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Students attend a rally to protest ICE in lower Manhattan

An Uncertain Future for NYC Student Activism An Uncertain Future for NYC Student Activism

A controversial bill is proposing that NYPD create a plan for instituting anti-protest buffer zones around many NYC schools.

Jun 3, 2026 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

In the Race to Succeed Nadler, Micah Lasher Says Fighting Trump Is Not Enough

In the Race to Succeed Nadler, Micah Lasher Says Fighting Trump Is Not Enough In the Race to Succeed Nadler, Micah Lasher Says Fighting Trump Is Not Enough

The state assemblyman wants to go to Congress to take on MAGA, but says that Democrats need to show Americans that they are “gonna make their lives better. Quickly.”

Jun 3, 2026 / Joan Walsh

Ukrainian soldiers from the 30th Brigade fire with Bohdana artillery at Russian positions in the Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on May 31, 2026.

Stalemate or Escalation in Ukraine Stalemate or Escalation in Ukraine

With the war in Ukraine grinding into stalemate, the danger is no longer breakthrough but escalation beyond anyone’s control.

Jun 3, 2026 / Anatol Lieven

Children looking at a mural of Antonio Gramsci, 1975.

The Ghosts of Antonio Gramsci The Ghosts of Antonio Gramsci

Andy Merrifield’s, Roses for Gramsci, a highly personal history of the Italian thinker and his work, examines his influence across generations.

Jun 3, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Aditya Bahl

Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, who is running for the Democratic nomination for Senate, runs towards the stage after receiving the DFL endorsement during the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party Convention in Rochester on May 30, 2026.

Minnesota’s Peggy Flanagan Wins the DFL Nomination for a Senate Seat Minnesota’s Peggy Flanagan Wins the DFL Nomination for a Senate Seat

Her opponent, Representative Angie Craig, campaigned for the DFL nod for months, but declared she would no longer seek its endorsement two days before the party convention.

Jun 2, 2026 / Joan Walsh

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in concert at Nationals Park on May 27, 2026, in Washington, DC.

Bruce Springsteen Gave Us Exactly What We Need Right Now Bruce Springsteen Gave Us Exactly What We Need Right Now

His just-finished tour was a cleansing, healing experience—and a morale-boosting call to arms for everyone fighting for our democracy.

Jun 2, 2026 / Joan Walsh

Stick ’Em Up, Taxpayers!

Stick ’Em Up, Taxpayers! Stick ’Em Up, Taxpayers!

Trumps brazenly robs the Treasury.

Jun 2, 2026 / OppArt / Ann Telnaes

Fascists Try to Write Trans People Out of the “Natural Order.” The Earth Disagrees.

Fascists Try to Write Trans People Out of the “Natural Order.” The Earth Disagrees. Fascists Try to Write Trans People Out of the “Natural Order.” The Earth Disagrees.

The vast majority of life on earth exists outside of sex and gender binaries—despite what the right likes to claim.

Jun 2, 2026 / Willow Schenwar

Annie Leonard and André Carothers

“Amazon Is the New Slavery”: Chris Smalls on the Labor Fight of a Lifetime “Amazon Is the New Slavery”: Chris Smalls on the Labor Fight of a Lifetime

A conversation with the labor organizer about his new book, When The Revolution Comes: A Fight for the Future of the Working Class.

Jun 2, 2026 / Q&A / Sara Franklin

On the day of its promulgation, a person holds Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical Letter “Magnifica Humanitas,” focused on the rise of artificial intelligence, at the Vatican on May 25, 2026.

From Universities to the Vatican, the AI Backlash Can’t Be Ignored From Universities to the Vatican, the AI Backlash Can’t Be Ignored

If AI devours entire industries, who believes that the precariat’s newest members will receive more support than autoworkers and textile makers before them?

Jun 2, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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