An Animal-Rights Activist and the Problem of Political Despair

Jay Caspian Kang on the animal-rights activist Wayne Hsiung and the worry that online activism can undermine real change. Read More

Depression due to politics? The quiet danger to democracy

In a new book, UC Merced professor Christopher Ojeda draws from the latest data and years of studying the intersection of politics and mental health to find fresh insights into both. Read More

Beyond the Politics of Despair: an Interview With Marianne Williamson

We need a commitment and dedication that goes beyond mechanistic politics. If you’re only looking at this moment in terms of traditional politics, then you have every reason to despair. Read More

Knowing About Politics Is Making People Feel Terrible - The Atlantic

Like taking a drug, learning about politics and following the news can become addictive, yet Americans are encouraged to do more of it, lest we become uninformed. Read More

Warnock: People in despair about politics should not give up hope

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock appeared on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on Thursday to talk about the current state of politics and promote his new children's book. Read More

Aaron Bushnell’s Act of Political Despair - The New Yorker

Masha Gessen asks what it means for an American to self-immolate, as Aaron Bushnell did to protest U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza. Read More

Harris vs. Trump, hope vs. despair - MSN

Where would you rather live? In Trump’s bleak dystopia or in Harris’s world, nurturing a sliver of hope for a better future? Read More

Trump's travel ban fuels despair and disgust with politics among Arab ...

UNITED STATES NEWS Trump’s travel ban fuels despair and disgust with politics among Arab Americans in Michigan Jun 11, 2025, 9:04 PM ... Read More

‘A feeling of despair:’ Democratic donors grapple with messaging ...

‘A feeling of despair:’ Democratic donors grapple with messaging, midterm map and an emboldened Trump ... Read More

Australians feeling political despair need only remember one thing ...

Opinion Australians feeling political despair need only remember one thing … it could always be worse Shaun Carney Columnist March 13, 2025 — 5.00am Normal text size Larger text size Very ... Read More

How the ’90s shaped Donald Trump’s politics of national despair

America seemed peaceful, but the politics of national despair were still just below the surface. Economists have noticed something strange about the rebound from the early ’90s recession ... Read More

Trump's travel ban fuels despair and disgust with politics ... - Yahoo

The ban on travel from certain countries that took effect Monday — reminiscent of President Donald Trump's first-term restrictions that became known to many as the “ Muslim ban ” — is once ... Read More