Society

Laura Loomer: Bending the President’s Ear

Laura Loomer: Bending the President’s Ear Laura Loomer: Bending the President’s Ear

An unelected influencer is dictating Trump’s policies.

Jul 2, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Supporters of transgender athletes competing in women's sports gather outside the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court’s Anti-Trans Ruling Goes Well Beyond Sports The Supreme Court’s Anti-Trans Ruling Goes Well Beyond Sports

The ruling is about whether trans people have the same rights as everybody else—and the court said they don’t.

Jul 2, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Students walk in front of a decorative stone archway at Yale University.

How Yale Tried (and Failed) to Avoid Trump's Wrath How Yale Tried (and Failed) to Avoid Trump's Wrath

As Trump went after higher education, Yale built a case for its conservative credentials. The Justice Department came knocking anyway.

Jul 2, 2026 / StudentNation / Zachary Clifton

Progressive New York primary winner Darializa Avila Chevalier did not include climate action on her list of priorities.

Climate Was Missing From New York’s Progressive Wave Climate Was Missing From New York’s Progressive Wave

The city's primary winners campaigned on affordability, yet climate change, a major driver of rising costs and inequality, was conspicuously absent from the conversation.

Jul 1, 2026 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

Demonstrators showing support for people accused of conspiring to commit terrorism at the Prairieland immigration detention center last summer gathered outside of the Eldon B. Mahon United States Courthouse in Fort Worth on March 13, 2026.

In Texas, Protesting ICE Can Get You a Life Sentence In Texas, Protesting ICE Can Get You a Life Sentence

Under Trump, eight Prairieland defendants were sentenced to a combined four and a half centuries in prison.

Jul 1, 2026 / Sara Van Horn

How Toxic Masculinity Took Over the Texas Senate Race

How Toxic Masculinity Took Over the Texas Senate Race How Toxic Masculinity Took Over the Texas Senate Race

The battle between James Talarico and Ken Paxton has been overwhelmed by demagogic gender politics.

Jul 1, 2026 / Samantha Grasso

Supporters of birthright citizenship rally outside the US Supreme Court on April 1, 2026.

Birthright Citizenship Lives to Die Another Day Birthright Citizenship Lives to Die Another Day

The Supreme Court’s decision upholding birthright citizenship is a victory that may contain the seeds of a future defeat.

Jun 30, 2026 / Elie Mystal

The Power of Satire to Threaten Dictators

The Power of Satire to Threaten Dictators The Power of Satire to Threaten Dictators

Artist Robert Kuzovkov was murdered in Poland.

Jun 30, 2026 / OppArt / Paul Karasik

Associate Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito

A Strategic Alito Retirement Would Confirm SCOTUS’s Complete Ideological Capture A Strategic Alito Retirement Would Confirm SCOTUS’s Complete Ideological Capture

Granting the hard-right jurist power over choosing a successor is a democratic disaster—and a far cry from John Roberts’s fanciful claims of nonpartisanship.

Jun 30, 2026 / David Daley

Graduates during the commencement ceremony for UC Irvine's School of Social Sciences at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California, on Friday, June 12, 2026.

We’re Having the Wrong Conversation About College Graduates We’re Having the Wrong Conversation About College Graduates

Workers with college degrees are constantly being pitted against workers without one. But such a zero-sum debate obscures the need to protect everyone in every workplace.

Jun 30, 2026 / Abdullah Shihipar

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