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Hands Off!

Hands Off! Hands Off!

Bro magnon.

Sep 25, 2026 / Steve Brodner

The First Amendment Lives for Another News Cycle—Maybe

The First Amendment Lives for Another News Cycle—Maybe The First Amendment Lives for Another News Cycle—Maybe

In this week’s Elie v. U.S., our justice correspondent parses Trump’s attacks on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico. Plus: it’s time to impeach the judges!

Sep 25, 2026 / Elie Mystal

A large group of Jewish and Muslim demonstrators carrying banners and Palestinian flags march from Bryant Park toward the United Nations headquarters to protest the policies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump regarding the war in Gaza in New York, United States, on September 24, 2026.

Netanyahu Came to New York. New Yorkers Were Ready for Him. Netanyahu Came to New York. New Yorkers Were Ready for Him.

Scenes from the defiant protest against the genocidal leader’s UN speech.

Sep 25, 2026 / Ella Fanger

A sign that reads “FREE THE PRAIRIELAND DEFENDANTS” is taped to a post outside of the Eldon B. Mahon US Courthouse in Fort Worth, Texas, Wednesday, July 1, 2026.

A Message From Prairieland Prisoner Autumn Hill: “Don’t Be Afraid” A Message From Prairieland Prisoner Autumn Hill: “Don’t Be Afraid”

I talked to the political prisoner about the politics of love, her case, surviving as a trans woman in a men’s prison, and how she makes it through the day.

Sep 25, 2026 / Grace Byron

Susan Collins (R-ME) greets supporters outside the Kittery Trading Post, the first stop of a weekend reelection campaign bus tour of the state of Maine, on August 14, 2026, in Kittery, Maine.

Susan Collins Is Corrupt. She Still Might Be Reelected. Susan Collins Is Corrupt. She Still Might Be Reelected.

Despite being embroiled in scandal, the Maine senator is benefiting from Democratic Party divisions.

Sep 25, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Tip-Toe

Tip-Toe Tip-Toe

Through the tulips.

Sep 25, 2026 / OppArt / Mark Kaplan

California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks alongside German Federal Minister for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety Carsten Schneider during a press briefing following a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly at the United Nations on September 22, 2026.

Gavin Newsom Comments on Climate Gavin Newsom Comments on Climate

On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting and New York Climate Week, the California governor called AOC “the real damn deal.”

Sep 25, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

President Donald Trump speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters on September 22.

Trump Impersonated Hitler at the United Nations Trump Impersonated Hitler at the United Nations

It was just one more of many examples of the president mirroring a fascist leadership.

Sep 25, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky

OMB Director Russell Vought.

Trump Is Destroying Public Health. Democrats Need to Fight Back. Trump Is Destroying Public Health. Democrats Need to Fight Back.

If they win in the midterms, the party must move quickly and aggressively to undo the harm Trump and his cronies have caused.

Sep 25, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves

Nuclear disarmament demonstrators in Central Park in New York City on June 12, 1982.

Freeze AI! Freeze AI!

The nuclear freeze movement’s lessons for taming AI.

Sep 25, 2026 / Garrison Lovely

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