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Superman the Immigrant Would Have Saved Texas

Superman the Immigrant Would Have Saved Texas Superman the Immigrant Would Have Saved Texas

In his weekly newsletter, Elie Mystal lambastes the Republicans’ shameful priorities—and their deadly consequences.

Jul 11, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Lost in Texas

Lost in Texas Lost in Texas

Say their names.

Jul 11, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump speaks at the Israeli American Council National Summit at the Washington Hilton on September 19, 2024, in Washington, DC.

Trump’s California Stunt Is One More Step Toward Authoritarianism Trump’s California Stunt Is One More Step Toward Authoritarianism

Here we are, once again learning that the restraints Americans could rely upon in the past are fast disappearing.

Jul 11, 2025 / Karen J. Greenberg

A group of young protesters holds pictures of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump outside the Federal Court in downtown Manhattan.

Sorry, Donald Trump: Many People Are Still Interested in the Jeffrey Epstein Case Sorry, Donald Trump: Many People Are Still Interested in the Jeffrey Epstein Case

The Epstein scandal deserves a real investigation, not Trump’s hand-waving cover up.

Jul 11, 2025 / Jeet Heer

US Customs and Border Protection officers and DHS police push back protesters as they rally against the ongoing ICE raids taking place in the city, on July 4 in Los Angeles.

ICE Is Following the Lead of Anti-Palestinian Doxxing Groups ICE Is Following the Lead of Anti-Palestinian Doxxing Groups

Society / July 11, 2025 ICE Is Following the Lead of Anti-Palestinian Doxxing Groups The agency’s brutal racial profiling has drawn its latest targets from the McCarthyit…

Jul 11, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, participates in an endorsement event with Representative Adriano Espaillat at the United Palace Theater in Manhattan on July 10, 2025.

Zohran Mamdani Is Making History. When Will Top Democrats Catch On? Zohran Mamdani Is Making History. When Will Top Democrats Catch On?

Mamdani won a record-setting primary victory, and unions, grassroots Democratic groups, and savvy elected officials are rushing to back him. Now it’s the establishment’s turn.

Jul 11, 2025 / John Nichols

A Ticking Timebomb

A Ticking Timebomb A Ticking Timebomb

From wars to climate crisis, an endangered world.

Jul 11, 2025 / OppArt

Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) arrives at the US Capitol on Thursday, March 27, 2025.

If Democrats Want to Appeal to Rural America, They Need to Talk Like a Neighbor If Democrats Want to Appeal to Rural America, They Need to Talk Like a Neighbor

Saving a democracy that has delivered diminishing returns for 50 years—and is widely seen as rigged on behalf of the 1 percent—is not as compelling as the political class thinks.

Jul 11, 2025 / Erica Etelson

Israeli paramedics and forces are on the scene where buildings are destroyed as a result of Iran's missile attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 22, 2025.

There Is Still Only One Way Out for Israel and Iran There Is Still Only One Way Out for Israel and Iran

What was true before is still true now: There is no military solution to this conflict. Only diplomacy and a commitment to peace will work.

Jul 11, 2025 / Hillel Schenker

Harry S. Truman looks over a campaign poster urging people to register to vote.

How the Truman Scholarship Became the Right’s Latest Battleground How the Truman Scholarship Became the Right’s Latest Battleground

As Republican pressure on education mounts, the fight over the scholarship reveals a broader effort to turn public service into a test of political loyalty.

Jul 11, 2025 / StudentNation / Thai Loyd

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