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Abdul El-Sayed at a town hall during his campaign for Michigan's Senate primary.

Abdul El-Sayed Wants to “Throw Some Righteous Punches” Abdul El-Sayed Wants to “Throw Some Righteous Punches”

As the Democratic Party debates its identity, this progressive primary candidate and doctor is primed for a breakout moment in the race for Michigan’s Senate seat.

Jan 23, 2026 / StudentNation / Heather Chen

President Donald Trump walks toward Marine One after arriving at Zurich Airport before attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, on January 21, 2026, in Zurich, Switzerland.

At Davos, the World Watched the Rantings of a Despot At Davos, the World Watched the Rantings of a Despot

President Donald Trump has turned his back on the liberal world order—and Europe is unlikely to follow.

Jan 23, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky

A woman held a sign outside the Supreme Court as it heard oral arguments in Trump v. Cook.

The Supreme Court Shows It’s Willing to Thwart Trump—When Money Is on the Line The Supreme Court Shows It’s Willing to Thwart Trump—When Money Is on the Line

The court’s conservatives appear likely to block Trump from firing Lisa Cook—not because they care about principle but because they care about the Fed.

Jan 22, 2026 / Elie Mystal

A close up shot of VP candidate JD Vance mid-speech.

Is JD Vance Running for President in 2028? Is JD Vance Running for President in 2028?

If so, Vance’s message is clear: Every imaginable far-right extremist, from white supremacists and technofascists to offensive fabulists, will be welcome in his campaign.

Jan 22, 2026 / Clarence Lusane

Trump’s Road to War Without a Map

Trump’s Road to War Without a Map Trump’s Road to War Without a Map

Driving headlong into conflict and chaos.

Jan 22, 2026 / OppArt / Jeff Danziger

Climate Stories Are Everywhere

Climate Stories Are Everywhere Climate Stories Are Everywhere

Why do many news outlets ignore the connections between climate change and the struggle for democracy?

Jan 22, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks before striking nurses at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

Young Mayor in a Hurry Young Mayor in a Hurry

Zohran Mamdani has pledged to govern at the same pace New Yorkers live—but city politics are largely designed to thwart that ambition.

Jan 22, 2026 / D.D. Guttenplan

Mamdani Nurse Strike Columbia University

We Need Radical Abundance We Need Radical Abundance

If we want abundance we have to ask, an abundance of what exactly, and produced under what economic logic?

Jan 22, 2026 / Keir Milburn

Displaced Palestinian youths take part in a training session at the Aida Refugee Camp's football pitch, next to the separation wall outside Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, on December 16, 2025, a few weeks after an Israeli military decision to demolish the field.

What It Took to Save a Soccer Field in Palestine What It Took to Save a Soccer Field in Palestine

Europe’s governing soccer body saves a pitch in the West Bank—but is it only because the Swiss Parliament is threatening to pull its tax exemption over its inclusion of Israel?

Jan 22, 2026 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin

Left: Graham Granger after his arraignment outside the court building. Right: The art exhibit, made with the help of AI, by Nick Dwyer.

Meet the Alaska Student Arrested for Eating an AI Art Exhibit Meet the Alaska Student Arrested for Eating an AI Art Exhibit

A conversation with Graham Granger, whose combination of protest and performance art spread beyond campus. “AI chews up and spits out art made by other people.”

Jan 22, 2026 / StudentNation / Colin Warren

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