Society

The Amazing Canada-Man

The Amazing Canada-Man The Amazing Canada-Man

At home with ICE.

Aug 28, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Killing Our Mother

Killing Our Mother Killing Our Mother

Data centers swallowing resources and killing the environment.

Aug 28, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

The “Greetings from Springfield” mural painted by Victor Ving and Lisa Beggs is seen in downtown Springfield, Ohio, on February 5, 2026. A US judge has blocked the Trump administration's decision to strip some 350,000 Haitian immigrants of deportation protections set to expire on February 3, 2026.

Trump Is Waging War on Haitians Trump Is Waging War on Haitians

In Springfield, Ohio, ICE agents are targeting a community that Trump has been villainizing since 2024.

Aug 28, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky

Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong speaks at an election-night party in Madison, Wisconsin. Hong went on to lose the primary.

Democratic Candidates Have Embraced Unity. Dem Pundits? Not So Much. Democratic Candidates Have Embraced Unity. Dem Pundits? Not So Much.

Losing candidates have prioritized the big tent and embraced their former rivals. Why can’t the media and pundits get on board?

Aug 28, 2026 / Joan Walsh

Google headquarters campus in Mountain View, California.

How Mass Layoffs Changed Working in Tech—Clarissa Redwine & JS Tan How Mass Layoffs Changed Working in Tech—Clarissa Redwine & JS Tan

Discussing the state of worker organizing in the tech industry, including how it’s changed since the mid-2010s and where it needs to go from here.

Aug 27, 2026 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Mark Zuckerbu at T-Mobile Arena on March 07, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Meta Has Suffered a Huge Blow—but the Reckoning Can’t End Here Meta Has Suffered a Huge Blow—but the Reckoning Can’t End Here

The company has been forced to pay billions in fines and overhaul some of its most destructive practices. Hopefully there’s more where that came from.

Aug 27, 2026 / David Futrelle

Moderna Inc. and Merck & Co. mRNA melanoma trial news on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.

Will Moderna’s Cancer Vaccine Be Good for People, or Profits? Will Moderna’s Cancer Vaccine Be Good for People, or Profits?

The drug giant restricted access to its Covid vaccine to protect its bottom line. Will history repeat itself now?

Aug 27, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves

Children enrolled at the Sunset Park Early Childhood Development Center in Brooklyn, funded through the Head Start program.

Head Start Rule Changes Would Slash Enrollment of Homeless Children Head Start Rule Changes Would Slash Enrollment of Homeless Children

Head Start currently mandates that programs prioritize enrolling children in homeless families. The Trump administration’s proposed rule change would completely undo that.

Aug 27, 2026 / Bryce Covert

North Korea’s Roots in Christianity—With Jonathan Cheng

North Korea’s Roots in Christianity—With Jonathan Cheng North Korea’s Roots in Christianity—With Jonathan Cheng

Jonathan Cheng joins Danny and Derek to explore Christianity’s influence on North Korea’s founding ideology, the Kim family, and its enduring personality cult.

Aug 26, 2026 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Tarana Burke

Tarana Burke Tarana Burke

Women’s rights activist.

Aug 26, 2026 / OppArt / Anita Kunz

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