Archive - The Cross Section

Why They Did It

Their budget bill is terrible politics for Republicans. But there's something greater at stake for them.

Jul 3 •

June 2025

The Biggest Climate Problem You Aren't Thinking About

An interview with Michael Grunwald about his new book, "We Are Eating the Earth."

Jun 30 •

Mamdani Win Causes World's Whiniest Babies to Melt Down

What are the billionaires, right-wing media, and assorted toddlers really afraid of?

Jun 26 •

Masked Men With Guns Are There to Keep Us All Afraid

Don't forget what's underneath.

Jun 23 •

Which Group of Morons Will Trump Listen to on Iran?

Take your pick: the hawk morons, or the dove morons?

Jun 19 •

When Trump Attacks Cities, He's Attacking America

Donald Trump hates America’s cities — and our suburbs, too.

Jun 17 •

Just How Fake Is Josh Hawley's Populism?

Even if it has some real substance, we shouldn't take it at face value.

Jun 13 •

Don't Let Polls Poison Your Brain

What both centrists and progressives too often misunderstand.

Jun 11 •

Do We Actually Need to Save All the Steel Jobs?

Maybe we should stop romanticizing the manly jobs done by manly men.

Jun 5 •

What Happened to Marco Rubio?

Ambition is a helluva drug.

Jun 3 •

May 2025

Our AI Future Is Worse Than Skynet

We face a less dramatic but even more exasperating doom.

May 28 •

Corruption Is Still Corruption Even If It Happens Right In the Open

Why Trump's brazenness diffuses the media's ability to describe him accurately.

May 23 •

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