Soccer Belongs to the People. These Activists Want to Keep It That Way. Soccer Belongs to the People. These Activists Want to Keep It That Way.
Communities in World Cup host cities across the United States are organizing to ensure that the tournament lives up to its promise of making soccer a force for good.
May 11, 2026 / Brian Dolinar
Solidarity With Palestine, Written on the Streets Solidarity With Palestine, Written on the Streets
Across Barcelona, stencil art turns public space into protest.
May 8, 2026 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Why Pope Leo Gets Under Trump’s Skin Why Pope Leo Gets Under Trump’s Skin
The Catholic Church’s power is on the wane—but it now has a pope who is to the left of many US institutions and enrages the president by expressing his convictions.
May 8, 2026 / Rose D’Amora
Illinois Is Helping People Awaiting Trial Get Back to Court and Stay Out of Jail Illinois Is Helping People Awaiting Trial Get Back to Court and Stay Out of Jail
The state has a successful pilot in four counties to offer free services to those on pretrial release. But federal budget cuts put the program at risk.
May 8, 2026 / Bryce Covert
How De La Soul Changed Hip Hop And The World How De La Soul Changed Hip Hop And The World
Austin McCoy joins the show to discuss his new book on De La Soul
May 7, 2026 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
The Troubled History of DIY Trans Healthcare The Troubled History of DIY Trans Healthcare
Trans people have been going underground to access care for generations. But that doesn't mean DIY networks are a large-scale strategic answer to transphobia.
May 6, 2026 / Grace Byron
How Students Are Pushing for Justice in US Prisons How Students Are Pushing for Justice in US Prisons
The Remedy Project trains students to help incarcerated people file grievances, expose abuse, and, in some cases, secure release.
May 6, 2026 / StudentNation / Charlie Bloomer
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
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
“If We Have a Chance, It Lives in the Tenant Union”—With Tara Raghuveer “If We Have a Chance, It Lives in the Tenant Union”—With Tara Raghuveer
Tara Raghuveer speaks on her work building tenant unions and her belief that they can be to working-class people in the 21st century what labor unions were in the 20th century.
May 5, 2026 / Podcast / Matt DaSilva, Jonathan Smucker, and Aaron Regunberg