We asked 12 writers for their predictions—and recommendations for how to save democracy.

How John Roberts lost control of the Supreme Court

Republicans have been running circles around Democrats for decades. But finally the right has handed them a potent weapon. Will they recognize it and use it?

The Bakersfield Republican has everything it takes to rise to the top in today’s GOP: zero interest in policy, relentless thirst for power, and slavish loyalty to Trump. If this man becomes speaker of the House—look out, America.

He came in wanting to depoliticize the Justice Department. But does that mean letting an ex-president get away with subverting democracy?

The conservative justices are poised to demolish a half-century legal precedent on abortion rights—and they either don’t understand, or don’t care about, the anguish of unwanted pregnancy.

A TNR editorial

The United States is neither uniquely great nor uniquely evil. Understanding this reality is the chief prerequisite for changing the country for the better.

Ignore the lazy conventional wisdom. The nation’s capital is the most public-spirited city in the country. By far.

How the Maryland representative became the man for this historical moment

Is the man who wanted Donald Trump to declare martial law prepping for some American Armageddon? Or is he doing something more subtle that the press is missing entirely?

We’ve heard repeatedly from the country’s vaccine resisters. But what about the people who follow the rules? They’re ignored and forgotten—and they are in pain.

He once craved responsibility and tried to give a right-wing audience real news. They didn't want it. And he adjusted with a vengeance.

Now, he and his GOP enablers are peddling the Second Big Lie: that January 6 was just legitimate protest. It’s the crucial ingredient in convincing America to return them—and him—to power.

The famed economist’s theories were embraced by Beltway power brokers in both parties. Finally, a Democratic president is turning the page on a legacy of ruin.

If we lose the fight to protect voting rights, we'll lose everything else, too.

Left-leaning people of faith will never be reliable allies of the Democratic Party, nor will the party reliably offer them a comfortable home. But their fortunes are linked.

Why we must do everything differently to ensure the planet’s survival

The case for forging a new politics of economic justice

The nation’s overlapping economic and political crises call for a new crusade against the curse of bigness.