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Supporters of transgender youth demonstrate outside Children's Hospital Los Angeles on February 6, 2025, in the wake of President Donald Trump's executive order threatening to pull federal funding from healthcare providers who offer gender-affirming care to children.

The Rise of Medical Fascism The Rise of Medical Fascism

The US medical profession’s long history of complicity with state violence has prepared it for compliance with Trump’s authoritarian orders.

Apr 21, 2025 / Eric Reinhart

A worshiper holds a small picture of Pope Francis during a service in Buenos Aires Cathedral on April 21, 2025.

The Pope Who Decried the Savage Inequalities of Billionaire-Class Capitalism The Pope Who Decried the Savage Inequalities of Billionaire-Class Capitalism

Pope Francis, who has died at 88, fought for economic justice with a consistency that distinguished him from the elites of his time.

Apr 21, 2025 / Obituary / John Nichols

John Lewis, American Wisdom

John Lewis, American Wisdom John Lewis, American Wisdom

Vision of progress.

Apr 21, 2025 / OppArt / Sylvia Hernández

Demonstration against far right movements at the Place de la République in Paris, France on April 6, 2025.

Report From Europe: The Center Does Not Hold Report From Europe: The Center Does Not Hold

Frustration with established parties across Europe has created openings the right has been quick to fill. Can a divided left rally in response?

Apr 21, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage

The “Visscher Map of the New World” including North and South America, 1658.

The Impossibly Intertwined History of the Americas The Impossibly Intertwined History of the Americas

A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.

Apr 21, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Pope Francis arrives at the end of the mass on Palm Sunday in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 13, 2025.

A Pope Who Prays for Palestine A Pope Who Prays for Palestine

Pope Francis, who is in daily contact with Gazans, has consistently called for an end to the Israeli assault and for Palestinians and Israelis to be able to live in peace.

Apr 20, 2025 / John Nichols

I AM KILMAR

I AM KILMAR I AM KILMAR

Greene Shoots.

Apr 18, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Head coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors smiling with hands on hips in front of game watchers at at the Moda Center.

Can Steve Kerr Light an Anti-Trump Fire in the Sports World? Can Steve Kerr Light an Anti-Trump Fire in the Sports World?

The coach of the Golden State Warriors stands up to bullies like Donald Trump. Let’s hope that others in the NBA will follow suit.

Apr 18, 2025 / Dave Zirin

Presidential timber? United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain speaks to guests at an election-night watch party.

Shawn Fain for President! Shawn Fain for President!

Centrist Democrats hate the union leader because he puts the working class first.

Apr 18, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Pam Bondi, US attorney general, and Kash Patel, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, during a press conference at Port Everglades on April 9, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

If Trump Sounds Like He Wants a Police State, That’s Because He Does If Trump Sounds Like He Wants a Police State, That’s Because He Does

And so do all of his cronies.

Apr 18, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

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