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March for Our Lives

Meet the Young Organizers Survival Corps Meet the Young Organizers Survival Corps

Young organizers from around the country gathered at Haley Farm to study past social movements and train in the tactics of nonviolent resistance and grassroots organizing.

Feb 12, 2026 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis and Sam Theoharis

Signs

Signs Signs

Of things to come.

Feb 12, 2026 / OppArt / Eric Baker

Workers harvest asparagus at Yakama Nation Farms in Harrah, Washington, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.

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

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch at a January news conference.

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

David Gelernter, professor of computer science and a specialist in artificial intelligence at Yale University.

The Yale Professor Who E-mailed Epstein About a “Small Goodlooking Blonde” Student Is No Longer Teaching The 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

US federal immigration agents patrol in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on February 4, 2026

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

Ukrainian firefighters extinguish a fire after a Russian bombing raid on the city of Sloviansk, Ukraine, on February 10, 2026.

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

The AI chatbot Grok has come under fire for sexualizing people in photos without their permission.

The Deep Harms of Deepfakes The Deep Harms of Deepfakes

AI porn is what happens when technology liberates misogyny from social constraints.

Feb 12, 2026 / Column / Katha Pollitt

How Heidi Reichinnek Saved Germany’s Left

How Heidi Reichinnek Saved Germany’s Left How Heidi Reichinnek Saved Germany’s Left

The co-leader of Die Linke helped rescue the party and make it into a political force. But can she beat back Germany’s ascendant far right?

Feb 12, 2026 / Feature / Carol Schaeffer

The Exposure Therapy of “A Private Life”

The Exposure Therapy of “A Private Life” The Exposure Therapy of “A Private Life”

In her new film, Jodie Foster transforms into a therapist-detective.

Feb 12, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Lovia Gyarkye

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