Community Land Trusts Are Standing Up to New York City’s Worst Landlords Community Land Trusts Are Standing Up to New York City’s Worst Landlords
New legislation could accelerate a growing movement of tenants who refuse to be at the mercy of developers and want to take ownership of their communities’ resources.
Sep 10, 2025 / Aviva Stahl
Trump Could Soon Strip Student Loan Forgiveness From Millions of Borrowers Trump Could Soon Strip Student Loan Forgiveness From Millions of Borrowers
Changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program could deem organizations and governments “ineligible employers” if they don’t align themselves with the president’s agenda.
Sep 10, 2025 / StudentNation / Ángel Rentería
That Wild “Wired” Article Is Not a Case Against Surrogacy That Wild “Wired” Article Is Not a Case Against Surrogacy
It’s a horror story about Silicon Valley, and an extreme example of what happens when we conceive of children as property.
Sep 10, 2025 / Sophie Lewis
Why Is MLB in Chicago Acquiescing to Trump? Why Is MLB in Chicago Acquiescing to Trump?
Trump is threatening to occupy Chicago while the Cubs are feting the far right.
Sep 10, 2025 / Dave Zirin and Gus O’Connor
From the Gilded Age to American Decline, With Morgan Spector From the Gilded Age to American Decline, With Morgan Spector
On American Prestige: The Gilded Age star has some things to say.
Sep 9, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
What Was the Cracker Barrel Skirmish Really About? (Hint: Distracting From Real Crises Facing the Heartland.) What Was the Cracker Barrel Skirmish Really About? (Hint: Distracting From Real Crises Facing the Heartland.)
Trump is repaying rural voters’ loyalty by shafting them.
Sep 9, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
James Baldwin’s Radical Politics of Love James Baldwin’s Radical Politics of Love
While Baldwin was persecuted in part because of whom he loved, it was love that impelled him to bring about a more utopian future in which such persecution was not possible.
Sep 9, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques
The Catastrophe of Democratic Foreign Policy The Catastrophe of Democratic Foreign Policy
A new book on the Biden’s wars serves as a stark reminder that the Democrats need to formulate a new foreign policy—as well as reckon with the one they had.
Sep 9, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Matthew Duss
