Tonight’s GOP Debate Could Put the Final Nail in Ron DeSantis’s Political Coffin Tonight’s GOP Debate Could Put the Final Nail in Ron DeSantis’s Political Coffin
Trump has trashed DeSantis for months. Yet the Florida governor apparently plans to defend Trump in the debate. Dumb move!
Aug 23, 2023 / John Nichols
AOC and Democratic Colleagues Learn Lessons From Latin-America’s Resurgent Left AOC and Democratic Colleagues Learn Lessons From Latin-America’s Resurgent Left
A historic delegation of Latino US legislators journeyed into the heart of progressive power in Brazil, Chile, and Colombia.
Aug 22, 2023 / Natalie Alcoba
Bernardo Arévalo’s Unexpected Victory Brings Guatemala Another Democratic Spring Bernardo Arévalo’s Unexpected Victory Brings Guatemala Another Democratic Spring
The anti-corruption candidate's stunning upset could mark a new and hopeful era for the country. But only if he is allowed to take power—and to exercise it.
Aug 22, 2023 / Daniel Judt
Undercover With the New Alt-Right Undercover With the New Alt-Right
For 11 months, I pretended to be a far-right extremist. I discovered a radical youth movement trying to infiltrate the Republican Party.
Aug 22, 2023 / Feature / Amanda Moore
A Dispatch From the Heart of Lahaina: Relief Is Not Enough A Dispatch From the Heart of Lahaina: Relief Is Not Enough
Justice demands a return of control over public resources like land and water to the people of Hawai'i.
Aug 21, 2023 / Kaniela Ing
Lights, Cameras, Indictments! Lights, Cameras, Indictments!
Ex-president, future inmate?
Aug 21, 2023 / OppArt / Ann Telnaes, Clay Bennett, and Ron Hauge
Republicans Are Gaslighting Us on Poverty Republicans Are Gaslighting Us on Poverty
Claims that poverty in America has been eliminated, and that “idleness” is the only barrier to a life of middle-class comfort, would be funny—if they weren’t so dangerous.
Aug 21, 2023 / Brad Swanson
Is Bidenomics Ready for the Campaign Trail? Is Bidenomics Ready for the Campaign Trail?
The president is touting the strength of the economy in his reelection campaign. But there's no guarantee voters will bite.
Aug 21, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
The Great Salt Lake Is Becoming Too Salty to Support Life The Great Salt Lake Is Becoming Too Salty to Support Life
From brine flies to brine shrimp to eared grebes to pronghorn and buffalo, the lake supports an exquisite ecosystem whose collapse is literally making people sick.
Aug 21, 2023 / Feature / Katharine S. Walter
Cutting US Aid to Israel Doesn't Go Nearly Far Enough Cutting US Aid to Israel Doesn't Go Nearly Far Enough
Washington’s ability to pressure Israel using money has long since disappeared. Progressives need to aim much higher.
Aug 21, 2023 / Tariq Kenney-Shawa