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Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaking during a press conference at Massapequa High School on May 30, 2025, discussing New York State’s ban on Native American mascots.

Trump Threatens to Withhold New York’s Education Funding Unless Racist Mascoting Returns Trump Threatens to Withhold New York’s Education Funding Unless Racist Mascoting Returns

After pocketing billions from minstrelsy, Linda McMahon wants to force New York schools to bring it back.

Jun 3, 2025 / Dave Zirin

State Senator Robert Jackson holds a campaign flyer supporting Working Families Party mayoral candidates during a rally in Brooklyn, New York.

I’m Very Glad That New York Has Ranked-Choice Voting I’m Very Glad That New York Has Ranked-Choice Voting

I can vote for two candidates—Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander—who’ve made climate a cornerstone of their campaigns, with real hopes that one or the other will prevail.

Jun 3, 2025 / Bill McKibben

Employees and supporters protest outside the headquarters for United States Agency for International Development (USAID), on Monday, February 3, 2025, after Elon Musk posted on social media that he and President Donald Trump would shut down the agency.

President Trump Is Demolishing America’s Global Soft Power President Trump Is Demolishing America’s Global Soft Power

Trump’s sharp cuts to humanitarian aid will ensure that the United States’ soft power crumbles, doing lasting damage to its international standing.

Jun 3, 2025 / Alfred McCoy

More than 50 people gathered at the steps of the Statue of Liberty on Sunday to show that our country, a place that once welcomed immigrants, now disappears them.

Art Is How We Remember What Power Wants Us to Forget Art Is How We Remember What Power Wants Us to Forget

At the steps of the Statue of Liberty on Sunday, I organized more than 50 people to turn our grief into a collective demand: Free the 238 men unlawfully disappeared into CECOT.

Jun 2, 2025 / Paola Mendoza

Elon Musk’s Real Drug Problem Is Much Worse Than You Think

Elon Musk’s Real Drug Problem Is Much Worse Than You Think Elon Musk’s Real Drug Problem Is Much Worse Than You Think

What happens when you mix ketamine, ecstasy, and mushrooms with far-right ideology? Spoiler: The results aren’t pretty.

Jun 2, 2025 / Jeet Heer

A former tobacco warehouse in South Boston that has been converted to apartments.

One Solution to the Housing Crisis Is in Plain Sight One Solution to the Housing Crisis Is in Plain Sight

The shortage can be addressed not through costly new development but by reusing existing buildings.

Jun 2, 2025 / Kate Wagner

Pamela Winn

The Human Rights Crisis We’re Ignoring In Our Jails The Human Rights Crisis We’re Ignoring In Our Jails

Pregnant people are undergoing constant horrors at the hands of the carceral state, and the laws we’ve passed aren’t helping enough.

Jun 2, 2025 / Ira Memaj

My Kindergarten Class Taught Me What’s Really at Stake in “Mahmoud v. Taylor”

My Kindergarten Class Taught Me What’s Really at Stake in “Mahmoud v. Taylor” My Kindergarten Class Taught Me What’s Really at Stake in “Mahmoud v. Taylor”

As the Supreme Court debates this case, I am reminded of the students I taught over two decades ago who gave me an invaluable lesson about what representation really means to them...

Jun 2, 2025 / George Theoharis

Famine in Gaza

Famine in Gaza Famine in Gaza

People in Gaza are starving, sick, and dying as the aid blockade continues.

Jun 2, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

When the Red Scare Came for Jessica Mitford

When the Red Scare Came for Jessica Mitford When the Red Scare Came for Jessica Mitford

A graphic episode from Do Admit: The Mitford Sisters and Me.

Jun 2, 2025 / Feature / Mimi Pond

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