Society

Thurgood Marshall, the first Black Supreme Court justice, is as important in shaping of the Constiution as its framers.

America Is Due a Third Reconstruction America Is Due a Third Reconstruction

The nation can thank the Supreme Court for its periods of turmoil. It’s time for a new jurisprudence.

Jun 23, 2026 / Feature / Michele Goodwin

Autonomous robotic dogs fitted with hyper-realistic silicone heads modeled after US entrepreneurs Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos come face to face as part of the interactive art installation.

A Practical Guide to Messing With Big Tech Oligarchs—With Cory Doctorow A Practical Guide to Messing With Big Tech Oligarchs—With Cory Doctorow

On this episode of Fighting Fascism, the man who named enshittification breaks down why AI is the biggest financial scam in history—and how to actually resist it.

Jun 23, 2026 / Podcast / Jonathan Smucker, Aaron Regunberg, and Matt DaSilva

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and OG Anunoby of the New York Knicks on a float during the New York Knicks Championship ticker tape parade and victory rally celebrating winning the 2026 NBA Finals.

We Can’t Let the Good Vibes Stop Us From Demanding More of Mamdani We Can’t Let the Good Vibes Stop Us From Demanding More of Mamdani

Mamdani’s Knicks speech was exhilarating, but we can’t let these kinds of spectacles prevent us from pressuring politicians to do better.

Jun 23, 2026 / Dave Zirin

Children in El Barrio stand before the Young Lords' 1969 Garbage Offensive.

Mapping the Unsung History of Puerto Rican Resistance Mapping the Unsung History of Puerto Rican Resistance

Hunter College students explore the story of El Barrio using the new app Radical Atmospheres.

Jun 23, 2026 / StudentNation / Ana Agudelo

Activists gather in front of the Supreme Court of the United States during the re-argument of Louisiana v. Callais on October 15, 2025, in Washington, DC.

How to Win the New War for Black Voting Rights How to Win the New War for Black Voting Rights

It’s not enough to draw “neutral” districts. We need to overhaul the entire voting system.

Jun 23, 2026 / Cliff Albright

Bari Weiss on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, in Los Angeles.

Free-Speech Fraud Bari Weiss Would Rather Deport Than Debate Free-Speech Fraud Bari Weiss Would Rather Deport Than Debate

As anti-war politics gain ground, Weiss’s Free Press is pushing to remove Trita Parsi from the US.

Jun 22, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Parlange, a plantation in Louisiana, continues to be owned and operated by the descendants of the original enslavers.

What Should Be Done With America’s Slave Mansions? What Should Be Done With America’s Slave Mansions?

A case for reimagining plantations—the engines of centuries of oppression—as laboratories for economic justice.

Jun 22, 2026 / Aaron Ross Coleman

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald Trump during a “Making Health Technology Great Again” event in the East Room of the White House, on July 30, 2025.

The Last Thing US Healthcare Needs Is an AI Takeover The Last Thing US Healthcare Needs Is an AI Takeover

We fear that healthcare will become even more financialized as our systems become more deeply entangled with the AI bubble and the speculative investments that accompany it.

Jun 22, 2026 / Karim Sariahmed and Marc Shi

Animal Liberation

Animal Liberation Animal Liberation

You have the power.

Jun 19, 2026 / OppArt / Praxis vgz and Peter Kuper

Alex Bores, Democratic candidate in New York’s 12th Congressional District, speaks during the NY-12 for Congress: Candidate Forum at 92NY, April 15, 2026, in New York.

How a New York Primary Wound Up at the Center of the AI Storm How a New York Primary Wound Up at the Center of the AI Storm

Alex Bores is engulfed in a brutal (and super-expensive) battle over how technology will change work, life, and society.

Jun 19, 2026 / John Nichols

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