Elementary civil liberties like free speech will lapse unless they are aggressively defended.

Hegseth thinks we should disregard the Geneva conventions, embrace violence, and pursue a “clash of civilizations” war against Islam. He’s a terrifying Secretary of Defense who exposes the hollowness of Trump’s “peace” platform.

As if the Pennsylvania senator backstabbing the progressive voters who elected him wasn’t bad enough, now he’s directly supporting the MAGA agenda. 

Medicare for All has seemingly dropped out of the political conversation. Dr. Adam Gaffney, a physician and Medicare for All expert, explains why we still need a single-payer healthcare system and addresses misleading talking points that are often made against it.

Garrison Lovely on the risks posed by AI, why company self-regulation is not enough, and what we can do about it.

We need to stay focused on the areas where Trump’s plans are the most destructive and cruel.

The outgoing president badly wants to be remembered as a good man who tried his best. Pity it’s not true.

Revisiting the New Deal era offers crucial lessons in the current political moment. It shows how a distinctly American progressive politics might capture the support of a broad swath of the country and how major reforms can in fact be accomplished.