Politics

Donald Trump strides down a hallway in “Final Battle,” a campaign ad paid for with taxpayer dollars.

PSA: Trump Continues To Commit Crimes PSA: Trump Continues To Commit Crimes

While the president is unlikely to face any consequences for his patently illegal, taxpayer-funded ads, it’s essential to remember he should.

Sep 30, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Supporters of then-mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani attend a campaign event in Queens, New York on November 1, 2025.

Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign May Have Accomplished Something More Fundamental Than Moving Policy Debate to the Left Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign May Have Accomplished Something More Fundamental Than Moving Policy Debate to the Left

It’s the people, stupid.

Sep 30, 2026 / Marshall Ganz

In an attempt by the National Park Service to protect endangered desert tortoises, signs advise drivers to “drive like a tortoise” in the Mojave National Preserve in California. Between 2001 and 2020, the number of Mojave desert tortoises fell by 54 percent.

Trump Has Made it Legal to Destroy Endangered Species’ Habitats Trump Has Made it Legal to Destroy Endangered Species’ Habitats

By redefining the meaning of “harm” in the Endangered Species Act, the administration is giving big corporations a gift they have long demanded.

Sep 30, 2026 / Kali Holloway

The White House claims that new TV ads featuring Trump are part of a series of “public service announcements.”

Trump Is Using Your Taxpayer Money to Pay for Illegal Election Propaganda Trump Is Using Your Taxpayer Money to Pay for Illegal Election Propaganda

But as brazen and authoritarian as these ad spots are, they seem likely to backfire.

Sep 29, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

Irish Trump Protests

Irish Trump Protests Irish Trump Protests

At Trump’s visit.

Sep 29, 2026 / OppArt / Anonymous

Employees butcher pork at a Smithfield Foods Inc. pork processing facility in Milan, Missouri, on April 12, 2017.

“Fast Food Nation” at 25 “Fast Food Nation” at 25

A conversation with Eric Schlosser.

Sep 29, 2026 / Austin Frerick

Missing Guardrails for AI

Missing Guardrails for AI Missing Guardrails for AI

Trump ignores the threat of extinction.

Sep 28, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

French fishermen block access to the the Frontignan oil depot in the south of France of September 16, 2016, in protest of rising fuel prices.

Emmanuel Macron’s Turbulent Exit Emmanuel Macron’s Turbulent Exit

Between a budget crisis and a cost-of-living squeeze, Macron is leaving a country feeling more insecure than ever—and ready to take to the streets.

Sep 28, 2026 / Harrison Stetler and June Loper

Crews clean up the area of a pro-Palestinian encampment at UC Irvine in Irvine, California, on Thursday, May 16, 2024.

The Promises and Compromises of the University of California The Promises and Compromises of the University of California

I grew up in a neighborhood manufactured by the University of California, Irvine. It felt like a utopia for academics—until the university forsook its mission of serving the publi...

Sep 26, 2026 / Sara Krolewski

Hands Off!

Hands Off! Hands Off!

Bro magnon.

Sep 25, 2026 / Steve Brodner

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