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Protesters led by a coalition of interfaith religious leaders demonstrate against US immigration policy outside the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, California.

Trump’s “Defensive Operation” Against the World Trump’s “Defensive Operation” Against the World

From ICE detention centers in San Diego to the war in Iran, Trump has been trying to "defend" our country, while making the lives of many miserable instead.

Mar 6, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky

Robert A.M. Stern gives a construction tour of the George W. Bush Presidential Center.

The Neoliberalism of Robert A.M. Stern The Neoliberalism of Robert A.M. Stern

The passing of postmodern architecture’s last living holdout marks the end of an era—and reminds us that we’re in a new, worse one.

Mar 6, 2026 / Kate Wagner

The late Rev. Jesse Jackson.

In Memoriam: the Rev. Jesse Jackson (1941–2026) In Memoriam: the Rev. Jesse Jackson (1941–2026)

The civil-rights activist and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition changed what’s possible in politics.

Mar 6, 2026 / Obituary / John Nichols

An aerial photo shows crowds of Syrians raising a giant independence-era flag, used by the opposition since the uprising began in 2011, as they celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad's rule earlier this week at the central Umayyad Square in Damascus on 2024.

The Unfathomable Toll of the Syrian Civil War The Unfathomable Toll of the Syrian Civil War

How to make sense of the 13-year conflict?

Mar 6, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Anand Gopal

Celebrate Kristi Noem’s Firing. But Keep Protesting ICE.

Celebrate Kristi Noem’s Firing. But Keep Protesting ICE. Celebrate Kristi Noem’s Firing. But Keep Protesting ICE.

Finally, someone in the administration is paying for their cruelty and incompetence.

Mar 5, 2026 / Joan Walsh

US President Donald Trump receives the FIFA Peace Prize from Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on December 5, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Trump and His Soulless Cronies Have Managed to Suck the Joy Out of the World Cup Trump and His Soulless Cronies Have Managed to Suck the Joy Out of the World Cup

Not even soccer is immune from Trump’s reverse Midas touch.

Mar 5, 2026 / Dave Zirin

A woman points a handgun with a laser sight on a wall display of other guns during the National Rifle Association convention in St. Louis.

The Real Reason Americans Love Guns The Real Reason Americans Love Guns

With a weak social safety net, a gun offers a false sense of personal power and security.

Mar 5, 2026 / Beverly Gologorsky

Kamala Harris, campaigning in Washington, DC, faces protests from hundreds of people expressing disapproval of her administration's Gaza policy, on October 29, 2024.

We Don’t Need an Autopsy to Tell Us the Democrats Failed on Gaza We Don’t Need an Autopsy to Tell Us the Democrats Failed on Gaza

The DNC is allegedly hiding a report showing that Kamala Harris’s Gaza policy helped cost her the 2024 election. But that report won’t tell us anything we don’t already know.

Mar 5, 2026 / James Zogby

Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico at a March 2 rally in Houston

Texas’s Senate Primary Has Already Made History—and It’s Not Over Yet Texas’s Senate Primary Has Already Made History—and It’s Not Over Yet

Democratic nominee James Talarico is getting national media attention, but the real story is sky-high voter turnout, even amid GOP bids to suppress balloting

Mar 5, 2026 / Ana Marie Cox

Quilted Messages

Quilted Messages Quilted Messages

Sunbonnets carrying not-so-sunny truths.

Mar 5, 2026 / OppArt / Jane Pearlmutter

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