Phillips-Fein
It’s Hard to Imagine a Worse Idea Than a Hybrid Democratic Convention It’s Hard to Imagine a Worse Idea Than a Hybrid Democratic Convention
If Democrats try to sideline protesters by opting for a semi-virtual convention, it will be a huge betrayal of the Democratic base.
Jun 4, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan
Project 2025’s Guide to Subverting Democracy Project 2025’s Guide to Subverting Democracy
A second Trump administration could weaponize existing government agencies to dismantle democracy itself.
Jun 4, 2024 / Feature / John Nichols
Donald Trump Is a Convicted Felon. Democrats Must Shout It From the Rooftops. Donald Trump Is a Convicted Felon. Democrats Must Shout It From the Rooftops.
Pundits and pearl-clutchers are warning Joe Biden to campaign on his record and leave Trump’s legal troubles alone. That would be political malpractice.
Jun 3, 2024 / Joan Walsh
The GOP’s Slapdash Hunter Biden Conspiracies The GOP’s Slapdash Hunter Biden Conspiracies
Ignoring actual facts, Republicans are trying to turn the president’s son’s sad, seamy saga into an election scandal.
Jun 3, 2024 / Chris Lehmann