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Michael Tomasky

Michael Tomasky is the editor of The New Republic and the author of five books, including his latest and critically acclaimed The Middle Out: The Rise of Progressive Economics and a Return to Shared Prosperity. With extensive experience as an editor, columnist, progressive commentator, and special correspondent for renowned publications such as The Guardian, The Washington Post, The New York Times, the Daily Beast, and many others, Tomasky has been a trusted voice in political journalism for more than three decades.

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March 2, 2026
Michael Tomasky
What About Those Celebrating Iranians? We’ve Seen This Movie Before.
MAGA-heads scoff at liberals: Isn’t it great to see those overjoyed Iranians? Um, yes, but history, alas, warns us sternly against premature celebrations.
February 28, 2026
Michael Tomasky
Donald Trump’s Lawless Regime-Change War in Iran: No. Not in Our Name.
Wait a minute. Wasn’t this the antiwar president? It’s now up to millions of us stand up and say no.
February 27, 2026
Michael Tomasky
It Can Now Be Plainly Said: Trump Is Planning a November Coup d’État
During the campaign, it was kind of hard to picture the specifics of how Trump might pull such a thing off. Alas, it’s getting less hypothetical by the week.
February 23, 2026
Michael Tomasky
The Real State of the Union: Millions of Americans Are Just Disgusted
Yes, we’re angry about what Donald Trump is doing to our country. But even more than that, we’re heartsick over the countless ways in which he is destroying this nation.
February 20, 2026
Michael Tomasky
“We” Haven’t Lost Our Sense of Shame. Only Republicans Have.
Republicans once lectured the rest of about the absence of shame. In the Epstein era, they’re the shameless ones.
February 17, 2026
Michael Tomasky
30 Years Later, It Looks Like Jesse Jackson Won the Economic Argument
The civil rights icon’s progressive ideas were sidelined during the centrist Clinton years, but they’re ascendant in the Democratic Party today.
February 16, 2026
Michael Tomasky
Trump’s New Voter I.D. Threat Is His Gravest Attack on Democracy Yet
The president says he’ll do it “whether approved by Congress or not!” He can’t legally do that—but that hasn’t stopped him before.
February 13, 2026
Michael Tomasky
The Sickening Image That Will Haunt Pam Bondi the Rest of Her Life
The attorney general’s congressional hearing was so bad, Fox didn’t even cover it. And it may not even have been the worst thing she did this week!
February 12, 2026
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What the Democrats Need to Do Now
To win back working-class voters, they need to signal more clearly to working people that they are on their side. That means picking fights on their behalf with the bad actors who are making their lives harder—and the democracy-hating billionaires.
February 9, 2026
Michael Tomasky
The Trump Bubble Is Impregnable for Now—but Boy, Is It Going to Burst
The president is on a collision course with an accountability moment. Either he or our democracy will prevail.
February 6, 2026
Michael Tomasky
Rich Liberals: Please, Please Step Up and Save The Washington Post
You will lose money. Piles of it. But you will help save something far more important than money.
February 2, 2026
Michael Tomasky
Why This Might Be a Grim Week for the Haitians of Springfield, Ohio
Their Temporary Protected Status ends at midnight on Tuesday. And now the question is: What will happen in Springfield on Wednesday?
January 30, 2026
Michael Tomasky
Why We Already Know Year Two of Trump 2.0 Will Be Worse Than the First
The Tulsi Gabbard raid and the IRS lawsuit represent corruption on a level no one could even have imagined—until Trump came along.
January 26, 2026
Michael Tomasky
Donald Trump Wants This Chaos. It Means More Power in His Hands.
To you and me, Renee Good and Alex Pretti are tragic victims of authoritarian overreach. To the Trump regime, they’re exhibits in building the case for martial law.
January 23, 2026
Michael Tomasky
Jack Smith Reminds Us: Aileen Cannon Is Still Destroying America
The special counsel’s team prepared a detailed report about Trump’s theft of 300-plus classified documents. Guess who has blocked its release to the public?
January 20, 2026
Michael Tomasky
Trump Is About to Find Out What Every Bully in History Has Found Out
Last year, Trump had a lot of people scared. But there are good—and encouraging—reasons to think that this year will be different.
January 16, 2026
Michael Tomasky
We’re Nearing the Day When ICE Thugs Just Open Fire on Crowds
The United States is now closer to Assad’s Syria than to anything we recognize as fitting within the understood norms of American history.
January 12, 2026
Michael Tomasky
Which City Will Donald Trump Bomb First: Tehran—or Minneapolis?
The Iran situation is getting hot. The ICE confrontations are intensifying. And we live under a rogue leader constrained only by his own “morality.” This could go anywhere.
January 9, 2026
Michael Tomasky
In ICE’s Own Words, It’s “Wartime” in America
ICE just launched a “wartime recruitment” campaign and seeks agents who want to “defend” their “culture.” There will be more Renee Goods.
January 5, 2026
Michael Tomasky
Donald Trump Isn’t Antiwar. He’s Anti-West. Learn the Difference.
Venezuela proves that the “peace candidate” is just fine with war. As long as it’s fought only for power, plunder, and conquest.

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