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Is America Pissed Off Enough at Trump and Musk for a General Strike?

The United States hasn’t seen such a massive labor action in 78 years. But the oligarchic wreckage of this administration is fueling multiple movements toward that goal.

Editor’s Picks

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Donald Trump Is Hell-Bent on Destroying the Economy

Less than two weeks after narrowly averting self-inflicted disaster, the president is once again on the verge of doing something both stupid and catastrophic.

Joe Rogan smiles and looks to the left.

Climate Change Has a Joe Rogan Problem

Large numbers of people currently get their information from nontraditional media sources. The information they’re getting about climate change isn’t very good.

TNR Features

A photo of the bodies of American Nuns Maura Clarke, Dorothy Kazel, and Ita Ford, along with lay missioner Jean Donovan

Heart of Darkness

Decades Later, the Truth Behind a Grisly Mass Murder in El Salvador

Politics

Demonstrators in support of LGBTQ+ rights and against book bans outside the U.S. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Looks Eager to Further Undermine Public Schools

The conservative justices are poised to side with religious parents who want to opt their children out of lessons involving LGBT-themed books.

Malcolm Ferguson

Stephen A. Smith Will Not Be President

The media loves the loudmouthed sports pundit, who is currently teasing a potential run. Democratic voters, on the other hand, are far from impressed.

Culture

Diego Luna as Cassian Andor in season two of “Andor”

Andor Is the Best Star Wars You Will Ever See

The second and final season of Tony Gilroy’s epic is suspenseful, action-filled—and a timely, unflinching portrayal of the human costs of rebellion.

Henry James in his study.

Scott Bradfield

Henry James Was Not at Home in America

At the turn of the century, the expatriate novelist visited the U.S. for the first time in decades. He left feeling more estranged from his home country than ever.

From the Magazine

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Completely Known

The Two Best Bob Dylan Films

One is very popular, while the other is quite obscure.

Illustration of David Cronenberg standing in front of the digital tombstones featured in his new film

David Cronenberg Takes High Tech to the Graveyard

Illustration of a figure with a TV for a head wearing a MAGA cap

How the Radical Right Captured the Culture

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Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein

The Last Days of the Boat-Dwellers of Sausalito

The Daily Blast Podcast

Donald Trump holds up a chart of tariffs in the White House Rose Garden

The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

“Madness”: Trump Tariff Lunacy Suddenly Darkens Amid Brutal Poll Drop

As the IMF downgrades growth projections and Trump’s approval on the economy slides, economic commentator Heather Long explains why the future looks so grim—with no easy exit for the president.

The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

“Full-Blown Meltdown”: Don Jr. and MAGA Rage as GOPers Turn on Hegseth

As the scandals around Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth grow and GOP knives come out for him, a sharp observer of the national security bureaucracy explains why President Trump is caught in a brutal bind.

Games & Quizzes

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Play Our Daily Crossword Puzzle

Published daily, the TNR Crossword is designed to be quick and addictive—a perfect pastime during all the 30-minute meetings that should have been 30-second group emails.

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The New Republic

Who Said It: Veep’s Jonah Ryan or JD Vance?

One is a fictional politician who everyone hates. The other is a real politician who everyone hates. Can you tell them apart?