November 15, 2025 Take it from me: A crossword clue can be debated with the kind of fervor normally reserved for corporatist propaganda and outright racism. Ad Policy Hello girls at the New Yorker Hotel work on Daily News Crossword Puzzle Contest. (Larry Froeber / NY Daily News Archive / Getty Images) This essay is […]
Politics / November 14, 2025 In this week’s Elie v. U.S., The Nation’s justice correspondent explains why justice would be better served if Kardashian just hired a criminal defense squad. Also: why the SNAP fight is far from over and the Dems are cowards. Ad Policy Kim Kardashian attends a discussion on criminal justice reform hosted […]
Cultural Contradictions / November 13, 2025 After fumbling the cause of DC statehood, Democrats now appear helpless as Trump sends troops into the city. Ad Policy Thousands of demonstrators march during the “We Are All DC” March in September 2025 in Washington, DC.(Mehmet Eser /Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) This article appears in the […]
November 12, 2025 We join you in celebrating the election of Zohran Mamdani. Ad Policy Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayoral candidate, arrives at an election night event at the Paramount Theater in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.(Adam Gray / Getty Images) We join the world in celebrating […]
Politics / November 11, 2025 Instead of caving on the shutdown, Democrats should have waited for the GOP to cave on Trump’s demand to scotch this antidemocratic tactic. Ad Policy Senator Tim Kaine, one of eight Democrats who voted to end the shutdow, speaks to members of the media on November 10, 2025. (Aaron Schwartz […]
Politics / November 10, 2025 The Democratic leader’s cave-in makes it all too clear: It’s time to clean house in the Senate. Ad Policy Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer leaves a Senate Democratic caucus meeting at the US Capitol on November 9, 2025. (Nathan Posner / Anadolu via Getty Images) Last Tuesday, voters all over […]
Ad Policy Nick Fuentes with livestreamer and January 6 insurrectionist Baked Alaska at an anti-vaccine protest with members of the far-right group America First in front of Pfizer world headquarters on November 13, 2021, in New York City. (Stephanie Keith / Getty Images) Much has been written about the how the Israel/Palestine conflict is dividing […]
Politics / November 7, 2025 For reasons both good and bad, Israel is dividing the Republican Party. Ad Policy The Heritage Foundation’s Kevin Roberts speaks at the National Conservative Convention in Washington, DC, on September 2, 2025. (Dominic Gwinn / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images) Israel’s merciless slaughter of Palestinian civilians, which […]
Activism / November 7, 2025 Holding political office is not the same as wielding political power—especially for the left. To win bold demands, social movements must go on the offensive. Holding political office is not the same as wielding political power—especially for the left. To win bold demands, social movements must go on the offensive. […]
Politics / November 6, 2025 Zohran Mamdani’s triumph has given socialists huge power in New York City. Now they must use it well—or see the ruling class crush them. Ad Policy Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference at the Unisphere in Queens, on November 5, 2025. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld / Getty Images) Zohran […]
