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The National Labor Relations Board seal hangs inside a hearing room at the headquarters in Washington, DC.

Trump Is Delivering on Project 2025’s Promise to Gut the NLRB Trump Is Delivering on Project 2025’s Promise to Gut the NLRB

If there is a silver lining, it is that blue states and municipalities are doubling down on protecting workers.

Jun 20, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Street Art in Newburgh, New York

Street Art in Newburgh, New York Street Art in Newburgh, New York

The widening gulf.

Jun 20, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

A pregnant woman lies on her bed with monitoring devices placed on her belly at the maternity ward of a hospital in Paris on June 29, 2022.

Giving Birth Almost Killed Me. Pregnancy Shouldn’t Be So Dangerous. Giving Birth Almost Killed Me. Pregnancy Shouldn’t Be So Dangerous.

Every year, tens of thousands of women bleed to death after having a baby. Cuts to aid and attacks on reproductive rights will make postpartum complications even more deadly.

Jun 20, 2025 / Karina Piser

Senators Bill Cassidy (R-A) left, and John Cornyn (R-TX) are seen after the Senate luncheons in the US Capitol on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.

Bill Cassidy: A Profile in Cowardice Bill Cassidy: A Profile in Cowardice

The Louisiana Republican knew better than to vote for public health enemy RFK Jr. He did it anyway.

Jun 20, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves

Preserve, Protect, and Defend the Constitution

Preserve, Protect, and Defend the Constitution Preserve, Protect, and Defend the Constitution

The people have the power.

Jun 19, 2025 / OppArt / India Tresselt

New York City mayoral candidates Brad Lander and Zohran Mamdani, who cross-endorsed each other for mayor, gather with their supporters for an anti-Cuomo press conference at Bryant Park in New York City on June 14, 2025.

New York City Might Elect a Truly Progressive Mayor—Thanks to Ranked-Choice Voting New York City Might Elect a Truly Progressive Mayor—Thanks to Ranked-Choice Voting

Mamdani’s campaign deserves credit for offering a clear, inspiring, progressive message. But ranked-choice voting is also helping to make him competitive.

Jun 19, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Iran, Israel, and the Crisis of Legitimacy

Iran, Israel, and the Crisis of Legitimacy Iran, Israel, and the Crisis of Legitimacy

An interview with Richard Falk.

Jun 19, 2025 / Richard Falk and Daniel Falcone

A migrant child sits in the back of a border patrol vehicle after being apprehended by US Customs and Border protection officers on June 24, 2024, in Ruby, Arizona.

Denying People Freedom of Movement Is a Form of Global Apartheid Denying People Freedom of Movement Is a Form of Global Apartheid

Forcing people to move or prohibiting their mobility are two sides of the same colonial or neocolonial coin.

Jun 19, 2025 / Aviva Chomsky

A nuclear test on May 25, 1953, at the Nevada Proving Grounds.

Nuclear Winter Is a Climate Issue Nuclear Winter Is a Climate Issue

It would be the most severe and abrupt disruption to global ecological systems. Yet in many mainstream climate narratives, it’s rarely discussed.

Jun 19, 2025 / Norman Solomon

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks before crowd of 25,000 in Montgomery, Alabama, on March 25, 1965.

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

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