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An inflatable effigy of Elon Musk in New York's Times Square is displayed on the eve of the SpaceX IPO.

What Elon Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Payday Is Costing the Rest of Us What Elon Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Payday Is Costing the Rest of Us

The tech mogul will leverage the initial public offering of SpaceX into more sociopathic wealth-hoarding.

Jun 12, 2026 / Elizabeth Spiers

Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth depart Union Station after meeting with federal law enforcement officers on August 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Trumpworld’s Global War on Multiracial Democracy Trumpworld’s Global War on Multiracial Democracy

White House officials and Elon Musk are now openly promoting blood-and-soil politics across Europe.

Jun 12, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

Attendees pack a hotel ballroom at Turning Point USA’s 2026 Women’s Leadership Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

Inside the Conference Where Conservative Women Let Loose Inside the Conference Where Conservative Women Let Loose

The mainstreaming of brazen sexism in the conservative movement left the attendees at Turning Point’s women’s summit looking for a soft place to land.

Jun 11, 2026 / Amy Littlefield

President Donald Trump stands alongside Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine at an April press conference on the Iran War.

How Trump Has Boxed Himself Out of a Face-Saving Iran Deal How Trump Has Boxed Himself Out of a Face-Saving Iran Deal

By failing to absorb the lessons of Iran’s strategic victories, the White House is on course to turn the present stalemate into a disastrous quagmire.

Jun 9, 2026 / David Faris

Tom Homan, White House “border czar,” during a television interview in Washington, DC, on June 4, 2026.

The Only Thing You Need to Know About the White House’s Aliens.gov Website The Only Thing You Need to Know About the White House’s Aliens.gov Website

It’s an attempt to rile up the MAGA base over reforms to the immigration system 60 years ago.

Jun 5, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky

Students attend a rally to protest ICE in lower Manhattan

An Uncertain Future for NYC Student Activism An Uncertain Future for NYC Student Activism

A controversial bill is proposing that NYPD create a plan for instituting anti-protest buffer zones around many NYC schools.

Jun 3, 2026 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

The GOP Is Not a Political Party—It’s a Cult

The GOP Is Not a Political Party—It’s a Cult The GOP Is Not a Political Party—It’s a Cult

In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent marvels at Trump’s enduring hold over the GOP mind. Plus: the dumbest CEO in the gaming industry.

May 29, 2026 / Elie Mystal

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

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

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

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