Political Ideologies

Putin’s Support Among the Far Right Is Splintering

Putin’s Support Among the Far Right Is Splintering Putin’s Support Among the Far Right Is Splintering

The new Italian leader is still pro-NATO, but the broader right is divided.

Sep 30, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Giorgia Meloni’s Plan for Italy

Giorgia Meloni’s Plan for Italy Giorgia Meloni’s Plan for Italy

The far-right leader is not poised to become a dictator but something more insidious.

Sep 30, 2022 / Paolo Gerbaudo

A still from the film “Deconstructing Karen”

Fox News Compares a Film Examining White Women’s Racism to Pearl Harbor Fox News Compares a Film Examining White Women’s Racism to Pearl Harbor

Really. So I had to watch it.

Sep 29, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Keir Starmer Might Win Power—but Can He Do Anything With It?

Keir Starmer Might Win Power—but Can He Do Anything With It? Keir Starmer Might Win Power—but Can He Do Anything With It?

The British Labour Party leader is sounding more like a prime minister, but will he be up for the hard fights ahead?

Sep 29, 2022 / Bhaskar Sunkara

The Supreme Court Returns on Monday, Stronger and More Terrible Than Ever

The Supreme Court Returns on Monday, Stronger and More Terrible Than Ever The Supreme Court Returns on Monday, Stronger and More Terrible Than Ever

This term, the high court will cement its grip on political life in America, overturning affirmative action and other critical protections along the way.

Sep 29, 2022 / Feature / Elie Mystal

Newly elected French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and National Rally parliament members at the 16th National Assembly in Paris.

Marine Le Pen’s National Rally Has What It’s Always Wanted: Institutional Power Marine Le Pen’s National Rally Has What It’s Always Wanted: Institutional Power

The National Rally may fashion itself a movement, but it prefers that the people remain passive.

Sep 29, 2022 / Harrison Stetler

Baylor women's basketball head coach Kim Mulkey reacts during a game against Notre Dame at the 2019 NCAA Women's Final Four

Brittney Griner Gets No Support From Former Coach Kim Mulkey Brittney Griner Gets No Support From Former Coach Kim Mulkey

The championship coach could not offer even a nod of solidarity to her former player languishing in a Russian prison.

Sep 28, 2022 / Dave Zirin

Sanders, Raskin Want Congress to Get Serious About Averting a Coup in Brazil

Sanders, Raskin Want Congress to Get Serious About Averting a Coup in Brazil Sanders, Raskin Want Congress to Get Serious About Averting a Coup in Brazil

Brazil’s “Tropical Trump” says “only God will remove me” if he loses Sunday.

Sep 28, 2022 / John Nichols

Biden Rural Americans

Student Debt Cancellation Will Help Rural Communities Too Student Debt Cancellation Will Help Rural Communities Too

Critics of Biden's forgiveness plan falsely call it a wealth transfer to the “urban elite.” In 2020, nearly 6.5 million rural Americans owed an average of $35,000 in student loan d...

Sep 27, 2022 / StudentNation / Reed Cleland

Donald Trump at a rally in North Carolina

Trump’s Hate-Fest in North Carolina Reflects His Hold on the GOP Base Trump’s Hate-Fest in North Carolina Reflects His Hold on the GOP Base

More than half of all Americans now believe Donald Trump has threatened democracy. But he clearly remains the favorite for the GOP presidential nomination.

Sep 26, 2022 / Joan Walsh

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