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Stephen Colbert on the set of “The Late Show” on CBS on the last night of the show.

Why Losing Colbert Hurts So Much Why Losing Colbert Hurts So Much

Trump would have all his comedian critics fired if he could. But Colbert represents a particular loss.

May 22, 2026 / Ben Schwartz

Evacuation Day

Evacuation Day Evacuation Day

145,000 kids matter.

May 22, 2026 / Steve Brodner

A display of buttons in support of boycotting Israeli goods at the Park Slope Food Coop.

Why the Park Slope Food Coop’s BDS Battle Is So Important Why the Park Slope Food Coop’s BDS Battle Is So Important

Organizers trying to get the iconic store to ban Israeli goods believe in the power of tangible collective action at a moment when doing so feels increasingly difficult.

May 22, 2026 / Tariq Kenney-Shawa

A pro-Palestine protest, police take measures on the third day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, United States on August 21, 2024.

No Mention of Gaza in the DNC’s 2024 Autopsy? Seriously? No Mention of Gaza in the DNC’s 2024 Autopsy? Seriously?

Too many Democrats still refuse to acknowledge how gravely the party was harmed by a failure to actively oppose genocide.

May 22, 2026 / John Nichols

Billionaire Charles Koch Pollutes the World

Billionaire Charles Koch Pollutes the World Billionaire Charles Koch Pollutes the World

Sabotaging the environment for profit.

May 22, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

A large image of President Donald Trump hangs from the the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, DC.

We Should All Be Mad As Hell About Trump’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund We Should All Be Mad As Hell About Trump’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund

As if the past 16 months weren’t enough, this week I reached my breaking point.

May 22, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky

Young Bryce Crawford fans posing in his “I Love Jesus” Waffle House merch.

Why Gen Z Is Turning to Christian Influencers Why Gen Z Is Turning to Christian Influencers

Bryce Crawford, a tattooed Evangelical influencer, built a devoted young following out of algorithms, TikTok despair, and generational loneliness.

May 22, 2026 / StudentNation / Jax Preyer

Civil rights, union, and religious leaders from New York City rally approximately 1,200 demonstrators to board a dedicated Pennsylvania Railroad train from New York Penn Station to Washington Union Station in Washington, DC, and march in support of the civil rights bill that would become the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

We Forgot What It Took to Gain Freedom We Forgot What It Took to Gain Freedom

The assault on voting rights should remind us.

May 22, 2026 / Analilia Mejia

Senator Todd Young (R-ID) references a chart on rising costs during a press conference on inflation, at the Russell Senate Office Building, 2022.

Are Economists Going the Way of the Dinosaur? Are Economists Going the Way of the Dinosaur?

In Eswar S. Prasad’s The Doom Loop, he attempts to defend a profession that failed to foresee the crisis of the post-liberal world.

May 22, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Jamie Merchant

Children play on American military helicopter wreckage in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Trump’s Killing Spree in Somalia Is Just One Assault in His Global War-Making Trump’s Killing Spree in Somalia Is Just One Assault in His Global War-Making

No American president has ever attacked Somalis with the persistence and at the rate of President Donald Trump.

May 21, 2026 / Nick Turse

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