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Hillbilly Algae

Hillbilly Algae Hillbilly Algae

PAC-Men.

Jun 26, 2026 / Steve Brodner

James Carville complaining about things.

Establishment Democrats Are Embracing Loserdom Establishment Democrats Are Embracing Loserdom

Some centrists would rather have Trump triumph than forge an alliance with the left.

Jun 26, 2026 / Jeet Heer

US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks on the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 2024.

Why AOC Needs to Apologize for Her Infamous DNC Speech Why AOC Needs to Apologize for Her Infamous DNC Speech

She has the potential to unify the left in 2028—if she addresses her decision in 2024 to carry water for people committing the most severe crime of the 21st century.

Jun 26, 2026 / Kareem Elrefai

Brad Lander, Claire Valdez, Bernie Sanders, Zohran Mamdani, and Darializa Avila Chevalier are cheered for together for a

The Future, Party and Country The Future, Party and Country

Time for the Democrats to be born again.

Jun 26, 2026 / Corbin Trent

Participants cross the Elisabeth Bridge during Budapest Pride in June 2025. Viktor Orbán’s now-ousted government cited the protection of children as its rationale to ban Budapest Pride, but demonstrators marched anyway.

Protecting Children Means Defending LGBT Rights Protecting Children Means Defending LGBT Rights

Around the world, governments are scapegoating LGBT people to build popular support for their erosion of individual rights—often under the guide of protecting children.

Jun 26, 2026 / Ryan Thoreson

A “Dream Team” shirt featuring images of Democratic House candidate for New York Darializa Avila Chevalier, former New York City comptroller and Democratic House candidate for New York Brad Lander, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and New York State Representative and US House candidate Claire Valdez, outside a polling location at PS 84 during the primary election in New York City on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.

Progressives Are Winning Big. Here’s How We Keep It Up. Progressives Are Winning Big. Here’s How We Keep It Up.

Some lessons from the triumphant New York City primaries.

Jun 25, 2026 / Linda Sarsour

Epstein Files

Epstein Files Epstein Files

Calls for transparency and the full story continue to grow.

Jun 25, 2026 / OppArt / Karen Guancione

“The American dream I experienced is out of reach for most people,” writes Pramila Jayapal.

How I Became an American How I Became an American

My path to US citizenship was a long and difficult one.

Jun 25, 2026 / Feature / Rep. Pramila Jayapal

Concerned Rockland County residents joined members of Food & Water Watch, Indivisible Rockland and the Bi-State Data Center Crisis Coalition of NY/NJ outside the Orangetown Town Hall in Orangeburg, New York.

Data Center Opposition Is Uniting Communities—With Saul Levin Data Center Opposition Is Uniting Communities—With Saul Levin

Saul Levin joins Paris Marx to discuss how rising opposition to data center construction is uniting people across party lines.

Jun 25, 2026 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Self-proclaimed pioneer of the Trumpist hip-hop genre MAGA rap US rapper Kurt Jantz, professionally known as Forgiato Blow, attends the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 17, 2024.

17 Rappers Have Supported Trump 17 Rappers Have Supported Trump

Is this the biggest blunder in Black history?

Jun 25, 2026 / Ishmael Reed

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