A Free Speech Shakedown—Trump’s Approach to American Civil Society A Free Speech Shakedown—Trump’s Approach to American Civil Society
Ending his extortion racket will demand not only courageous institutions—it will take the political opposition of us all.
Aug 11, 2025 / David Cole
Letitia James, New York’s Badass AG Letitia James, New York’s Badass AG
The state’s attorney general, Letitia James, has emerged as a North Star in the chaos of the second Trump administration.
Aug 11, 2025 / Feature / Joan Walsh
Trump Can’t Stop Blabbing About Jeffrey Epstein Trump Can’t Stop Blabbing About Jeffrey Epstein
There’s no way for Republicans to tamp down the Epstein-Maxwell scandal if the president keeps telling on himself.
Aug 8, 2025 / Joan Walsh
Why Are So Many Mexican Mayors Getting Murdered? Why Are So Many Mexican Mayors Getting Murdered?
A staggering number of mayors have been brutally killed in the past few years—and there’s no end in sight. What's going on?
Aug 8, 2025 / Oscar Lopez
We’ve Officially Entered Kafka’s America We’ve Officially Entered Kafka’s America
Stephen Miller’s dystopian immigrant-hunting system is picking up pace, and asylum seekers like Mohamed Naser are increasingly vulnerable.
Aug 6, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
With Alligator Alcatraz, Empire’s Tyranny Has Come Home With Alligator Alcatraz, Empire’s Tyranny Has Come Home
The Florida migrant gulag is what happens when the depravities of colonialist foreign policy are turned inward.
Aug 6, 2025 / Donté L. Stallworth
What Would Roberto Clemente Do? What Would Roberto Clemente Do?
The right fielder would want the baseball players’ union to fight the Trump administration’s campaign of terror against immigrants and their families.
Aug 4, 2025 / Dave Zirin
Texas Ended In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants. Students Are Already Feeling the Impact. Texas Ended In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants. Students Are Already Feeling the Impact.
“The message is loud and clear: You’re good enough to pick vegetables or clean hotel rooms, but not to go to college.”
Aug 4, 2025 / StudentNation / Lajward Zahra
