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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Linda McMahon.

Trump Is Writing Off Kids With Disabilities, but We Shouldn’t  Trump Is Writing Off Kids With Disabilities, but We Shouldn’t 

A broad coalition of organizations, lawmakers, and former Department of Education officials are calling to preserve the agency from Trump’s liquidation plans.

Aug 13, 2026 / Feature / Regina Mahone

The New York premiere of “Girls,” 2012.

Growing Up With “Girls” Growing Up With “Girls”

Lena Dunham and her generation enter midlife

Aug 13, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Grace Byron

A portrait of the late Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba, on August 10, 2026. During his life, the United States devised numerous unsuccessful plans to assassinate the Cuban leader.

The CIA Targets Cuba… Again The CIA Targets Cuba… Again

Covert operations add to Trump’s ruthless regime change efforts.

Aug 13, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh

In New Delhi, India, on July 26, the words “WE WON” are seen written on the pavement following the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, meeting a key demand of the Cockroach Janta Party.

India’s Cockroaches Were Never Radical Enough India’s Cockroaches Were Never Radical Enough

The Cockroach Janta Party protests won a great victory. What will be their legacy?

Aug 13, 2026 / Wolf Hertzberg

Weight-loss injection pens on a scale.

What You Need to Know About the GLP-1 Economy What You Need to Know About the GLP-1 Economy

The making of a medical caste.

Aug 13, 2026 / Richard Eskow

Supporters cheer during an election night event for Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, now the Democratic candidate for Senate, on August 11, 2026, in Minneapolis.

Peggy Flanagan’s Many Crush the Money in the Minnesota Senate Primary Peggy Flanagan’s Many Crush the Money in the Minnesota Senate Primary

Corporate Dem Angie Craig outspent Flanagan by roughly four to one. But Flanagan’s ground game, and her promise to “avenge Minnesota” after ICE’s cruelty, gave her a 20-point win....

Aug 12, 2026 / Joan Walsh

Ken Martin speaks at the 2026 California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco, February 21, 2026.

We’re Longtime DNC Members—and We Support Ken Martin We’re Longtime DNC Members—and We Support Ken Martin

Many of those trying to bring the DNC chair down just want the party to continue to act as an ATM machine for their consultancies.

Aug 12, 2026 / Larry Cohen and James Zogby

Pa’lante Siempre: Denise Oliver-Velez (1947–2026)

Pa’lante Siempre: Denise Oliver-Velez (1947–2026) Pa’lante Siempre: Denise Oliver-Velez (1947–2026)

From frontline organizing to political commentary, her fierce, multiracial advocacy reshaped 20th-century liberation and continues to inspire social justice.

Aug 12, 2026 / OppArt / Sylvia Hernández

How Occupy Wall Street Still Explains Politics Today

How Occupy Wall Street Still Explains Politics Today How Occupy Wall Street Still Explains Politics Today

It sowed the seeds for a new era of social movements—but its politics of powerlessness should act as a cautionary tale.

Aug 12, 2026 / Yotam Marom

JD Vance, Marco Rubio, and Donald Trump in the Oval Office on April 23, 2026.

Trump’s Iran Disaster Is Making All His Cronies Look Like Fools Trump’s Iran Disaster Is Making All His Cronies Look Like Fools

Two foreign-policy camps are claiming Trump for themselves, while the Middle East fiasco humiliates every single one of them.

Aug 12, 2026 / Column / David Klion

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