Democrats Swept Tuesday Night’s Election. Now What?
On Tuesday, voters in Virginia, New York City, New Jersey, Texas, California, and Mississippi overwhelmingly supported Democratic candidates and ballot...
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Kat Abughazaleh on the Right to Protest
Illinois congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh was charged earlier this week with federal conspiracy charges for protesting outside of Broadview ICE...
From Trump, With Impunity
Once again, Israeli bombs rained down on Gaza. The latest wave of strikes killed more than 100 people, mostly women...
The Struggle for the Future of the New York Democratic Party
New York City is on the cusp of an election in which what once looked impossible has begun to seem...
As Israel Bombed Gaza, Amazon Did Business With Its Bomb-Makers
Amazon sold cloud-computing services to two Israeli weapons manufacturers whose munitions helped devastate Gaza, according to internal company materials obtained...
David Brooks Is the Last Person We Should Be Listening to Right Now
New York Times columnist David Brooks speaks at Alvernia University in Reading, Pa., on Nov. 20, 2019. Photo: Bill Uhrich/MediaNews Group/Reading...
Trump’s Gaza Ceasefire Deal Is Already Failing Palestinians
The first phase of the U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire deal began to move forward this week as Israeli and Palestinian hostages...
The State Department Isn’t Telling Congress When U.S. Weapons Fall Into the Wrong Hands
On paper, the guardrails are clear. When the U.S. ships weapons overseas, partner governments promise three things: That they’ll use...
License to Kill: Trump’s Extrajudicial Executions
The United States has executed 21 people over the last month in targeted drone strikes off the coast of Venezuela....
The United Police State of America Has Arrived
Officers stand in line as people marched from City Hall to the Federal Detention Center to protest ICE raids and...
Government Shutdown and Free Speech Showdown
The federal government shut down on Wednesday as President Donald Trump threatened mass federal layoffs. Republicans are blaming Democrats for...
What It’s Like on the Gaza-Bound Flotilla Attacked by Drones
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, drones attacked a fleet of small boats bringing humanitarian aid to Gaza. The...
Trump’s Cult of Power Cancels Free Speech
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, conservatives have moved quickly to consolidate power and attack their political enemies, whose...
The Real Charlie Kirk
After the fatal shooting of right-wing personality Charlie Kirk on Wednesday afternoon, the rhetoric on the right quickly escalated. Influential...
The Housing Hunger Games
Homeless sweeps have become the go-to, bipartisan performance of “doing something” about the U.S. housing crisis — a spectacle embraced...
