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An art installation that displays black-and-white images of people detained or deported as a result of ICE raids in Southern California.

The Supreme Court Just Gave the OK to Racial Profiling The Supreme Court Just Gave the OK to Racial Profiling

The court’s ruling allowing ICE to resume its indiscriminate roundups of LA’s Latino residents can only be described as one thing.

Sep 8, 2025 / Elie Mystal

President Donald Trump signs an executive order renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (C) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine shake hands, in the Oval Office of the White House on September 5, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Donald Trump Is Bringing the Imperial Wars to the Homefront Donald Trump Is Bringing the Imperial Wars to the Homefront

The ruler of a dying empire inflicts mindless militarism on Venezuela and Chicago.

Sep 8, 2025 / Jeet Heer

A still from the footage of the Trump administration striking a boat allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean.

With the Strike on a “Drug-Carrying Boat,” Trump Returns to a Dangerous US Policy for Latin America With the Strike on a “Drug-Carrying Boat,” Trump Returns to a Dangerous US Policy for Latin America

The attack on a ship off the Venezuelan coast is the first time the US has carried out a deadly military operation on its own in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama.

Sep 8, 2025 / Michael Fox

Dark Money Invades Social Media

Dark Money Invades Social Media Dark Money Invades Social Media

On The Time of Monsters: Taylor Lorenz on the shadowy groups backing some big Democratic influencers.

Sep 8, 2025 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Who Keeps Kids Safe?

Who Keeps Kids Safe? Who Keeps Kids Safe?

In the US, children and teens are more likely to die from guns than from anything else.

Sep 8, 2025 / OppArt / Robin McCarthy

William F. Buckley Jr.’s Friends and Enemies

William F. Buckley Jr.’s Friends and Enemies William F. Buckley Jr.’s Friends and Enemies

What was it about Buckley that made him so attractive to liberals—and what was it about liberals that caused them to be attracted to conservative figures like Buckley in the first...

Sep 8, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Jeet Heer

Demonstrators gather to protest against a travel ban announced by US President Donald Trump.

The “Refugee Pipeline” Has Been Abandoned The “Refugee Pipeline” Has Been Abandoned

Since Trump took office, assistance for refugees has largely been revoked or suspended, with many recent arrivals from Afghanistan unable to bring their families.

Sep 8, 2025 / StudentNation / Ava Menkes

Wall of Names

Wall of Names Wall of Names

Colors.

Sep 5, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Systemic Racism

Systemic Racism Systemic Racism

Impression.

Sep 5, 2025 / OppArt / André Carrilho

Protester getting arrested and pinned against wall while other police officers turn their back.

A Different Kind of Justice: Rewarding Good Policing to Protect Black Lives   A Different Kind of Justice: Rewarding Good Policing to Protect Black Lives  

From reactive accountability to proactive reform.

Sep 5, 2025 / Judi Komaki

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