Joy, Healing, and the Resolve to Keep Fighting at No Kings in St. Paul Joy, Healing, and the Resolve to Keep Fighting at No Kings in St. Paul
Some 200,000 people crammed the grounds of the state capitol for a celebration of the area’s resilience and defiance of the Trump regime.
Mar 30, 2026 / Joan Walsh
The Nap Room Didn’t Love Me Back The Nap Room Didn’t Love Me Back
I left academia for a tech job that offered me the promise of stability. What happens when corporate employers become our most reliable caregivers?
Mar 28, 2026 / Elizabeth Burns Dyer
Nothing Works in Trump’s America—Except Racism Nothing Works in Trump’s America—Except Racism
In this week’s Elie v. U.S., our justice correspondent explores Trump’s stunning incompetence. Plus: Baseball is back—for now.
Mar 27, 2026 / Elie Mystal
The New Order? The New Order?
Government sanctioned violence on Americans spreads.
Mar 27, 2026 / OppArt / Eric Drooker
The Bad-News Echo Chamber of Pro-Democracy Substack The Bad-News Echo Chamber of Pro-Democracy Substack
How many pro-democracy Substack authors over-focus on gloom and doom and ignore organizing, and who’s bucking that trend.
Mar 27, 2026 / Micah L. Sifry
The Immigration Crackdown Hurts More Than Just International Students The Immigration Crackdown Hurts More Than Just International Students
Universities are raising their tuition, offering fewer classes, and axing extracurricular programs to compensate for the dip in international student enrollment.
Mar 27, 2026 / StudentNation / Yong-Yu Huang
A Landmark Suit Against Meta and YouTube Opens the Floodgate for AI Litigation A Landmark Suit Against Meta and YouTube Opens the Floodgate for AI Litigation
A jury finds big tech liable for programming addictive features into platforms—and that’s basically the business model for companion bots.
Mar 27, 2026 / David Futrelle
The Data Center Revolt The Data Center Revolt
Laura Flanders speaks with Faiz Shakir and John Cassidy on the grassroots fight against the AI oligarchs.
Mar 26, 2026 / Q&A / Laura Flanders