The Trump Administration Wants to Make It Easier Than Ever to Exploit Farmworkers The Trump Administration Wants to Make It Easier Than Ever to Exploit Farmworkers
What is being described as “reform” in Washington will only make the abuse and wage theft that plague the program even worse.
Feb 12, 2026 / Teresa Cotsirilos
The Divisions Mamdani Commands Are About to Be Battle-Tested The Divisions Mamdani Commands Are About to Be Battle-Tested
The New York mayor draws flack from the Catholic press, holds his own for now with the NYPD, and will have to twist arms in Albany.
Feb 12, 2026 / D.D. Guttenplan
Yale Professor Who E-mailed Epstein About a “Small Goodlooking Blonde” Student Is No Longer Teaching Yale Professor Who E-mailed Epstein About a “Small Goodlooking Blonde” Student Is No Longer Teaching
After outcry from students over e-mails showing David Gelernter’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the computer science professor is under review by the university.
Feb 12, 2026 / StudentNation / Zachary Clifton
Abolition Is Still the Only Way Out of This Abolition Is Still the Only Way Out of This
Forget the useless so-called “reforms” to ICE and policing currently on offer. We need much more fundamental change.
Feb 12, 2026 / Andrea J. Ritchie
Why the European Left Should Support Peace in Ukraine Why the European Left Should Support Peace in Ukraine
Endorsing a negotiated settlement does not require the left to justify Russia’s invasion or advocate legal recognition of its territorial gains.
Feb 12, 2026 / Artin DerSimonian and Anatol Lieven
Grand Juries Are Saving Democracy Grand Juries Are Saving Democracy
A Washington, DC, panel rejected Jeanine Pirro’s lame attempt to indict six Democratic Congresspersons merely for reminding military and intelligence officials to obey the law.
Feb 11, 2026 / Joan Walsh
Don’t Let Trump Fool You. The Economy Is Bad, and He Is to Blame. Don’t Let Trump Fool You. The Economy Is Bad, and He Is to Blame.
The Trump administration’s efforts to distract from the bad economy just divert attention from one dumpster fire to another.
Feb 11, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
Trump’s “Board of Peace” Is Part of a Sordid Anti-Palestinian History Trump’s “Board of Peace” Is Part of a Sordid Anti-Palestinian History
The refusal of those who have held power over Palestine to acknowledge the grievances and aspirations of its indigenous Arab people isn’t new.
Feb 11, 2026 / James Zogby