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New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (C) holds hands with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) at the end of a campaign rally at Forest Hills Stadium in the Queens borough of New York City on October 26, 2025.

Why Zohran Mamdani Just Made the Case for an AOC Presidential Run Why Zohran Mamdani Just Made the Case for an AOC Presidential Run

All of the mayor’s endorsed candidates won last week. His ability to reshape New York City’s political landscape shows what happens when a socialist takes executive power.

Jun 29, 2026 / Aaron Regunberg

Larry Ellison, accompanied by U.S. President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.

For Larry Ellison, Buying Trump Is the Bargain of the Century For Larry Ellison, Buying Trump Is the Bargain of the Century

The billionaire has gotten media dominance and cozy government deals for what amounts to chicken feed.

Jun 29, 2026 / Jeet Heer

The founding father included a recipe for abortions in The American Instructor, his 1748 reprint of a popular British textbook.

Abortion Has Always Been an American Tradition Abortion Has Always Been an American Tradition

More than one founding father knew that to be truly free, women needed control over their reproduction.

Jun 29, 2026 / Feature / Regina Mahone

The Knife Edge trail, not far from the Maine’s North Woods, which shaped Henry David Thoreau’s ideas about nature.

How America Became the Progenitor of Environmentalism How America Became the Progenitor of Environmentalism

From Indigenous practices to the Green New Deal, our country has always focused on prioritizing our planet.

Jun 29, 2026 / Feature / Bill McKibben

The heirs of the Boston Tea Partiers are fighting to block data-center projects.

We Were Founded on Anti-Monopoly Principles We Were Founded on Anti-Monopoly Principles

The premises of the American democratic vision must be applied to the economy if we are to be free in all alreas of life.

Jun 29, 2026 / Feature / Zephyr Teachout

President of the French far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) Jordan Bardella (R) reacts as president of the RN parliamentary group Marine Le Pen speaks to the press during their visit to the Paris International Agricultural Show on February 26, 2026.

It’s Jordan Bardella’s Party Now It’s Jordan Bardella’s Party Now

With Marine Le Pen facing a critical court ruling on July 7, leadership of the French far right is passing to her 30-year-old lieutenant.

Jun 29, 2026 / Harrison Stetler

Americans Want to Impeach Donald Trump

Americans Want to Impeach Donald Trump Americans Want to Impeach Donald Trump

So why aren’t Democrats doing something about it?

Jun 29, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

Why Amazon Ditched Its Prestige Sam Altman Biopic

Why Amazon Ditched Its Prestige Sam Altman Biopic Why Amazon Ditched Its Prestige Sam Altman Biopic

Artificial had a roster of premier talent and a topical subject—but it no longer fit in with Jeff Bezos’s financial ambitions.

Jun 29, 2026 / Ben Schwartz

Saving the Scarlet Macaw in Narco Country

Saving the Scarlet Macaw in Narco Country Saving the Scarlet Macaw in Narco Country

In eastern Honduras, Indigenous guardians are risking their lives to protect the famous red parrot.

Jun 27, 2026 / Roberto Lovato

An American flag flies during a rally in support of Joe Biden's run for the US presidency on Belle Isle in Detroit.

Celebrating America Shouldn’t Be Such a Partisan Task Celebrating America Shouldn’t Be Such a Partisan Task

How did anniversary events become so politically charged?

Jun 26, 2026 / Richard Kreitner

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