Political Figures

5 Stages of GOP

5 Stages of GOP 5 Stages of GOP

The Republican Party’s fealty to a totalitarian leader.

Feb 19, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Wreckage

Wreckage Wreckage

Unto dump.

Feb 18, 2025 / OppArt / Gary Taxali

President Donald Trump throws sharpies to the crowd after signing executive orders during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.

David Cole on How the Courts Can Stop Trump David Cole on How the Courts Can Stop Trump

The former national legal director of the ACLU analyzes recent efforts to block the president’s executive orders.

Feb 18, 2025 / Q&A / Jon Wiener

Elon Musk and President Donald Trump appear during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025

DOGE Is a Massive Scam—Even on Its Own Terms DOGE Is a Massive Scam—Even on Its Own Terms

Even if you believe that Musk is trying to root out waste and fraud (and you really shouldn't), he and his dweeby hatchet bros are only making things more corrupt and expensive.

Feb 18, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

New York State Representative Zohran Mamdani speaks during a news conference outside the White House to announce a hunger strike to demand that President Joe Biden “call for a permanent ceasefire and no military aid to Israel” on November 27, 2023.

NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani Wants You to Have More Money in Your Pocket NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani Wants You to Have More Money in Your Pocket

The New York State Assembly member explains how free buses, free childcare, a rent freeze, and city-run grocery stores would make life easier for working-class New Yorkers.

Feb 18, 2025 / Q&A / Sumaya Awad

Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Plans for Gaza

Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Plans for Gaza Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Plans for Gaza

A monstrous proposal: from the riviera to the sea.

Feb 17, 2025 / OppArt / Emanuele Del Rosso

Supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrate as BJP leads in vote counting for the Delhi legislative assembly election outside the party's state headquarters in New Delhi on February 8, 2025.

A Subtle Power Grab in India A Subtle Power Grab in India

With a constitutional amendment that would transform elections, Narendra Modi wants to realize his vision of a centralized India.

Feb 17, 2025 / Wolf Hertzberg

Adams Family Values

Adams Family Values Adams Family Values

Kennedy Center.

Feb 14, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Jamie Raskin

How Democrats Can Fight Back How Democrats Can Fight Back

Jamie Raskin lays out the legal strategy to oppose Trump but says, “We’re not going to sue our way out of a political crisis”—Democrats need a political organizing strategy.

Feb 14, 2025 / Q&A / Chris Lehmann

Some day all this will be mine: Trump swears in Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of Health and Human Services.

Donald Trump Is Stealing the Kennedy Brand Donald Trump Is Stealing the Kennedy Brand

Does the Kennedy name stand for liberalism—or oligarchy?

Feb 14, 2025 / Jeet Heer

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