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Angie Vargas

The Soccer Mom Who Strikes Fear Into the Heart of ICE The Soccer Mom Who Strikes Fear Into the Heart of ICE

Meet Angelica Vargas, one of the most prominent of a new kind of activist: the ICE chaser.

Oct 28, 2025 / Malavika Kannan

East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside neighborhood, where fatal drug overdose rates range between 15 to 25 times higher than in the United States and the rest of Canada.

On Trial for a Radical Approach to Reducing Drug Overdoses in British Columbia On Trial for a Radical Approach to Reducing Drug Overdoses in British Columbia

The Vancouver duo behind the Drug User Liberation Front faces 40 years behind bars for drug trafficking. But this is no ordinary case.

Oct 27, 2025 / Carl L. Hart

Right wing protestors yelling.

See No Evil? Canadian Government Media Blurs Out the Swastika on a Ukrainian Soldier. See No Evil? Canadian Government Media Blurs Out the Swastika on a Ukrainian Soldier.

Canada’s shameful refusal to acknowledge its support of the far right yesterday and today.

Oct 27, 2025 / Lev Golinkin

Donald Trump standing alongside Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Destroy the Metrics, Destroy the Truth Destroy the Metrics, Destroy the Truth

Trump’s decimation of public health systems isn’t about efficiency, cost-saving, or even ideology. It’s about building a world without truth or the possibility of accountability.

Oct 27, 2025 / Eric Reinhart

US Ashtray

US Ashtray US Ashtray

Constitutional democracy in the United States in under attack.

Oct 27, 2025 / OppArt / Holly Ballard Martz

The COP30 logo is displayed at a preparatory meeting bringing together ministers responsible for climate negotiations in Brasília, Brazil, on October 13, 2025.

How a PR Giant Hijacked COP30 to Greenwash the Planet How a PR Giant Hijacked COP30 to Greenwash the Planet

Edelman invented the fossil fuel narratives, and now it’s running communications for COP30. All the while, frontline communities are telling very different stories.

Oct 27, 2025 / Shilpi Chhotray

A federal agents takes aim at Chicago residents in the East Side neighborhood on October 14, 2025.

The Fate of Our Cities Is Now in the Supreme Court’s Hands The Fate of Our Cities Is Now in the Supreme Court’s Hands

In this week’s Elie v. U.S., The Nation’s justice correspondent warns of an upcoming SCOTUS case—and hails the wisdom of Uncle Iroh.

Oct 24, 2025 / Elie Mystal

A demonstrator waits in her car before a rolling protest caravan departs for the west gate of San Quentin State Prison to demand more protection for prisoners against the coronavirus and Covid-19 in Larkspur, California, on May 9, 2020.

We’ve Entered the Gaslighting Phase of Covid in Prisons We’ve Entered the Gaslighting Phase of Covid in Prisons

Covid is spreading, but incarcerated people are being told vaccines aren’t necessary.

Oct 24, 2025 / Victoria Law

No Kings Sketches

No Kings Sketches No Kings Sketches

Arc de Trump.

Oct 24, 2025 / Steve Brodner

An excavator works to clear rubble after the East Wing of the White House was demolished. The demolition is part of President Donald Trump’s plan to build a ballroom on the eastern side of the White House.

The Crazy-Making Destruction of the East Wing of the White House The Crazy-Making Destruction of the East Wing of the White House

Demolishing the people’s entrance to the People’s House is part of Trump’s plan to destabilize and devastate his opponents.

Oct 24, 2025 / Joan Walsh

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