The Jim Crow Origins of National Police Week The Jim Crow Origins of National Police Week
Police brutality and corruption are painful realities. So are officers who die honorably performing their duty. But the memorial in Washington fails to distinguish between them.
May 9, 2025 / Elizabeth Robeson
The Moms Who Caught Me When the Safety Net Failed The Moms Who Caught Me When the Safety Net Failed
This weekend, as community groups organize on behalf of mothers and caregivers, I am reminded of the strangers who showed up for me when I needed it the most.
May 9, 2025 / Adrianne Wright
How Philadelphia Is Fighting Back Against Donald Trump’s Anti-Worker Crusade How Philadelphia Is Fighting Back Against Donald Trump’s Anti-Worker Crusade
The Protect Our Workers Enforce Rights Act can serve as a model for cities all across the country.
May 8, 2025 / Kendra Brooks
Is California’s Plan to Trump-Proof the State Enough? Is California’s Plan to Trump-Proof the State Enough?
California officials shored up the state’s defenses to respond to Donald Trump’s lawless actions. But can their “Trump-proofing” strategy hold the line?
May 8, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky
To Suppress the Latest Protest, Columbia Unveils a Violent New Form of Campus Policing To Suppress the Latest Protest, Columbia Unveils a Violent New Form of Campus Policing
Protestors rechristened the Lawrence A. Wien Reading Room “Basel Al-Araj Popular University” in honor of the late Palestinian writer before Public Safety and the NYPD arrived.
May 8, 2025 / StudentNation / Lara-Nour Walton
A GOP Scheme to Steal a North Carolina Supreme Court Seat Has Been Foiled A GOP Scheme to Steal a North Carolina Supreme Court Seat Has Been Foiled
A Trump-appointed federal judge rejected a bizarre GOP attempt to disenfranchise voters after they cast their ballots.
May 8, 2025 / John Nichols
Trump Has Made His First Round of Judicial Picks—and They’re Terrifying Trump Has Made His First Round of Judicial Picks—and They’re Terrifying
The appointments—which include an attorney who helped steer a major anti-trans case—are about the failures of the Democrats as much as the ruthlessness of Republicans.
May 8, 2025 / Elie Mystal
Trump’s Tax Plan Trump’s Tax Plan
A disastrous tax plan favors corporations and the wealthy.
May 8, 2025 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo
Inside the Bloodbath at the NIH Inside the Bloodbath at the NIH
Sources say that a climate of fear has spread throughout the agency as the Trump administration takes a hatchet to its core functions.
May 8, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves
Is It Time for Unions to Rethink Everything? Is It Time for Unions to Rethink Everything?
As union membership declines and regulators turn against workers, maybe we need to start talking about some radical change to the way the labor movement works.
May 8, 2025 / Jacqui Germain