The Death and Rebirth of New York City The Death and Rebirth of New York City
A new documentary about the 1975 fiscal crisis, Drop Dead City, is entertaining to watch but dangerously misleading as history—or politics.
Jun 24, 2025 / Doug Henwood
Zohran Mamdani Just Showed How to Stand Up to Trump Zohran Mamdani Just Showed How to Stand Up to Trump
Mamdani and Brad Lander prove they know how to say “no” to a lawless president and his war—while rival Andrew Cuomo stumbles.
Jun 23, 2025 / John Nichols
“No Kings” Has to Become “No More Wars” “No Kings” Has to Become “No More Wars”
Donald Trump killed the anti-war right—but offers a chance to revive the anti-war left.
Jun 23, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Why the LA Dodgers Stood Up to ICE Why the LA Dodgers Stood Up to ICE
The ownership turned ICE away at the stadium and pledged $1 million to families of immigrants because of all the people protesting Trump’s immigration actions in LA.
Jun 21, 2025 / Dave Zirin
The Time to Stop Donald Trump’s Iran War Is Now! The Time to Stop Donald Trump’s Iran War Is Now!
America’s TACO president needs to fear popular backlash as much as he does hawks.
Jun 20, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Street Art in Newburgh, New York Street Art in Newburgh, New York
The widening gulf.
Jun 20, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
5 Lessons From the Real Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 5 Lessons From the Real Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This Juneteenth we need to discard the caricatures of King that we so often see and learn from what he actually did and believed.
Jun 19, 2025 / Jeanne Theoharis
At Least We Are Many: Resisting the Drums of War At Least We Are Many: Resisting the Drums of War
Israel’s assaults on Iran are attacks from an actively genocidal nuclear state on an already oppressed people. We must oppose US involvement and calls for craven acquiescence.
Jun 18, 2025 / Kaveh Akbar