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Police officers and cars block off a freeway.

Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Loudmouth Immigration Policy Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Loudmouth Immigration Policy

As a candidate he promised a “massive” crackdown. But since taking office his actions, though designed to be as frightening as possible, have fallen far short of that.

May 14, 2025 / Ray Suarez

Journalists, holding banners, gather for a demonstration to draw attention to the journalists, who lost their lives in Israeli attacks, during

Gaza Is the Front Line in the Fight for Press Freedom Gaza Is the Front Line in the Fight for Press Freedom

The global press corps must stop looking at Gaza as someone else’s crisis—and start demanding justice.

May 14, 2025 / Mohammed R. Mhawish

Why Pete Hegseth Still Has a Job

Why Pete Hegseth Still Has a Job Why Pete Hegseth Still Has a Job

Hegseth is terrible at every part of his job except the one that matters to Trump—a willingness to break with norms that keep the military in check.

May 12, 2025 / Laura Jedeed

A protest outside Google’s offices in San Francisco, Thursday, December 14, 2023.

I’ve Worked at Google for Decades. I’m Sickened by What It’s Doing. I’ve Worked at Google for Decades. I’m Sickened by What It’s Doing.

For the first time, I feel driven to speak publicly, because our company is now powering state violence across the globe.

Apr 16, 2025 / Emma Jackson

How to Fight Trump’s Attack on Farmworkers

How to Fight Trump’s Attack on Farmworkers How to Fight Trump’s Attack on Farmworkers

“We work in the heat and cold to put food on the table [in] this country, but they call us criminals,” said one worker. “We need to lift up our voice.”

Apr 11, 2025 / Photo Essay / David Bacon

This aerial picture shows white-clad forensic experts from the Mexican Attorney General’s Office walking inside the alleged organized crime “extermination camp” in the municipality of Tehuchitlan, Jalisco, Mexico, on March 28, 2025.

Families Try to Find Answers at a Cartel “Extermination Camp” in Mexico Families Try to Find Answers at a Cartel “Extermination Camp” in Mexico

World / Comment / April 10, 2025 A Tour of a Cartel “Extermination Camp” At a Jalisco ranch, investigators found bone fragments and three suspected crematoria. Families vis…

Apr 10, 2025 / Ivonne Ortiz

The leader of the new Syrian administration, Ahmed al-Shara, waits to greet a Ukrainian delegation ahead of a meeting to help strengthen ties between the two countries in December 2024 in Damascus, Syria.

Syria’s New Rulers Get a Makeover Syria’s New Rulers Get a Makeover

The country’s new leader, Ahmed al-Shara, has donned a suit, trimmed his beard, and dropped his nom de guerre. But Syrians are still afraid.

Apr 7, 2025 / Charles Glass

Two cutouts of US President Donald Trump and a cutout of White House 'border czar' Tom Homan stand alongside photos of former US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris behind bars at a

Trump Has Created a Legal Nightmare Trump Has Created a Legal Nightmare

The president is using obscure statutes in shocking ways as part of his anti-immigrant witch hunt.

Apr 7, 2025 / Gaby Del Valle

President Trump Signs Executive Order To Severely Shrink Department Of Education

Trump Sets His Sights on “Eliminating” Public Education Trump Sets His Sights on “Eliminating” Public Education

Yesterday’s executive order would dismantle the Department of Education, shutting down programs American families rely on.

Mar 21, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks with reporters gathered outside Mercado Central on August 11, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Ilhan Omar’s American Dream Is Strong Enough for These Times Ilhan Omar’s American Dream Is Strong Enough for These Times

Thirty years after she came to the US, the Minnesota representative keeps the faith in an America that will ultimately reject the divisive politics of Trump and his minions.

Mar 14, 2025 / John Nichols

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