ICE Officers Should Be Held Accountable. These Law School Students Know How. ICE Officers Should Be Held Accountable. These Law School Students Know How.
Over 2,600 students and legal academics have signed a letter calling on Congress to close a loophole to allow individuals to sue federal officers for violating the Constitution.
Feb 9, 2026 / StudentNation / Amelia Dal Pra
Drag Can Save a Life in New York City—if People Show Up Drag Can Save a Life in New York City—if People Show Up
Black and trans drag performers are crowdfunding to survive in one of the most expensive cities in the world.
Feb 9, 2026 / Ava Pauline Emilione
Trump Hates Minnesotans Because We Love Each Other Trump Hates Minnesotans Because We Love Each Other
The president has gone after us because of who we are and what we value. We have an obligation to resist.
Feb 9, 2026 / Keith Ellison
Fiorello La Guardia and the Making of Modern New York Fiorello La Guardia and the Making of Modern New York
How the popular mayor and a popular front of radicals and reformers transformed New York City
Feb 9, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Michael Kazin
“Going Natural” in the Age of Facial Optimization “Going Natural” in the Age of Facial Optimization
The medspa industry is moving more quickly than we can keep up with. Meanwhile, women are being told that if we don’t too, we will lose our cosmetic capital.
Feb 7, 2026 / Emmeline Clein
Is Samuel Alito Preparing to Disrobe? Is Samuel Alito Preparing to Disrobe?
In this installment of Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explores the week’s big legal news, including a possible Alito retirement. Also, the anti-trans mob’s latest target: t...
Feb 6, 2026 / Elie Mystal
From Epstein to Bezos, the Ruling Class Is Rotten to the Core From Epstein to Bezos, the Ruling Class Is Rotten to the Core
Let this week be yet another reminder that plutocrats are a threat to democracy, not its saviors.
Feb 6, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Trump’s Dictatorial Mania Is Increasing—but So Is the Public’s Fury Trump’s Dictatorial Mania Is Increasing—but So Is the Public’s Fury
Trump is retreating into a fantasy world in which he remains an all-conquering strongman. Yet the American people are rejecting him over and over again.
Feb 6, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky
“We Are All Passengers on the Titanic” “We Are All Passengers on the Titanic”
An interview with Grigory Yavlinsky.
Feb 6, 2026 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina