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President Trump responds to a reporter’s question about domestic violence, in 2018.

The Trump Administration Is Refusing to Follow the Laws Protecting Domestic Violence Survivors The Trump Administration Is Refusing to Follow the Laws Protecting Domestic Violence Survivors

The administration has repeatedly failed to disburse funds for services for domestic violence survivors and blocked the enforcement of their rights.

May 28, 2026 / Bryce Covert

Do Chatbots Really Belong in Schools?—With Tom Mullaney

Do Chatbots Really Belong in Schools?—With Tom Mullaney Do Chatbots Really Belong in Schools?—With Tom Mullaney

Paris Marx talk to Tom Mullaney about how generative AI has been adopted in K-12 education and the many concerns it presents for students and teachers.

May 28, 2026 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Demonstrators hold signs in support of Black voting rights outside the Supreme Court on October 15, 2025.

Jim Crow Just Suffered a Temporary Setback—in Alabama Jim Crow Just Suffered a Temporary Setback—in Alabama

A federal district court struck down the state’s new congressional map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.

May 27, 2026 / Elie Mystal

US President Donald Trump delivers a speech about the economy at Rockland Community College Fieldhouse in Suffern, New York.

Stopping Trump’s Slush Fund—Plus, the Transformations of Bill Gates Stopping Trump’s Slush Fund—Plus, the Transformations of Bill Gates

Rob Weissman of Public Citizen explains some of the key lawsuits challenging Trump, and Ben Tarnoff traces Bill Gates from software to philanthropy to the world of Jeffrey Epstein...

May 27, 2026 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Dr. Harry Edwards is inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame in San Francisco on May 15, 2025.

Dr. Harry Edwards on the NAACP’s Call to Boycott Gerrymandering States Dr. Harry Edwards on the NAACP’s Call to Boycott Gerrymandering States

The 83-year-old sociologist and activist reflects on what is missing in the current effort to organize athletes politically.

May 27, 2026 / Dave Zirin

A woman wears a “Trump Was Right ”hat as people pray and sing during the PrayVoteStand Summit at the Omni Shoreham hotel in Washington, DC.

The Christian Right Is Weaponizing Scripture—With John Fugelsang  The Christian Right Is Weaponizing Scripture—With John Fugelsang 

Danny and Derek welcome to the show John Fugelsang, author of Separation of Church and Hate, to talk about the rise and influence of right-wing Christianity in the Unite...

May 27, 2026 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

President Donald Trump looks on during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on May 21, 2026, in Washington, DC.

It’s the Corruption, Stupid—With David Sirota It’s the Corruption, Stupid—With David Sirota

David Sirota on how we got here and how we can claw our way out. 

May 27, 2026 / Podcast / Aaron Regunberg, Jonathan Smucker, and Matt DaSilva

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, left, hold signed documents during an Abraham Accords signing ceremony event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, September 15, 2020.

Trump’s Abraham Accords Fantasy Will Only Cause More Suffering Trump’s Abraham Accords Fantasy Will Only Cause More Suffering

Any expansion of the alleged peace agreement would lock the Middle East into endless apartheid, despotism, and militarism.

May 26, 2026 / Jeet Heer

California Democratic gubernatorial candidate and billionaire Tom Steyer speaks during a press conference with union workers at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on May 18, 2026.

Aren’t Billionaires People, Too? Yes, but… Aren’t Billionaires People, Too? Yes, but…

When ordinary Americans are forced to skip meals to afford healthcare, it’s vital that the Democratic Party resist retreating from small “d” populist policies.

May 26, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Suicide of American Democracy

The Suicide of American Democracy The Suicide of American Democracy

Trumpism is deadly.

May 25, 2026 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

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