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The Super Bowl Exposed the Brutality of America’s Class Divide
by Alex Skopic Sports

For the Super Bowl, New Orleans forced unhoused people into a grim warehouse—and paid a private contractor $17.5 million for it—while billionaires’ superyachts floated on the Mississippi. How much longer will we tolerate this obscene inequality? Read the article ›
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How Ta-Nehisi Coates Helped Me See Palestine
by Etienne C. Toussaint Israel/Palestine

On “The Message,” a trip to Jerusalem and the West Bank, and the moral duty to break the silence. Read the article ›
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As Trump’s Outlaw Presidency Worsens, Why Have Democrats Given Up on Impeachment?
by Ralph Nader Politics

Ralph Nader makes the case for a national impeachment movement—and explains why Democratic leaders have so little interest in leading one. Read the article ›

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  The Super Bowl Exposed the Brutality of America’s Class Divide
  by Alex Skopic Sports
  
  For the Super Bowl, New Orleans forced unhoused people into a grim warehouse—and paid a private contractor $17.5 million for it—while billionaires’ superyachts floated on the Mississippi. How much longer will we tolerate this obscene inequality? Read the article ›
2. 2
  How Ta-Nehisi Coates Helped Me See Palestine
  by Etienne C. Toussaint Israel/Palestine
  
  On “The Message,” a trip to Jerusalem and the West Bank, and the moral duty to break the silence. Read the article ›
3. 3
  As Trump’s Outlaw Presidency Worsens, Why Have Democrats Given Up on Impeachment?
  by Ralph Nader Politics
  
  Ralph Nader makes the case for a national impeachment movement—and explains why Democratic leaders have so little interest in leading one. Read the article ›
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If Democrats Campaign on Stopping Scam Calls, They’ll Be Re-Elected Forever

December 20, 2025

Why are we still allowing scammers to ruin people’s lives? This is a solvable problem.

by Nathan J. Robinson

Why Is This Man In Charge of Anything?

November 11, 2025

Chuck Schumer, the feckless Democratic Senate leader, embodies everything about the party that needs to be jettisoned if they are going to be popular and effective.

by Nathan J. Robinson

Follow Mamdani’s Example

November 05, 2025

This is how you run. This is how you win. This is the politics we need right now. Democratic socialist candidates can inspire people again, and fight the right effectively.

by Nathan J. Robinson

The Rise of Nick Fuentes Should Horrify Us All

October 08, 2025

A neo-Nazi is trying to fill the void left by the failures of the two major parties. Unless Americans are offered a visionary alternative, Fuentes’ toxic ideology may flourish.

by Nathan J. Robinson

The Right’s Latest Culture War Crusade is Against Empathy

September 30, 2025

Blessed are the unfeeling, for they shall inherit the GOP. Books, sermons, and tweets now warn that “toxic empathy” is destroying civilization.

by Nathan J. Robinson

The Latest Democratic Idea: Having Fewer Ideas

September 25, 2025

Can you imagine a Democratic Party that stood for even less? The Searchlight Institute can!

by Nathan J. Robinson

As The Far Right Rises, Don’t Be Ezra Klein

September 18, 2025

You can be committed to dialogue without pretending the right are reasonable and while aggressively challenging their views.

by Nathan J. Robinson

Yes, Please Call It the War Department

September 08, 2025

Donald Trump has abandoned the myth that the U.S. military is engaged in “defense.” Good. That will make it easier to defund.

by Nathan J. Robinson