Growing Resistance in Trump’s USA

Paul Garver Chartist
Although the congressional elections in November 2026 may push MAGA back for a while, the longer-range prognosis for US democracy depends primarily on the grassroots mobilization of the widest possible spectrum of the American population.

Workers Are Leaving the Trump Coalition

Jared Abbott, Joan C. Williams Convergence
New survey data show that many of Donald Trump’s 2024 working-class voters are already wavering. But most aren’t turning to Democrats — they’re dropping out of politics altogether.

Everything Is Going Up

Michael Sainato The Guardian
US workers are finding it difficult to afford basic necessities as the president claims ‘the economy is roaring back’

Opening Night

Tony Hoagland
Poet Tony Hoagland exposes the chicanery of "artwashing," so common in our major cultural institutions.

The Gulf War Is Reshaping How Asia Works

Ananya Bhattacharya rest of world
Photo of a gas pump with a sign "out of stock" on a busy street.
The global oil crisis triggered by the U.S.-Iran war is making Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Pakistan, and India get conservative with energy.

Hegseth Iran Presser Cold Open | SNL

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (Colin Jost) answers questions about the military operation in Iran before allowing Kristi Noem (Ashley Padilla) to say her final goodbye.

 

The Secret Reason You Can’t Buy a House

There’s a monopoly on home construction screwing over America. The biggest builders work with Wall St. to maximize profits, at the expense of everyone who wants to own a home.

Epstein Death Evidence Rocks Trump DOJ

The evidence raises new questions about why the DOJ cut the FBI's written account of a possible inmate near Epstein's cell area on the night of his death.