Politics

A community coalition of labor, immigrant, and civil rights groups rally at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles on August 12.

“This Is a Hunting of People”: LA Protesters Turn Out to Resist ICE “This Is a Hunting of People”: LA Protesters Turn Out to Resist ICE

Hundreds of Angelenos took to the streets Tuesday to show support for their neighbors and coworkers who are being targeted during ICE’s raids.

Aug 15, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Gaza Solidarity Graffiti

Gaza Solidarity Graffiti Gaza Solidarity Graffiti

Barcelona, Spain, 2025.

Aug 14, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

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

Why We Must Release the Epstein Files

Why We Must Release the Epstein Files Why We Must Release the Epstein Files

We need justice for the survivors of his predations, and we need to restore public trust in our institutions.

Aug 13, 2025 / Rep. Ro Khanna

This 1943 photo shows a boat carrying people during the escape across the Oresound of some of 7,000 Danish Jews who fled to safety in neighboring Sweden as Denmark three years after the German Nazi invasion.

Danish Resistance to Fascism, and Ours Today—Plus, Trump vs. UCLA Danish Resistance to Fascism, and Ours Today—Plus, Trump vs. UCLA

On Start Making Sense: Sarah Sophie Flicker finds lessons for us in the Danes’ refusal to cooperate with Hitler, and historian David Myers on Trump’s $1 billion fine against UCLA....

Aug 13, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Katie Wilson

How Seattle’s Katie Wilson Launched Her Mayoral Campaign as a Social Movement How Seattle’s Katie Wilson Launched Her Mayoral Campaign as a Social Movement

The precariat is rising.

Aug 12, 2025 / John Burbank

Netanyahu’s Lies as Children Die

Netanyahu’s Lies as Children Die Netanyahu’s Lies as Children Die

Distorting the reality of the crisis in Gaza.

Aug 12, 2025 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

Doug Rebout’s soybean farm in Janesville, Wisconsin.

How Trump’s Tariffs Shocked Wisconsin Farmers How Trump’s Tariffs Shocked Wisconsin Farmers

The administration’s tariff policies have thrust soybean farmers into economic chaos as they navigate higher input costs and shifts in global trade.

Aug 12, 2025 / StudentNation / Ava Menkes

Mamdani’s Victory Over Fear

Mamdani’s Victory Over Fear Mamdani’s Victory Over Fear

New York's political establishment threw the whole post-9/11 playbook against the Democratic nominee for mayor, and came up empty.

Aug 12, 2025 / Spencer Ackerman

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