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Abdul El-Sayed during a primary election night watch party.

The Gaping Hole in El-Sayed’s Progressive Agenda The Gaping Hole in El-Sayed’s Progressive Agenda

The Senate nominee has woefully undercooked ideas on Supreme Court reform—and that’s a problem.

Aug 13, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Iusticia Omnibus = Justice for All

Iusticia Omnibus = Justice for All Iusticia Omnibus = Justice for All

Street art, street wise. Barcelona 2026.

Aug 13, 2026 / OppArt / Bob Bingenheimer

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Linda McMahon.

Trump Is Writing Off Kids With Disabilities, but We Shouldn’t  Trump Is Writing Off Kids With Disabilities, but We Shouldn’t 

A broad coalition of organizations, lawmakers, and former Department of Education officials are calling to preserve the agency from Trump’s liquidation plans.

Aug 13, 2026 / Feature / Regina Mahone

Shut Out of Special Education, This Texas Family Is Fighting Back

Shut Out of Special Education, This Texas Family Is Fighting Back Shut Out of Special Education, This Texas Family Is Fighting Back

Five-year-old Annie Morey was denied a public education even before Trump began dismantling the Department of Education. Her case now sits before the Fifth Circuit.

Aug 13, 2026 / Feature / Pepper Stetler

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Government Is Putting AI Before People and the Planet—With Matt Haugen Government Is Putting AI Before People and the Planet—With Matt Haugen

Paris Marx is joined by Matt Haugen to discuss how AI policy benefits tech giants at the planet’s expense—and what a people- and climate-first alternative could look like.

Aug 13, 2026 / Paris Marx

Weight-loss injection pens on a scale.

What You Need to Know About the GLP-1 Economy What You Need to Know About the GLP-1 Economy

The making of a medical caste.

Aug 13, 2026 / Richard Eskow

Supporters cheer during an election night event for Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, now the Democratic candidate for Senate, on August 11, 2026, in Minneapolis.

Peggy Flanagan’s Many Crush the Money in the Minnesota Senate Primary Peggy Flanagan’s Many Crush the Money in the Minnesota Senate Primary

Corporate Dem Angie Craig outspent Flanagan by roughly four to one. But Flanagan’s ground game, and her promise to “avenge Minnesota” after ICE’s cruelty, gave her a 20-point win....

Aug 12, 2026 / Joan Walsh

Pa’lante Siempre: Denise Oliver-Velez (1947–2026)

Pa’lante Siempre: Denise Oliver-Velez (1947–2026) Pa’lante Siempre: Denise Oliver-Velez (1947–2026)

From frontline organizing to political commentary, her fierce, multiracial advocacy reshaped 20th-century liberation and continues to inspire social justice.

Aug 12, 2026 / OppArt / Sylvia Hernández

First They Came

First They Came First They Came

For the immigrants.

Aug 11, 2026 / OppArt / Anonymous

The Dignifying Solution to America’s Care Crisis

The Dignifying Solution to America’s Care Crisis The Dignifying Solution to America’s Care Crisis

Employee ownership turns care work jobs into good jobs—and leads to better patient outcomes.

Aug 11, 2026 / Feature / Courtney E. Martin

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