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An Amazon worker affiliated with the Teamsters on strike at a company delivery hub in Maspeth, Queens, last year.

To Make Democracy Work, Give More of It to Workers To Make Democracy Work, Give More of It to Workers

The fight to reclaim American democracy has to begin with our oligarchic political economy.

Aug 14, 2025 / Osita Nwanevu

When Hospitals Act Like ICE

When Hospitals Act Like ICE When Hospitals Act Like ICE

These patients needed long-term care. Instead, the hospitals pushed for them to be deported.

Aug 14, 2025 / Feature / Liset Cruz

A May Day protest against the committee’s witch hunt at City College.

Eric Foner’s Personal History Eric Foner’s Personal History

Reflecting on his decades-long career, the historian considers what his field of study owes to the public.

Aug 14, 2025 / Feature / Eric Foner

The Case Against E.J. Antoni

The Case Against E.J. Antoni The Case Against E.J. Antoni

Opposing his nomination to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics is the one thing the left and right can agree on.

Aug 14, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

A volunteer in Greece unrolls a firehose in preparation for a wildfire.

The Volunteers Fighting Greece’s Intensifying Wildfires The Volunteers Fighting Greece’s Intensifying Wildfires

As climate change brings unprecedented levels of heat and drought, the country’s unpaid fire brigades are bracing for the worst in the absence of state support.

Aug 14, 2025 / StudentNation / Megan Cameron, Annalisa Jenkins, and Maggie Stewart

Children of various ages suffering from malnutrition are being treated with limited resources due to shortages of baby formula and medicine at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on August 11, 2025.

I’m a Teenager In Gaza. And I Am Starving. I’m a Teenager In Gaza. And I Am Starving.

What hits you first is the exhaustion carved into every face. The sickly pallor. The terrifying weight loss ravaging everyone—yes, including me.

Aug 14, 2025 / Lujayn

Climate activists march across the Brooklyn Bridge to demand that New York Governor Kathy Hochul stop the construction of the Williams Pipeline in New York City on August 9, 2025.

What’s Next for Covering Climate Now’s 89 Percent Project What’s Next for Covering Climate Now’s 89 Percent Project

An overwhelming global majority supports stronger climate action. Who are the people behind the numbers?

Aug 14, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

AI Water Use Sucks Our Planet Dry

AI Water Use Sucks Our Planet Dry AI Water Use Sucks Our Planet Dry

Computer centers swallow billions of gallons a year.

Aug 13, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. stands behind Donald Trump in the Oval Office

In Trump’s America, Vaccination Rates are Declining and Measles Is Spreading In Trump’s America, Vaccination Rates are Declining and Measles Is Spreading

Trump and RFK Jr. have made every effort to undermine one of the major civilizing advances of the 20th century—our public health infrastructure

Aug 13, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Anne Lamott and the Power of Hope

Anne Lamott and the Power of Hope Anne Lamott and the Power of Hope

‘I will not let them defeat me.’

Aug 13, 2025 / Q&A / Pamela Alma Weymouth

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