Politics

Rudy Giuliani, the face of Trump-era impunity.

Lock Them All Up! Lock Them All Up!

It’s high time we created accountability for the Trump 2.0 criminal syndicate.

May 2, 2025 / Jeb Lund

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents knock on the door of a residence during a multi-agency targeted enforcement operation in Chicago, Illinois, on Sunday, January 26, 2025.

Why I Had to Flee the United States Why I Had to Flee the United States

I was a political prisoner in Egypt. I didn’t want to become one again in America.

May 2, 2025 / Abdelrahman ElGendy

Teaching Opportunity

Teaching Opportunity Teaching Opportunity

Civics.

May 1, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the Oval Office on April 18, 2025.

Trump’s Legacy Will Be the Countless People Killed by His Policies Trump’s Legacy Will Be the Countless People Killed by His Policies

Millions across the world could die because of the choices Trump has made in his first 100 days.

May 1, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves

Signs of the Times

Signs of the Times Signs of the Times

In NYC and across the nation, protests erupt.

May 1, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper and Steve Brodner

Police detain protesters wearing shirts with the slogan “Stop Arming Israel” during a Pro-Palestinian demonstration in Washington, DC, on November 19, 2024.

The Right-Wing Campaign to Suppress Opposition Consolidates Its Gains The Right-Wing Campaign to Suppress Opposition Consolidates Its Gains

New laws that effectively criminalize dissent reflect the right’s disgust for politically active citizens.

May 1, 2025 / Zohra Ahmed

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain during a “Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here” event Saturday, March 8, 2025, at Lincoln High School in Warren, Michigan.

May Day Is a Day for Strikes May Day Is a Day for Strikes

May Day was never just a celebration, a rally, or a march. It was also a day for workers to show their power. And it can be again.

May 1, 2025 / Shawn Fain

Indian soldiers during a search operation around Baisaran meadow in the aftermath of an attack in Pahalgam, 2025

The Coming Crisis in Kashmir The Coming Crisis in Kashmir

In the aftermath of an attack that claimed the lives of 26 Indian civilians, Kashmiri locals are afraid of what comes next.

Apr 30, 2025 / Fahad Shah

Donald Trump displays a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC.

Trump’s Newest Executive Order “Unleashes” the Cops—and Flirts With Martial Law Trump’s Newest Executive Order “Unleashes” the Cops—and Flirts With Martial Law

The new order effectively allows police to get away with murder. And that’s just the beginning.

Apr 30, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Alger Hiss, accused of spying, talks with reporters.

From the 1950s Red Scare to Trump, Plus the Alger Hiss Case From the 1950s Red Scare to Trump, Plus the Alger Hiss Case

On this episode of Start Making Sense, historian Beverly Gage compares Trump’s attacks on universities with those of the McCarthy Era, and Jeff Kisseloff argues that Whittaker Cha...

Apr 30, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

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