WNBA Players Should Have Picketed, Not Attended, the Met Gala WNBA Players Should Have Picketed, Not Attended, the Met Gala
At the Bezos ball, WNBA stars chose celebrity over solidarity.
May 8, 2026 / Dave Zirin
How Trump’s Deportation Regime Is Reshaping Schools How Trump’s Deportation Regime Is Reshaping Schools
Across the US, students are missing school, falling behind academically, and carrying the trauma of detention and family separation into school each day.
May 8, 2026 / StudentNation / Lajward Zahra
Reflections on Hungary as Viktor Orbán Exits Reflections on Hungary as Viktor Orbán Exits
Do conditions for a pluralistic rebirth exist?
May 8, 2026 / Francesca De Benedetti
Why Pope Leo Gets Under Trump’s Skin Why Pope Leo Gets Under Trump’s Skin
The Catholic Church’s power is on the wane—but it now has a pope who is to the left of many US institutions and enrages the president by expressing his convictions.
May 8, 2026 / Rose D’Amora
As Global Drought Deepens—Climate Change Kills by a Thousand Cuts As Global Drought Deepens—Climate Change Kills by a Thousand Cuts
Like climate change in general, drought acts as a “threat multiplier,” and making the drought-climate connection helps audience grasp its wide-ranging impacts.
May 7, 2026 / David Dickson
Even in This Chaotic Moment, We Can’t Forget About Central America Even in This Chaotic Moment, We Can’t Forget About Central America
While Trump is ever more desperately focused on the Middle East, maybe some of us should still be focusing on El Salvador.
May 7, 2026 / Rebecca Gordon
Larry Ellison: Oracle of Surveillance Larry Ellison: Oracle of Surveillance
Billionaire grabs all your info.
May 7, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
The GOP’s “Jim Crow Gerrymander” Rips Up Memphis and America’s Civil Rights Legacy The GOP’s “Jim Crow Gerrymander” Rips Up Memphis and America’s Civil Rights Legacy
As Republicans destroy historic Black-majority House districts in the South, they are being compared with segregationists George Wallace and Bull Connor.
May 7, 2026 / John Nichols
The Immeasurable Endurance of the Women of Gaza The Immeasurable Endurance of the Women of Gaza
Women here have become both the primary caretakers and providers, sustaining their families in the absence of husbands, fathers, and sons.
May 7, 2026 / Huda Skaik
I Partied With the Next Generation of the British Right I Partied With the Next Generation of the British Right
UK conservatism is changing dramatically, as I discovered when I hung out with some of the right’s youngest, drunkest up-and-comers.
May 7, 2026 / Alex MacArthur