After Dems win, they can crush Trump - Dan Froomkin - After Dems win, they can crush Trump - Dan Froomkin - A Democratic majority will have the tools to stop the Trump agenda — but it must use them

2 hours ago

Trump abdicates as free world leader - Heather Digby Parton - Trump abdicates as free world leader - Heather Digby Parton - The president's UN address showed he has ceded that position to Canada's Mark Carney

8 hours ago

A homecoming for "A Different World" -- Melanie McFarland -- Netflix's anticipated revival prioritizes Black joy at a time when HBCUs and other universities have been targeted

2 hours ago

Trump TV is already dead -- Sophia Tesfaye -- Trump's bid to go around the press shows he's lost his once-reliable touch with the media

5 hours ago

Chris Hayes: GOP facing Texas meltdown -- Sophia Tesfaye -- MS NOW host explains how turning Texas into a lab for "right-wing state policy" ultimately backfired

1 day ago

Natalie Harp isn't a joke anymore -- Amanda Marcotte -- The aide's constant flattery makes the president's narcissism worse

11 hours ago

Julia Child's home is for sale -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Her longtime Cambridge home is on the market for $6.475 million, with plenty of Child history still inside

2 hours ago

Is iced coffee unprofessional? -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- The drink is trivial. The unwritten rules around professionalism are not

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James Talarico's campaign could do lasting damage to the GOP -- Talarico does lasting damage to the GOP -- Amanda Marcotte -- The Texas Democratic nominee for Senate is teaching evangelical voters that Christians can be liberal

2 days ago

Mitch McConnell is back, and it's terrifying -- Mitch is back and it's terrifying -- Troy Farah -- McConnell returns from three-month absence, to DC's surprise. But many questions remain

6 days ago

Pete Hegseth declares war — on his own troops -- Hegseth's war on his own troops -- Gregory A. Daddis -- The defense secretary's crusade is inflicting damage unlike any in history

2 days ago

Trump's Iran war has economists aghast -- Troy Farah -- No "endgame" in sight, says JPMorgan, as gas prices keep soaring

4 days ago

Susie Wiles is Trump's chief enabler -- Heather Digby Parton -- The White House chief of staff has done little to rein in the president's worst impulses

3 days ago

Race to AI drones in Ukraine-Russia war - Amy McAuliffe - The Conversation - I worry that the battlefield incentives to deploy more autonomous drones will completely push aside human targeting

10 hours ago

Trump admin spars with Iran at UN -- Troy Farah -- Global war is a major focus at the General Assembly this week

23 hours ago

Israel and Ireland wage a soccer war -- Andrew O'Hehir -- It should have been a minor, even friendly sporting event. Now it's an international incident

1 day ago

"Trump TV" draws North Korea comparisons -- Troy Farah -- After banning several outlets from the White House, Trump launched his own news network. It's mostly reruns

1 day ago

Ro Khanna and AOC should run in 2028 -- Jeff Cohen, Norman Solomon -- Ro Khanna and AOC should run in 2028 -- Jeff Cohen, Norman Solomon -- The party can't afford to play it safe. These members of Congress offer a new vision

4 hours ago

Trump blocked FBI's probe of Collins - William Turton, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Molly Redden, Kirsten Berg - ProPublica - The FBI sought to launch a pay-to-play investigation examining interactions between Collins and a top donor

1 day ago

Donald Trump didn't break the press -- Sophia Tesfaye -- CNN, Politico and MS NOW are banned from the White House — and it took years of division to get here

3 days ago

The "Resident Evil" films rule, actually -- Coleman Spilde -- The "Resident Evil" films rule, actually -- Coleman Spilde -- Zach Cregger's reboot might surprise, but it can't thrill like its outrageous predecessors

2 hours ago

Tom Morello wants rock dangerous again -- Caryn Rose -- On his new album, Morello urges listeners to fight for what they believe

1 day ago

Wanting the best school for your kid -- Alex Galbraith -- Nikole Hannah-Jones' controversial essay asks if you can fight for a better world while accepting the one you have

1 day ago

Kathy Griffin still won't stay silent -- Melanie McFarland -- Nine years after her politicized exile, the comedian still has plenty to say — and so should other stars

4 days ago

"NAZA" could be the Gaza tipping point -- Coleman Spilde -- As Gaza support builds, the film presents testimony Israel can't easily deny

2 days ago

"Fjord" and the myth of objectivity -- Coleman Spilde -- Inspired by real events, the Cannes winner walks a thin line between justice and propaganda

4 days ago

The curious case of "The Black Dahlia" -- Melanie McFarland -- 20 years after Brian De Palma's misfire, let's apply some hindsight to pop culture's hottest cold case

6 days ago

TikTok tradwife tainted by Tate tie -- Melanie McFarland -- Savanna Stone says women shouldn't vote. A YouTube doc reveals who was really behind her rise

6 days ago

I don't want another restaurant app -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- In an age of predictive shopping and fake-friendly alerts, a paper punchcard respects your appetite

1 month ago

August was brutal for consumers: report -- Troy Farah -- Two new reports paint a stark picture of the U.S. economy, with no relief in sight

13 days ago

Personal bankruptcy filings are soaring - Jay L. Zagorsky - The Conversation - Here's what to know about this growing trend

26 days ago

Kalshi kicks out George Santos forever -- Troy Farah -- Meanwhile, a federal appeals court ruled 3-0 that states can regulate prediction markets like gambling

24 days ago

Being fired for resisting tech saved me -- Susan Shapiro -- Pushed out of academia by new requirements, I beat the system and helped my students

1 month ago

MAGA's burrito meltdown -- Sophia Tesfaye -- A $20 meal became a right-wing media feud, exposing a party's broken promises

1 month ago

The high cost of MAGA manhood -- Amanda Marcotte -- Masculinity on the right runs on consumption. Trump made the hallmarks of manhood pricier

26 days ago

Are we in the AI end times? -- Troy Farah -- Anxiety over the dangers of artificial "intelligence" says more about human nature than about the machines

8 days ago

Suing Ken Paxton over abortion access -- Shefali Luthra -- - The 19th -- The case argues that Texas' near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. constitutions

2 days ago

Ectopic pregnancy deaths nearly doubled -- Andrea Suozzo, Agnel Philip -- - ProPublica -- ProPublica's analysis of CDC data found that almost 200 women died after an ectopic pregnancy from 2020 to 2025

10 days ago

Lying about clean water will backfire -- Troy Farah -- The ruling begs the question: What is even the point of government?

12 days ago

Alito is complicit in climate disaster -- Troy Farah -- The Supreme Court justice has made millions from companies that profit from our planet's destruction

18 days ago

If AI kills us, don't blame the machine - Alex Galbraith - If AI kills us, don't blame the machine - Alex Galbraith - AI companies warn about the risk their models pose. Should it be on them to handle it?

12 days ago

Our world map is wrong. MAGA likes it - Troy Farah - Because the US rejects reality, it voted against the UN's Correct the Map plan

2 hours ago

Health misinfo at school - Barbara Rodriguez - The 19th - Health officials and experts worry declining vaccination rates will lead to more preventable infections in kids

12 days ago

Don't meal prep. Make one nice thing -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Don't meal prep. Make one nice thing -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Like a cozy tomato-cheddar strata that practically makes itself

1 day ago

The $18 jarred pasta sauce era is here -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Ragu once needed doctoring. Today's premium jars promise great sauce with little effort

4 days ago

"South Park" saw our food fights coming -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- For decades, the show has skewered the systems that turn eating into bureaucracy, branding and culture war

5 days ago

Bourdain couldn't quit the kitchen -- Francesca Giangiulio -- Reissued this summer alongside the "Tony" movie, his crime novels prove some habits stick

8 days ago

Judge: Reese's pumpkins don't need faces -- CK Smith -- A judge ruled disappointment over missing jack-o'-lantern designs on the candy wasn't enough to show financial harm

5 days ago

Hide your vegetables. You're an adult -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Put cheese on the broccoli. Hide zucchini in brownies. You're still eating the vegetables — and that counts

8 days ago

These mushrooms save Monday night dinner -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- A back-pocket mushroom formula for rice, toast, noodles and whatever the first weeknight can handle

10 days ago

RFK Jr. got outdone by Taco Bell -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Sen. Warren is using Taco Bell's outbreak response to ask why federal agencies couldn't communicate as clearly

11 days ago

"Camp Miasma" made me want to date again -- Kelly McClure -- Jane Schoenbrun's latest freak-matching film moved me to swear off swearing off love

27 days ago

My dog taught me about rental culture -- Annie Bennett -- Everything is for rent, even joy

2 days ago

I was a farmers market failure -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- I knew how to want everything at the farmers market. I just didn't know how to shop there

2 days ago

How "Chopped" keeps us together -- Lawrence Everett Forbes -- As dementia reshapes family life, my household finds comfort, routine and connection in an unlikely TV ritual

2 days ago