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Gov. Abigail Spanberger speaks in front of an American flag
Rebel Yell
Greg Sargent
Deep in Rural Virginia, a MAGA Pro-Gun Push Takes an Unnerving Turn
Governor Spanberger signed an assault weapons ban. Some county prosecutors in pro-Trump areas say they won’t enforce it. Is a new MAGA nullification movement brewing?
Teachable Moment
Xavier Becerra speaking in Los Angeles
The Real California Lesson: The Democratic Party Has No Actual Leaders
Perry Bacon
Xavier Becerra speaking in Los Angeles
Teachable Moment
Perry Bacon
The Real California Lesson: The Democratic Party Has No Actual Leaders
in memoriam
The Singular Power of Persepolis
Phillip Maciak
in memoriam
Phillip Maciak
The Singular Power of Persepolis
in memoriam
“Persepolis” author Marjane Satrapi in Rome in 2012
The Singular Power of Persepolis
Phillip Maciak
“Persepolis” author Marjane Satrapi in Rome in 2012
in memoriam
Phillip Maciak
The Singular Power of Persepolis
Kremlinology
The Poet Among Putin’s Wolves
Adam Nayman
Kremlinology
Adam Nayman
The Poet Among Putin’s Wolves
Kremlinology
Jude Law stars as Vladimir Putin in the political thriller The Wizard of the Kremlin
The Poet Among Putin’s Wolves
Adam Nayman
Jude Law stars as Vladimir Putin in the political thriller The Wizard of the Kremlin
Kremlinology
Adam Nayman
The Poet Among Putin’s Wolves
The New Normal
Gerrymandering Is Only Going to Get Worse
Grace Segers
The New Normal
Grace Segers
Gerrymandering Is Only Going to Get Worse
The New Normal
An attendee wears a “Don’t Rig Our Maps” sticker during a meeting in the Blatt Building at the South Carolina State Capitol in Columbia, South Carolina on Friday, May 8, 2026.
Gerrymandering Is Only Going to Get Worse
Grace Segers
An attendee wears a “Don’t Rig Our Maps” sticker during a meeting in the Blatt Building at the South Carolina State Capitol in Columbia, South Carolina on Friday, May 8, 2026.
The New Normal
Grace Segers
Gerrymandering Is Only Going to Get Worse
Head in the Sand
The Trump Administration’s Savage Ignorance on Homelessness
Nicholas Slayton
Head in the Sand
Nicholas Slayton
The Trump Administration’s Savage Ignorance on Homelessness
Head in the Sand
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Eric Scott Turner departs from a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies hearing in Washington, D.C.
The Trump Administration’s Savage Ignorance on Homelessness
Nicholas Slayton
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Eric Scott Turner departs from a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies hearing in Washington, D.C.
Head in the Sand
Nicholas Slayton
The Trump Administration’s Savage Ignorance on Homelessness
Remember the Maine
U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner waits to be introduced to speak during a town hall about a Vision for a Healthy Society on May 20, 2026 in Portland, Maine.
Mixed Feelings About Platner? Fine. But He Needs to Win. Case Closed.
Michael Tomasky
U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner waits to be introduced to speak during a town hall about a Vision for a Healthy Society on May 20, 2026 in Portland, Maine.
Remember the Maine
Michael Tomasky
Mixed Feelings About Platner? Fine. But He Needs to Win. Case Closed.