Not All PAC Money Is Good Money

Billionaires have funneled vast sums into the campaigns of Republicans at risk of losing both chambers of Congress. According to The Washington Post’s megadonor tracker, the top 50 billionaire donors...

DOJ Sending Election Monitors to Maine

The monitors will be dispatched to Portland and Lewiston, home to the state’s largest share of immigrants.

'Medicare for All' Can Be Simple

Replacing patent monopolies with public funding for medical research could further lower costs and improve access to treatments.

The Secret to Lula’s Victory

The Workers Party’s long recovery of the urban vote continues as Lula wins 49% of the vote in Brazil’s 200 largest cities, up from the party’s historic low point of 38% in 2018.

AI Industry Leader Wants 50 Free Kills

Draft artificial intelligence legislation circulated by Anthropic would permit dozens of projected deaths before triggering government intervention.

'One in a Million' Review: The Double Journey of a Young Refugee

A decade-spanning documentary makes a plea for imperfect victims of war.

Enough With the False Equivalencies!

We’re two weeks from deciding the future of our democracy, but what does The New York Times do? Bury what’s really at stake.

Thomas Piketty and the Twilight of Macronism

France’s most famous economist says its youth are revolting against a model that has destroyed shared goods while funnelling unprecedented wealth upward to a small few.

Evidence of a Russian 'Hybrid War' on Europe Is Vanishingly Thin

The narrative of a gray-zone conflict with Moscow conditions citizens of Europe to believe they are under attack.

The Limits of Bolsonarismo

A movement built on reactionary cultural issues has no plan for making Lula’s social transformation economically durable.

'If We Burn, You Burn With Us': France’s Youth Ignite a Massive Revolt

While media have fixated on the violence, French students achieved something rare on the weekend: Sectors that usually fight alone marched together.

Can a Member of the 'Tennessee Three' Win a Gerrymandered District?

After being temporarily expelled from the state Legislature, Justin Pearson is building a progressive coalition in GOP-remapped rural Tennessee.

Idaho’s Abortion Fight Has Become a Fight Over Voter Power

Idaho voters are about to decide on the Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act as their healthcare system collapses around them.

The Gutting of Election Security

Donald Trump has said voting is vulnerable, even as his administration has undermined the agency that is supposed to protect it.

The Gutting of Election Security

Donald Trump has said voting is vulnerable, even as his administration has undermined the agency that is supposed to protect it.

Something to Sneeze At: My Trump Election Check

I was one of nearly a million Americans who received a $500 rebate check from the government, just in time for the midterms.

Trade Isolation Savings

Deported to Liberia, Again

Two centuries after the American Colonization Society shipped free Black Americans to Liberia, Washington is again using the country as a deposit for its undesirables.

Actually, the Acton Ad Isn’t a New Low For MAGA Republicans

MAGA Republicans follow a dismal pattern of excusing misogyny, pedophilia and cruelty.

The Secret Terms of Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal

The Trump administration committed the U.S. to taking a large stake in a Venezuelan company, some of whose owners and investors are shielded from public view.