Hot as Hell Hot as Hell
Continued dependence on oil is boiling our planet.
Jul 9, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
How Japan’s Media Ecosystem Is Fighting Climate Change How Japan’s Media Ecosystem Is Fighting Climate Change
Hundreds of outlets across the country have joined the “I am the 89%” campaign.
Jul 9, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
Wallace Shawn Reflects on His Art in the Age of Antagonism Wallace Shawn Reflects on His Art in the Age of Antagonism
“Now our country is run by people who really believe in crushing the poor and killing them.”
Jul 9, 2026 / Q&A / Elaine Schiff
I Quit College Basketball to Transition. This Is What the Debate About Trans Athletes Misses. I Quit College Basketball to Transition. This Is What the Debate About Trans Athletes Misses.
In order to make progress on gender equity in sports, we must expand our understanding of trans people.
Jul 9, 2026 / Maxwell Nagle
The Higher Education Revolution We Need to Have The Higher Education Revolution We Need to Have
Our universities are selling us out. If we want that to change, we have to change the way they’re run.
Jul 9, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves
Could Abdul El-Sayed Upend Democratic Politics for Good? Could Abdul El-Sayed Upend Democratic Politics for Good?
If Michigan sends a Senator Abdul El-Sayed to Washington, traditional “electability” assumptions will have been shattered for good.
Jul 9, 2026 / Nathan Robinson
Pedro Sánchez Is Living on Borrowed Time Pedro Sánchez Is Living on Borrowed Time
Spain’s prime minister has become a global progressive icon. But at home, his government is hanging by a thread.
Jul 9, 2026 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
An Abundance of Influence An Abundance of Influence
A group of YIMBY Big Tech donors took over San Francisco politics. Now they’re setting their sights on the rest of the country.
Jul 8, 2026 / Julie Pitta and Dylan Gyauch-Lewis
Gulliver Can’t Travel Gulliver Can’t Travel
A Mexican artist paints his house and immigrants’ struggles.
Jul 8, 2026 / OppArt / Hector Duarte and Peter Kuper
The Trump Administration Is Making It Nearly Impossible to Get Food Stamps The Trump Administration Is Making It Nearly Impossible to Get Food Stamps
New work requirements and restrictions on SNAP have kicked millions off the benefit rolls, with more reductions to come.
Jul 8, 2026 / Bryce Covert