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Signs of the Times

Signs of the Times Signs of the Times

In NYC and across the nation, protests erupt.

May 1, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper and Steve Brodner

Police detain protesters wearing shirts with the slogan “Stop Arming Israel” during a Pro-Palestinian demonstration in Washington, DC, on November 19, 2024.

The Right-Wing Campaign to Suppress Opposition Consolidates Its Gains The Right-Wing Campaign to Suppress Opposition Consolidates Its Gains

New laws that effectively criminalize dissent reflect the right’s disgust for politically active citizens.

May 1, 2025 / Zohra Ahmed

Donald Trump displays a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC.

Trump’s Newest Executive Order “Unleashes” the Cops—and Flirts With Martial Law Trump’s Newest Executive Order “Unleashes” the Cops—and Flirts With Martial Law

The new order effectively allows police to get away with murder. And that’s just the beginning.

Apr 30, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Venezuelan community leaders speak to the media as they protest against the suspension of Temporary Protected Status in Doral, Florida, on February 3, 2025.

As Trump Goes After Protected Status, Venezuelan Students Are “Terrified” As Trump Goes After Protected Status, Venezuelan Students Are “Terrified”

While those with TPS are safe on paper, the administration’s attempted revocation and ongoing legal battle has left many young immigrants—regardless of status—fearing detainment.

Apr 30, 2025 / StudentNation / Shandra Back

Writing on the Floor

Writing on the Floor Writing on the Floor

A Visibility Brigade action, on a bridge over a highway in Paramus, New Jersey.

Apr 29, 2025 / OppArt / Karen Guancione and Kimberly Miller

Marc Andreessen attends the 10th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on April 13, 2024, in Los Angeles.

The Group Chat From Hell Has Been Exposed The Group Chat From Hell Has Been Exposed

Marc Andreessen, Tucker Carlson, and a Winklevoss walk into a bar… and the rest of us run out of it screaming.

Apr 29, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Cory Booker

Cory Booker Cory Booker

In a record-breaking 25-hour speech, Senator Cory Booker criticized the Trump administration’s policies on Social Security, education, healthcare, and more.

Apr 28, 2025 / OppArt / Gia Ruiz

A Graduate School of Arts and Sciences flag on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

We Don’t Have to Hand It to Harvard We Don’t Have to Hand It to Harvard

The university’s lawsuit against the Trump administration was widely celebrated, but our school has been quietly complying with federal demands around Palestine for weeks.

Apr 28, 2025 / StudentNation / Christopher Malley and Nathaniel Moses

Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2025.

The FBI Arrests a Milwaukee Judge in “a Whole New Descent Into Government Chaos” The FBI Arrests a Milwaukee Judge in “a Whole New Descent Into Government Chaos”

Trump’s escalation in the struggle between the courts and his administration sent shock waves through Milwaukee and beyond.

Apr 25, 2025 / John Nichols

Good Night and Good Luck

Good Night and Good Luck Good Night and Good Luck

Warning label.

Apr 25, 2025 / Steve Brodner

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