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Patrisse Cullors: Art Is Liberation

Patrisse Cullors: Art Is Liberation Patrisse Cullors: Art Is Liberation


Black Lives Matter cofounder Patrisse Cullors says cultural work will be the key to shifting the system and imagining a world after MAGA.

May 5, 2026 / Feature / Rebekah Sager

Spain’s Left Has a New Frontier: Democracy at Work

Spain’s Left Has a New Frontier: Democracy at Work Spain’s Left Has a New Frontier: Democracy at Work

Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz speaks about the next frontier of labor rights and how her government is making the case for workplace democracy.

May 5, 2026 / Q&A / The Nation

Customers shop for books at the Argosy Book Store, New York City’s oldest independent bookstore, founded in 1925.

Did You Know There’s an Independent Bookstore Revival Underway? Did You Know There’s an Independent Bookstore Revival Underway?

Americans fight back against big tech.

May 5, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A protest in Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 25, 2023, against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government’s regulations restricting the judiciary’s powers.

Can Viktor Orbán’s Defeat in Hungary Be a Role Model for Israel? Can Viktor Orbán’s Defeat in Hungary Be a Role Model for Israel?

The path to defeating Netanyahu may hinge on unity across ideological divides.

May 5, 2026 / Hillel Schenker

Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday, March 23, 2026.

Why Is New York Running Away From Renewables? Why Is New York Running Away From Renewables?

Kathy Hochul is proposing to retreat from the state’s nation-leading climate and energy strategy. That would be a disaster.

May 4, 2026 / Zephyr Teachout

The sun sets behind a border fence separating Del Rio, Texas, and Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, Thursday, September 23, 2021.

The Long Nightmare of Trump’s Border Wall Is Still Going The Long Nightmare of Trump’s Border Wall Is Still Going

It may have fallen out of the news cycle, but rest assured, the the world’s least pragmatic and most performative construction project continues to prosper.

May 4, 2026 / William deBuys

Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on April 25, 2026.

Trump’s Ridiculous Ballroom Is No Place for Journalists Trump’s Ridiculous Ballroom Is No Place for Journalists

The president keeps suggesting that reporters have a party on his home turf. That’s a terrible idea.

May 4, 2026 / Ana Marie Cox

Donald Trump departs Doral, Florida, en route to his Palm Beach mansion on May 2, 2026.

Trump’s Smartest Supporters Know the Iran War Is a Disaster Trump’s Smartest Supporters Know the Iran War Is a Disaster

The new consensus is that the American empire is in steep decline.

May 4, 2026 / Jeet Heer

The Sniper in the House

The Sniper in the House The Sniper in the House

The gun lobby shapes a bloody America unchecked.

May 4, 2026 / OppArt / Jack Ohman

Signage left by demonstrators outside the US Supreme Court on March 26, 2024.

They Were Never Going to Stop After “Dobbs.” We Can Minimize the Harm. They Were Never Going to Stop After “Dobbs.” We Can Minimize the Harm.

Our collective liberation depends on our continued dedication to caring for each other through these threats and attacks on abortion access.

May 4, 2026 / Dr. Jamila Perritt

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