There Is No Genuine Good News for Mike Johnson There Is No Genuine Good News for Mike Johnson

Yes, he won the House speakership, after 1.5 attempts. But he still doesn’t control his chamber.

Joan Walsh

Can Fairness Fix the US Economy? Can Fairness Fix the US Economy?

With its latest lawsuit, the Federal Trade Commission aims to find out.

Ron Knox

In the GOP Civil War Over Immigration, Both Sides Are Racists In the GOP Civil War Over Immigration, Both Sides Are Racists

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy want cheap labor—not a multiracial democracy.

Jeet Heer

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President Biden Should Pardon Ethel Rosenberg President Biden Should Pardon Ethel Rosenberg

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The Old World Order Is Dying. What New World Order Is Struggling to Be Born? The Old World Order Is Dying. What New World Order Is Struggling to Be Born?

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Trump Brought the War on Terror Home—and He’ll Do It Again. Trump Brought the War on Terror Home—and He’ll Do It Again.

While the War on Terror has receded into the background of our lives, its premises and tactics remain all too readily available.

Karen J. Greenberg

Thousands gather for the Protect Our Futures march in New York City on November 9, 2024, protesting Republican Donald Trump's reelection as president.

2025 Is the Year to Bust the Billionaires 2025 Is the Year to Bust the Billionaires

The late President Jimmy Carter warned repeatedly that oligarchy was threatening democracy in the United States. He was right.

John Nichols

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President Biden Should Pardon Ethel Rosenberg President Biden Should Pardon Ethel Rosenberg

A newly released classified document shows that the National Security Agency knew Ethel Rosenberg was not a spy—and that the government executed her anyway.

Phillip Deery

Books & the Arts

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The Misunderstood Vision of KAWS The Misunderstood Vision of KAWS

An exhibition of his impressive collection compels our art critic to ask if we should start taking the world famous street artist’s project more seriously.

Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Chappel Roan; Tyler, the Creator; Willie Nelson.

The Best Albums of 2024 The Best Albums of 2024

This year’s best music, our critic thinks, defied conventions of genre and doctrine, showing how hybrid and fluid the art has become.

Books & the Arts / David Hajdu

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The Empty Thrills of Alfonso Cuarón’s “Disclaimer” The Empty Thrills of Alfonso Cuarón’s “Disclaimer”

Why did the great Mexican filmmaker make a soapy thriller?

Books & the Arts / Jorge Cotte

World

Minerals displayed at the showroom of a battery recycling plant in Wuhan, China, in 2023.

Beijing Calls Washington’s Bluff on Strategic Metals Beijing Calls Washington’s Bluff on Strategic Metals

China’s latest export restriction lays bare the complex geopolitics behind President Trump’s proposed tariffs—and the green energy transition.

Nicolas Niarchos

Protesters wave light sticks during a demonstration demanding President Yoon Suk Yeol's resignation outside the National Assembly in Seoul on December 10, 2024.

Young Women Are Leading the “Light Stick Revolution” to Oust South Korea’s Antifeminist President Young Women Are Leading the “Light Stick Revolution” to Oust South Korea’s Antifeminist President

Yoon Suk Yeol rose to power by courting antifeminists. Now young women are going to be his downfall.

Hawon Jung

Mourners hug in front of a makeshift memorial of flowers and candles for the victims of a car-ramming attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, on December 23, 2024.

A Far-Right Attacker Kills 5 in a Christmas Market. The German Far Right Takes Advantage. A Far-Right Attacker Kills 5 in a Christmas Market. The German Far Right Takes Advantage.

The eastern German city of Magdeburg mourns as the Alternative für Deutschland party sees an opportunity after one of its supporters plowed into a fairy-tale Christmas market.

Carol Schaeffer

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When Our Orgy of Gun Violence Came to My Hometown

When Our Orgy of Gun Violence Came to My Hometown When Our Orgy of Gun Violence Came to My Hometown

After Columbine and Sandy Hook, after the AME Church in Charleston and the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, we stopped saying “It can’t happen here.” And then it did.

Feature / Eric Orner

These Progressives Will Guide Us Through the Darkness

These Progressives Will Guide Us Through the Darkness These Progressives Will Guide Us Through the Darkness

Without a doubt, 2025 is going to be tough—but these visionaries give us hope in this uncertain time.

Feature / John Nichols

How America Invented the Red State

How America Invented the Red State How America Invented the Red State

According to conventional wisdom, the last quarter century of elections has proved that most of the country leans conservative. It all started with a map.

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