Activism

Saving the Scarlet Macaw in Narco Country

Saving the Scarlet Macaw in Narco Country Saving the Scarlet Macaw in Narco Country

In eastern Honduras, Indigenous guardians are risking their lives to protect the famous red parrot.

Jun 27, 2026 / Roberto Lovato

Hillbilly Algae

Hillbilly Algae Hillbilly Algae

PAC-Men.

Jun 26, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Musk Balloon

Musk Balloon Musk Balloon

A trillion pounds of fun.

Jun 26, 2026 / OppArt / Anonymous

“Activism, it turns out, is the antidote to despair,” writes Jane Fonda, seen here at an anti-Vietnam War protest in 1970.

Jane Fonda: My Life of Protest Jane Fonda: My Life of Protest

What I’ve learned about America from six decades in the struggle.

Jun 26, 2026 / Feature / Jane Fonda

Participants cross the Elisabeth Bridge during Budapest Pride in June 2025. Viktor Orbán’s now-ousted government cited the protection of children as its rationale to ban Budapest Pride, but demonstrators marched anyway.

Protecting Children Means Defending LGBT Rights Protecting Children Means Defending LGBT Rights

Around the world, governments are scapegoating LGBT people to build popular support for their erosion of individual rights—often under the guide of protecting children.

Jun 26, 2026 / Ryan Thoreson

Epstein Files

Epstein Files Epstein Files

Calls for transparency and the full story continue to grow.

Jun 25, 2026 / OppArt / Karen Guancione

People jump in the Trocadero Fountain near the Eiffel Tower during a heat wave in Paris on June 22, 2026.

This Summer’s Heat Is Only the Beginning This Summer’s Heat Is Only the Beginning

Temperatures in France this week have reached 112 degrees Fahrenheit. This may be one of the coolest summers to come.

Jun 25, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

Street Art as Solidarity

Street Art as Solidarity Street Art as Solidarity

Barcelona street art in support of Palestine, June 2026.

Jun 24, 2026 / OppArt / Bob Bingenheimer

The Small-Town Revolt Against Big Tech

The Small-Town Revolt Against Big Tech The Small-Town Revolt Against Big Tech

Rural communities are leading the charge against AI data centers.

Jun 23, 2026 / Erica Etelson

The signing of the US Constitution in 1787, in a painting by Junius Brutus Stearns.

Will America Ever Give White-Man Rights to Everyone Else? Will America Ever Give White-Man Rights to Everyone Else?

If we want to make it another 250 years, the Constitution is going to have to do a lot more than protect individual political and civil rights.

Jun 23, 2026 / Feature / Elie Mystal

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