Trump’s “Tough Guy” Act Is Put to the Test Trump’s “Tough Guy” Act Is Put to the Test
The former president’s felony conviction follows weeks of Trump repositioning himself as a politically persecuted martyr—and an American gangster.
May 31, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky
The Greatest Liar of All Time Gets a Criminal Conviction The Greatest Liar of All Time Gets a Criminal Conviction
All of Trump’s—and his lawyer’s—projection failed, and he was convicted of all 34 felony counts.
May 30, 2024 / Joan Walsh
Young People See “a Dying Empire” Because They’re Paying Attention Young People See “a Dying Empire” Because They’re Paying Attention
For decades, the Democratic Party has conducted low-grade generational warfare against young Americans.
May 30, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
An Apology to Harriet Miers An Apology to Harriet Miers
I was among those who derided Miers’s failed nomination to the Supreme Court in 2005. Then she was replaced by Samuel Alito.
May 30, 2024 / Elie Mystal
How Israel Bonds Put the Cost of the War in Gaza on US States and Municipalities How Israel Bonds Put the Cost of the War in Gaza on US States and Municipalities
After October 7, Palm Beach County, Florida, bought $660 million in Israel bonds. A new lawsuit argues that it’s a bad deal for taxpayers.
May 30, 2024 / Clark Randall and Lucy Randall
Why the Election Is the Trump Verdict That Really Matters Why the Election Is the Trump Verdict That Really Matters
How the trials, tactics, and verdicts are a sideshow.
May 30, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
In the Face of Broad Disillusionment, the ANC Makes a Big Push to Gain Majority Support in South Africa’s Election In the Face of Broad Disillusionment, the ANC Makes a Big Push to Gain Majority Support in South Africa’s Election
For the first time since the end of apartheid, the party may be forced into a coalition government. Decades of broken promises have left many former supporters disillusioned.
May 29, 2024 / Louis Freedberg
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
Britain’s Early General Election Will Be Far From Plain Sailing for Labour Britain’s Early General Election Will Be Far From Plain Sailing for Labour
“Stability is change” was the Labour Party’s anodyne slogan after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called an election for July 4 last week, but voices for real change won’t go quietly.
May 29, 2024 / Steve Howell