Solving the affordability crisis won’t be easy but reversing some key MAGA policies would be a start.
Politics
Reporting and analysis on American politics: campaigns, elections, Congress, the White House, and the fight to make our democracy work.
Posted inForeign Policy
Trump’s Murderous Hypocrisy on Drug Trafficking Is Bone-Chilling
A president killing boaters on specious claims of “narcoterrorism” while pardoning major drug traffickers should be a major scandal.
Posted inGovernment
Trump’s Washington Is Ghosting States and Cities
It’s time for state and local governments to think outside the box about how to respond. Here are some ideas that are already helping and some that could.
Posted inPolitics
Washington Monthly Founder Charlie Peters Died On Thanksgiving Two Years Ago. Why He Still Matters
After helping to found the Peace Corps, the former West Virginia legislator started this magazine in 1969 and molded it for 32 years. Help us celebrate his life and legacy by donating now.
Posted inPolitics
The Clairvoyant Marjorie Taylor Greene
She understood before the rest of the GOP, including the president, that an era was coming to an end, and that the party base wanted more than obedience to Trump.
Posted inRussia’s War on Ukraine
Could Trump’s Narcissism Save Ukraine?
The American president is eager to appease the Russian president, but Trump may be keener to win a Nobel Peace Prize, which would require Russian concessions.
Posted inPolitics
The Most Historic Trump Story of Last Week
Was it Trump calling a reporter “Piggy,” the Mamdani-Trump meeting, the Epstein files, or Trump threatening to execute members of Congress? Tough call.
Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
The Freakout Over Cheaper Beer at Yankee Stadium
Mamdani and Khan’s plan to end monopolistic pricing at NYC stadiums is good policy and good politics.
Posted inPolitics
Affordability Wars
Trump meets with Mamdani, whose unlikely New York City win was fueled by the affordability crisis, as Vance offers conflicting explanations for high prices.
Posted inPolitics
Trump’s Policy Failures Are Even Worse Than We Realize
News investigations into Trump-era national security and criminal justice decisions haven’t penetrated the national consciousness because of the president’s ability to distract. They should.
