Why Did This Farmworker Die in an Immigration Raid? Why Did This Farmworker Die in an Immigration Raid?
With Trump and Stephen Miller cheering on ICE’s terror tactics, Jaime Alanis Garcia’s fatal fall in the raid on Glass House Farms was the most recent example of a death foretold.
Jul 17, 2025 / David Bacon
Americans Are Concerned About Climate Change—but They Should Be Afraid Americans Are Concerned About Climate Change—but They Should Be Afraid
Americans still don’t comprehend how imminent, dangerous, and far-reaching the threat is—and journalists are partly to blame.
Jul 17, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard
The Life and Times of Talking Heads The Life and Times of Talking Heads
How influential was the New Wave band?
Jul 17, 2025 / Books & the Arts / David Hajdu
The Supreme Court Just Crowned Trump King—Again The Supreme Court Just Crowned Trump King—Again
In ruling the president can decimate the Department of Education, the court took a key congressional power—and gave it to Trump.
Jul 16, 2025 / Elie Mystal
The Light That Failed The Light That Failed
Democracy dies in the dark.
Jul 16, 2025 / OppArt / Winston Smith
What Trump’s Cuba Policy Should Be to Advance US Interests What Trump’s Cuba Policy Should Be to Advance US Interests
The danger of “maximum pressure” vs. the promise of “pragmatic engagement.”
Jul 16, 2025 / Peter Kornbluh
“We Are Not Victims. We Are Fighters”: Russian Political Prisoners, Including Left Sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky, Demand Freedom “We Are Not Victims. We Are Fighters”: Russian Political Prisoners, Including Left Sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky, Demand Freedom
Here’s what you can do in solidarity.
Jul 16, 2025 / Suzi Weissman
In Chicago, a Coalition of Unions, Community Organizers, and Drivers Have Forced Uber to Come to the Table In Chicago, a Coalition of Unions, Community Organizers, and Drivers Have Forced Uber to Come to the Table
As the tech industry moves increasingly into alignment with the far right, the issue of worker power has never been more important. The Chicago campaign offers some key lessons.
Jul 16, 2025 / Will Tanzman and Lori Simmons
“We’re Creating Miscarriages With Medicine”: Abortion Lessons From Sweden “We’re Creating Miscarriages With Medicine”: Abortion Lessons From Sweden
In Sweden, abortion pills are used to terminate pregnancies through 22 weeks gestation, compared to just 10 weeks in the United States.
Jul 16, 2025 / Cecilia Nowell
We Have Always Been at War With Iran We Have Always Been at War With Iran
Since 1979, the US has been in perpetual economic, military, and political combat with the Iranian state. The only difference now is that bombs are falling.
Jul 16, 2025 / Josef Burton