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The White House Briefing room, on September 19, 2026, in Washington, DC.

Trump Wants to Keep Journalists Out of the White House. He Should Get His Wish. Trump Wants to Keep Journalists Out of the White House. He Should Get His Wish.

The president has banned MS NOW, CNN, and Politico from attending press briefings. The rest of the media should respond with a boycott.

Sep 22, 2026 / Column / Chris Lehmann

In April, demonstrators carrying anti-war signs gathered outside the White House, as a deadline set by President Donald Trump for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz approached.

As Morale Sags, More Military Service Members Are Having a Crisis of Conscience As Morale Sags, More Military Service Members Are Having a Crisis of Conscience

According to multiple GI rights organizations, service members are inquiring in unprecedented numbers about seeking conscientious objector status.

Sep 22, 2026 / Sophie Mann-Shafir

Clear Sign: Stop Gun Violence

Clear Sign: Stop Gun Violence Clear Sign: Stop Gun Violence

Claiming over 130 American lives daily, a lethal epidemic is scarring our communities.

Sep 21, 2026 / OppArt / Wilhelmina Grant

This nuclear explosion was conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1953.

In the Age of AI, Nuclear Weapons Abolition Is a Renewed Imperative In the Age of AI, Nuclear Weapons Abolition Is a Renewed Imperative

As long as we have nuclear weapons, the job of ending humanity will continue to be as easy as the push of a button—or an AI agent hacking into a nuclear command-and-control system...

Sep 21, 2026 / Ivana Nikolić Hughes

The Clinic represents an increasing student interest in international affairs and human rights research, particularly in an age where digital privacy is a focal point.

These Students Are Shaping UN Human Rights Policy These Students Are Shaping UN Human Rights Policy

Princeton undergraduates are helping the organization develop standards for post-mortem digital privacy and death in custody.

Sep 21, 2026 / StudentNation / Rachel Brooks

View of nude sunbathers on the beach at Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaways, New York, New York, August 1, 1982.

What Remains of Riis? What Remains of Riis?

A new members’ club has revived Riis Park’s long-vacant bathhouse, reopening old questions about whom the People’s Beach is really for.

Sep 19, 2026 / Eric Schwartau

MAD AS HELL

MAD AS HELL MAD AS HELL

... AND NOT TAKING IT.

Sep 18, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Netanyahu Is Accused of Ignoring Warnings About October 7

Netanyahu Is Accused of Ignoring Warnings About October 7 Netanyahu Is Accused of Ignoring Warnings About October 7

Will justice be served?

Sep 18, 2026 / OppArt / Emanuele Del Rosso

CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman, President Donald Trump, and CEO of DeepMind Demis Hassabis attend a working lunch during the G7 Summit on June 17 in Évian-les-Bains, France.

AI Is a Kitchen-Table Issue AI Is a Kitchen-Table Issue

And with the Trump administration encouraging unregulated growth in the industry, Democrats need to start acting like it.

Sep 18, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

Kash Patel, director of the FBI, testifying at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on September 15, 2026.

Kash Patel Stands Up for “Victims” of Bestiality Kash Patel Stands Up for “Victims” of Bestiality

In a bizarre Senate committee hearing, the FBI director defends his tenure and disrespects Democrats.

Sep 16, 2026 / Joan Walsh

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