Why Democrats Won’t Throw a Real Punch Why Democrats Won’t Throw a Real Punch
Faced with existential threats from the right, the Democratic leadership remains timid; faced with demands for justice from the left, it goes on the attack.
Feb 18, 2025 / Dave Zirin
Eric Adams Is a Fascist Collaborator Eric Adams Is a Fascist Collaborator
By cutting a raw deal with the Trump/Musk regime, the mayor is attacking the very fabric of New York City.
Feb 18, 2025 / Kareem Elrefai
Donald Trump’s Next Diversity Target: People With Disabilities Donald Trump’s Next Diversity Target: People With Disabilities
The president’s disdain for disabled people—and obsession with genetic superiority—harks back to a grim past.
Feb 18, 2025 / Sam Gustin
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
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
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
Beatriz Nascimento’s Histories of Afro-Brazilian Rebellion Beatriz Nascimento’s Histories of Afro-Brazilian Rebellion
The scholar, poet, and filmmaker devoted her life to sketching out a revisionist historiography of resistance in Latin America but also the world.
Feb 18, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Yasmina Price
USAID Is Not Worth Blindly Defending USAID Is Not Worth Blindly Defending
Trump and Musk’s war against the agency should be opposed on principle. But we can’t overlook that USAID has been a destructive arm of American imperialism for decades.
Feb 17, 2025 / Aída Chávez
Trump’s Mafia Shakedown Might Destroy NATO—if We’re Lucky Trump’s Mafia Shakedown Might Destroy NATO—if We’re Lucky
America’s greedy gangster president is forcing European elites to finally reckon with the high price of protection.
Feb 17, 2025 / Jeet Heer