Oligarch of the Month: Michael Bloomberg
The former New York mayor is trying to spend his way to the White House.
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Why the Media Is Ignoring the Afghanistan Papers
The documents are a bombshell. So why do so few news outlets care?
Britons to Decide Whether to Prolong Tories’ Carnival of Austerity
For voters in the United Kingdom, a pretty vacant election season ends—and an uncertain future awaits.
What’s Lost When a Language Disappears
A third of the Indigenous languages used in America two decades ago have gone extinct, and Congress isn't doing enough to preserve what remains.
The Tragedy of the Yale Commons
How private equity baron Stephen Schwarzman has steamrolled our civic culture
Does It Really Matter That Buttigieg Worked for McKinsey?
All presidential candidates have controversial entries on their résumés.
If Elected, Joe Biden Should Be President for Five Minutes
We've taken the former vice president's boldest, newest idea and streamlined it for McKinsey-level efficiency.
Scenes From the Ragged Edge of American Health Care
At a Remote Area Medical clinic outside the nation's capital, doctors treat those who have fallen through the cracks in the system.
Stop Overthinking Impeachment Politics
Democrats backed Trump's trade pact on the same day they introduced articles of impeachment. The optics don't matter.
The Trump-Kim Bromance Is Over
Trump continues to boast that he's brought North Korea to heel. The truth is much more dire.
The New Behemoths of Health Care Bureaucracy
Some of America's biggest companies are middlemen who profit from the system's wastefulness.
The Truth Is No Match for Trumpworld’s Conspiratorial Frothing
The president and his defenders are ignoring the inspector general's findings and substituting their own.
The Man Behind the Right Wing’s Favorite Conspiracy Theories
Meet David Booth, the fake news peddler who is helping Russia spread its lies.
Republicans are Defining Foreign Interference Down
Trump's allies are trying to reset the standard for "election meddling" so low that it would be hard not to meddle in an election.
Congressman Objects to Casino-Goers Being Subject to Local Law if They Assault Women
A bill to combat the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women crisis was sidetracked by Republicans griping about tribal sovereignty.
The Media’s Disingenuous Narrative About Medicare for All
The end of Kamala Harris's campaign is being blamed on her flirtations with single-payer. Don't be so sure.
John Kerry Endorses Joe Biden’s Delusions
The former Democratic nominee should know better than anyone that Republicans are beyond redemption. And yet.
Duncan Hunter Did Something Right
The night I partied with the now-disgraced congressman, I learned brazenness and entitlement might have been his best qualities.
The Cops Are Culture Warriors
In the struggle for criminal justice reform, police are playing the victim.
Tucker Carlson Debuts a New Ukrainegate Defense
The Fox News host has arrived at the crude end of the right's Trumpian logic.
