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A 94-year old retired farmer arrives at the Loganville Fireman's Festival on August 24, 2024.

Rural Organizers Are Plowing Common Ground Rural Organizers Are Plowing Common Ground

It’s hard to hate people when you’re working shoulder to shoulder with them on things that matter.

Apr 22, 2026 / Erica Etelson

Wolfgang Koeppen, 1986.

Wolfgang Koeppen—“Poet of Failure” Wolfgang Koeppen—“Poet of Failure”

The German writer’s postwar works were ruthless in their condemnation of a country that, in its inability to reckon with historical atrocity, was beyond reform.

Apr 22, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Pankaj Mishra

California students campaign for the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act.

How California’s Kids Are Taking On Big Oil How California’s Kids Are Taking On Big Oil

After last year’s devastating wildfires, young Californians are spearheading a growing movement to force polluters—not taxpayers—to pay for the damage.

Apr 22, 2026 / StudentNation / Padma Balaji

Supporters of the pro-European conservative TISZA party celebrate during the election night on the banks on the river Danube with the Parliament building in the background, in Budapest after the general election in Hungary, on April 12, 2026.

Boris Kagarlitsky on Hungary’s Election Boris Kagarlitsky on Hungary’s Election

Reflections on right-wing populism’s dead end and the window of opportunity for the left.

Apr 22, 2026 / Suzi Weissman and Boris Kagarlitsky

What Happens When ‘Your Honor’ Is a Robot?

What Happens When ‘Your Honor’ Is a Robot? What Happens When ‘Your Honor’ Is a Robot?

As AI seeps ever deeper into our judicial system, boosters insist it will bring fairness and efficiency. The way AI is being developed suggests otherwise.

Apr 22, 2026 / Feature / Elie Mystal

Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) (R) participates in a discussion during a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker event on April 14, 2026, in Washington, DC.

Ro Khanna: AI for the People—Plus, Trump’s Downward Spiral Ro Khanna: AI for the People—Plus, Trump’s Downward Spiral

On this episode of Start Making Sense, the member of Congress from Silicon Valley presents an “AI Manifesto,” and Harold Meyerson reports on Trump’s continuing decline.

Apr 22, 2026 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

How Unionization Can Solve the Crisis in College Football 

How Unionization Can Solve the Crisis in College Football  How Unionization Can Solve the Crisis in College Football 

Jason Stahl joins Edge of Sports to talk about the campaign to unionize college football.

Apr 21, 2026 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Joshua Mast

We Need to Tear Down the Adoption Industry We Need to Tear Down the Adoption Industry

Adoption as practiced in the US is rooted in racism, imperialism, colonialism, and outright abduction. It's time to do something different.

Apr 21, 2026 / M Ceniza

Azzi Fudd of the University of Connecticut, right, poses with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after the Dallas Wings selected Fudd with the 1st pick of the 2026 WNBA Draft on April 13, 2026, in New York City.

The WNBA Draft and the Political Imperative of Minding Your Own Business The WNBA Draft and the Political Imperative of Minding Your Own Business

With the first pick of the WNBA draft, the Dallas Wings picked Azzi Fudd. It sparked a sexist, homophobic conversation online.

Apr 21, 2026 / Dave Zirin

Global Samud Flotilla: Small Boats, Huge Mission

Global Samud Flotilla: Small Boats, Huge Mission Global Samud Flotilla: Small Boats, Huge Mission

Around 40 small boats, carrying an estimated 300 people on board, sailed from Barcelona on April 13, 2026, headed to Gaza.

Apr 21, 2026 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

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