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President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he walks to board Marine One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on January 11, 2026.

How Trump’s Incompetence and Looming Global Catastrophes May Intersect How Trump’s Incompetence and Looming Global Catastrophes May Intersect

The leadership team from hell on a hell of a planet.

Apr 9, 2026 / Michael T. Klare

Five years after the January 6, 2021, violent insurrection in Washington, DC, seeking to overthrow the election results, members of the activist group Rise and Resist gathered at the steps of the New York Public Library holding signs and banners for a public reading of the new list of impeachable offenses attributed to Donald Trump in his second term and to demand the release of the Epstein files.

We Have 2 Weeks to Stop Trump From Committing New Atrocities We Have 2 Weeks to Stop Trump From Committing New Atrocities

It is up to the American people, and our elected representatives, to use every legal means available—from impeachment to protest.

Apr 9, 2026 / Elie Mystal

HIV educators in South Africa in 2002.

Public Health Needs to Get Off the Laptop and Into the Streets Public Health Needs to Get Off the Laptop and Into the Streets

Too often, we reduce our outreach to distant communication. We have to embed ourselves in communities to make a real difference.

Apr 9, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves

The Threads That Bind Us All

The Threads That Bind Us All The Threads That Bind Us All

The artist deconstructs prison outfits.

Apr 9, 2026 / OppArt / Hector Manuel Rodriguez

A march in solidarity with Selma, in Harlem, on March 15, 1965.

Selma Still Matters Selma Still Matters

What was born there was a new definition of who gets to be an American. And that legacy is under threat.

Apr 9, 2026 / Keith Ellison and Yusef D. Jackson

Americans Are Being Bled Dry by Hidden Taxes

Americans Are Being Bled Dry by Hidden Taxes Americans Are Being Bled Dry by Hidden Taxes

Three private taxes are pushing electricity costs far above what ordinary people can afford.

Apr 9, 2026 / Column / Zephyr Teachout

How Mamdani Presides Over a Fix-Everything Agenda

How Mamdani Presides Over a Fix-Everything Agenda How Mamdani Presides Over a Fix-Everything Agenda

The New York mayor wants to tackle everything from potholes to systemic racism.

Apr 9, 2026 / D.D. Guttenplan

Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, during a spotlight forum on the economic costs of climate change at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 26, 2026.

Democrats Are Badly Failing to Hold Trump Accountable Over Iran Democrats Are Badly Failing to Hold Trump Accountable Over Iran

Party leaders have been doing everything in their power to avoid confronting the US-Israeli war in any meaningful way.

Apr 9, 2026 / Aída Chávez

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán appears during a rally ahead of the general election in Budapest, Hungary, on March 15, 2026.

In Hungary’s Steel City, Layoffs Hurt Orbán’s Appeal In Hungary’s Steel City, Layoffs Hurt Orbán’s Appeal

Why didn’t Orbán’s government, once a critic of what it called a “bad privatization,” save jobs?

Apr 8, 2026 / David Broder

“Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing on the temporary ceasefire with Iran at the Pentagon on April 8, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia.

The Ceasefire Just Showed the World That US Military Power Is Obsolete The Ceasefire Just Showed the World That US Military Power Is Obsolete

With the illusion shattered, now is the chance for the US to liberate itself from a broken imperial model.

Apr 8, 2026 / James K. Galbraith

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