Politics
What really matters in the world of politics, campaigns, ideology, and more.
A field guide to the podcasts that dominated the 2024 campaign trail, from Theo Von to Call Her Daddy’s Alex Cooper.
A field guide to the podcasts that dominated the 2024 campaign trail, from Theo Von to Call Her Daddy’s Alex Cooper.
Why do we care so much about campaign songs?
Is it a problem that people are betting on Trump v. Harris?
Preventing the disease can improve the quality of life for thousands.
The latest in Politics
Three reasons Trump’s lawyers have less to work with in 2024 if they attempt a coup.
Americans’ opinions on immigration are more complicated than any one question can capture.
We spoke to a number of experts a year ago. Several have changed their minds.
Brat summer is over; “Trump is a fascist” fall is in.
Your home, health, and food are just some of what’s at stake this November.
Why won’t the US join the most important treaty to protect the natural world?
Musk’s “lottery” is only available in swing states and seems meant to appeal to potential Trump voters.
Lebanon’s conflict with Israel is deeper than Hezbollah.
When it comes to politics, Elon Musk’s ideas are utterly, revealingly conventional.
Explain It to Me gets to the bottom of those pesky appeals for cash — and how to stop them.
Top Democrats understand that the Supreme Court is a problem, but fixing this problem is nightmarishly difficult.
Cuba’s energy crisis is decades in the making.
What matters most to voters in the battleground states.
Will storm damage depress turnout in a key battleground state?
A new book explores the world of tax havens and techno-utopias, and asks if they can be used for good.
Even though Harris is running as a moderate, progressives are likely to get blamed for her defeat.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: The polls are very close.
To win statewide, the party wants to “lose by less” in rural areas.
Progressives felt they were gaining. Now they’re on the defensive.
Arizona’s dueling ballot measures on abortion and immigration, explained.
It’s an erosion that’s taken place over the last decade.
After Yahya Sinwar’s death, is a ceasefire in Gaza more likely?
Robert Roberson was sentenced to die on a theory that’s now widely viewed with skepticism by medical experts.
Democrats’ immigration politics have taken a Trumpy turn since 2020. Would a Harris administration change that?
The past week of erratic behavior shows how he manages to be silly and scary at the same time.
Harris isn’t talking about making history. That shows how much culture and politics have changed in eight years.
After Yahya Sinwar’s death, Netanyahu has a chance to declare victory and wind down the war. Will he take it?
A mysterious Supreme Court case could change everything about criminal punishment.
Despite Joe Biden’s historically pro-union policies, the Democrats’ share of the union vote is falling.
The vice president had a chance to defend immigrants on Fox News. She passed.
What one of the right’s greatest thinkers would make of Trumponomics.
If Harris wins, the Republican Party will almost certainly be able to veto anything she does, thanks to our broken Constitution.
Latinos may be shifting right, but not for the reasons you think.
The state’s 12-week ban has already upended care. Anti-abortion leaders want to go further.
What the author saw in Palestine.
Where is the Democratic Party headed? How will the 2024 election shape it? We explain the American left in a new package.
Progressives conquered economic policy under Biden. Would they lose it under Harris?
Politicians need to get realistic about what it will take to protect Social Security.
In the new movie, Sebastian Stan’s Trump is built of grievance and gilding.
In Sonoma County and Denver, activists are putting animal welfare on the ballot.