Investigative journalist Theo Baker's (@tab-delete.bsky.social) debut book from @penguinpress.bsky.social, How to Rule the World, "reads like a memoir crossed with a spy thriller," @alexbronzini.bsky.social writes.

Leon Panetta: Iran War a ‘Terrible Mistake’ and Hegseth Is a ‘Disaster’

All signs are pointing to a Blue Wave, and Democrats may need every drop to overcome recent gerrymandering woes and likely presidential scheming, writes @billscher.bsky.social

“Democrats Have the Biggest Midterm Election Lead in May, by any Party, in 20 Years” washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/19/d...

In a new @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social piece, I explain how this agenda from @repcasar.bsky.social & @usprogressives.bsky.social revives an American tradition of DIY progressivism that promotes affordability by using public factories to counter monopoly power washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/18/p...

The Founders’ understanding of national prayer centered on self-scrutiny and repentance, neither of which seem fashionable in today’s MAGA prayer rallies, @stevenwaldman.bsky.social writes.

Public factories are not socialism, but rather an old American answer to monopoly profiteering, @joeldodge07.bsky.social writes.

I made a glossary of how the Trump administration, and much of the mainstream U.S. media, use Orwellian euphemism to hide the fact that the U.S./Israel war on Iran is actually killing people. One example: "high-value targets." @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/15/t...

@nickhanauer.bsky.social and @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social argue that capitalism can be saved, provided there’s a radical makeover of what a capitalist economy should achieve. @anne-s-kim.bsky.social writes.

Can capitalism be saved? @nickhanauer.bsky.social and @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social discuss their new treatise, Markets Built for Humans, and whether markets can be a force for good. Watch my interview and catch the latest from @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/washingt...

Enough is enough. I heard a reporter on MS Now, supposedly the progressive network, say "take #Iran's leaders out" instead of "kill them," so I re-read George Orwell and wrote this, @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social. @garrettepps.bsky.social @jfallows.bsky.social washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/15/t...

In Trump’s Washington, James Comey’s seashells get treated like a murder plot. Meanwhile, phrases like “taking them out,” “collateral damage,” and “boots on the ground” make real violence sound almost harmless, @jamesnorth7.bsky.social writes.

Polls show the three-way slugfest in Michigan between Abdul El-Sayed, Mallory McMorrow, and Haley Stevens is dragging them all down and creating a pickup opportunity for the GOP. @billscher.bsky.social on the need for a "Non-Aggression Pact."

“Michigan’s Democratic Senate Primary Needs a Non-Aggression Pact” — my @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social look at the Senate contest Democrats shouldn’t be losing washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/15/m...

This week’s CPI report shows hospital prices continue to race ahead of price increases in other health care sectors. In the past year, so have hospital profits, @gooznews.bsky.social writes.

If the only way for airlines to survive is to constantly merge or get bailed out by the government, then it’s time to admit that the industry is more like a public utility than a competitive market, @ganeshsitaraman.bsky.social writes.

If the only way for airlines to survive is to constantly merge or get bailed out by the government, then it’s time to admit that the industry is more like a public utility than a competitive market, @ganeshsitaraman.bsky.social writes.

John Chrastka of EveryLibrary, which fights for library budgets and against book bans, discusses libraries, their central role in our society, censorship—and those drag-queen story hours. washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/14/l...

This week’s CPI report shows hospital prices continue to race ahead of price increases in other health care sectors. In the past year, so have hospital profits, @gooznews.bsky.social writes.

Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted for posting a picture of seashells arranged to form the numbers “86” and “47.” @jimzirin.bsky.social on why this lawfare will falter.

Washington is finally demanding that colleges answer for what their graduates earn. In early childhood education, the low wages aren’t the college’s fault—but the pressure may finally land in the right place anyway, writes Benazir Rowe.

Disgraced president of Honduras seems to have been pardoned by Trump so he can propagandize against the democratically elected presidents of Mexico and Colombia and undermine his own country's leftwing. @billscher.bsky.social on a story that nearly no U.S. media are writing. They should be.

Trump pardoned a right-wing authoritarian convicted of cocaine trafficking, apparently to reinstate him to power in Honduras and undermine left-wing governments in Mexico and Colombia. So why isn’t America media covering it? @billscher.bsky.social writes.

Forty-five years after the attempt on John Paul II’s life, the Kremlin has yet to be officially blamed, writes author and veteran correspondent Marvin Kalb.

“Hondurasgate Looks Worse than Watergate and Iran-Contra Combined” — my @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social look at the giant bonkers scandal no one (in America) is talking about washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/12/h...

Predatory business practices and failed public policy have made artificial intelligence a potentially existential threat to journalism. New technology could offer an important step toward a solution, writes @courtneyr.bsky.social, director @cjl4news.bsky.social @openmarkets.bsky.social.

Whether a “jihad” or “crusade,” language can be misused to sanctify battle. It was thus when Mark Twain wrote his poem “The War Prayer”; so too is it now, @markoskounalakis.com writes.

Following the March murder of a VA case worker at a Georgia community clinic, Congress is probing what can be done to protect VA staff. Three ideas that can help, from Russell Lemle of @veteranspolicy.bsky.social.

As last month's elections in Hungary showed, massive turnout is the best strategy for defeating efforts to disenfranchise voters. Americans take note, writes @anne-s-kim.bsky.social.

Americans have taken for granted their right to vote - which is why it's in such jeopardy today. Me on the GOP's successful effort to disenfranchise millions of Americans. Plus the new issue of @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/washingt...

Interim CDC head Jay Bhattacharya has invented a new “gold standard” to stop publication of studies showing COVID-19 vaccines had major benefits with minimal risk, @gooznews.bsky.social reports.

“So What If the Democrats Are Divided on the Middle East? Embrace It” — my @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social look at the Michigan Senate primary and how Democrats in general should navigate the Israel-Palestine generation gap washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/08/m...

By accepting that different candidates hold different Middle East positions, Democrats can avoid having their primaries become divisive, de facto policy referendums, @billscher.bsky.social writes.

It’s not just 2020 election denialism. Now Trump’s gutless judicial nominees are pretending not to understand the 22nd Amendment, @jonathanalter.bsky.social writes.

The U.S. has washed its hands of Kyiv’s four-year-old conflict with Moscow, Tamar Jacoby writes. The good news for Ukraine: Europe is stepping up.

The monarchy may be outdated, but King Charles III's visit to America was a welcome change from an overweening autocrat, @jimzirin.bsky.social writes.

Ted Turner, the founder of CNN who died today, wrote for the Monthly in 2004 about how government protects big media—and shuts out upstarts like him. We are republishing it today in his honor.

As the Education Department wisely tries to reform the opaque, little-known accreditation world, some stakeholders worry that the Trump administration will go too far, @progressivepolicy.org's Bruno V. Manno writes.

Overinvestment and risky financial engineering have made an AI crash more likely, says Vanderbilt’s Asad Ramzanali (@asad09.bsky.social) on the @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social podcast with @anne-s-kim.bsky.social this week.

Inside the @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social Spring Issue Gavin Newsom’s tragic mistake, the new era of Trumpian DEI, Amazon’s AI pricing algorithms, and Alan Dershowitz’s case for a third term. Plus, the mystery of Judy Blume, one town’s fight against ICE, the trusty A-10 Warthog jet, and much more.

More good political advice for Democrats, this time from @billscher.bsky.social: Be the big tent. Let John Fetterman be John Fetterman. washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/05/l...

New survey data suggests that more Americans might see the value of a college degree if schools simplified their pricing systems, @mikenietzel.bsky.social writes.

Fetterman has been a huge thorn in the Democrats’ side But flipping the Senate is already an uphill task for Dems. A Fetterman switch makes it harder. My @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social message to Dems: “Leave John Fetterman Alone” washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/05/l...

Democrats have multiple paths to the Senate majority, but losing John Fetterman would make every one of them harder. They and their keyboard warriors should take it easy on the big guy—at least until the 2028 Pennsylvania Senate primary, argues @billscher.bsky.social.

Yes, Trump is decimating the U.S.-led international order. But declarations of its permanent death are premature, writes @glastris.bsky.social. washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/04/w...

From @glastris.bsky.social: Why the U.S.-led Liberal World Order is Only Mostly Dead washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/04/w...

Large swaths of Americans, across parties and political beliefs, accept and even endorse political violence.

Risky financial maneuvers and mountains of debt mean the AI economy is in trouble, says Vanderbilt’s Asad Ramzanali (@asad09.bsky.social). America needs to get ready, writes @anne-s-kim.bsky.social.

Insurgent Maine Democrat Graham Platner just ran the incumbent governor out of his Senate primary after overcoming his controversial Reddit posts. Will Mallory McMorrow get equal grace? @billscher.bsky.social writes.

Our Childish Debate over Michael Jackson washingtonmonthly.com/2026/04/30/m...