“I Refused to Let the Genocide Steal My Dreams” “I Refused to Let the Genocide Steal My Dreams”
For these medical students in Gaza, completing their studies was an act of defiance.
Mar 27, 2026 / Esraa Abo Qamar
Nothing Works in Trump’s America—Except Racism Nothing Works in Trump’s America—Except Racism
In this week’s Elie v. U.S., our justice correspondent explores Trump’s stunning incompetence. Plus: Baseball is back—for now.
Mar 27, 2026 / Elie Mystal
The Politicians Won’t Stop This War. Only the People Can. The Politicians Won’t Stop This War. Only the People Can.
The No Kings movement needs to become a mass anti-war movement.
Mar 27, 2026 / Jeet Heer
No Kings! No Wars! No Kings! No Wars!
The founders of the United States feared monarchically inclined presidents who could wage wars of whim.
Mar 27, 2026 / John Nichols
The New Order? The New Order?
Government sanctioned violence on Americans spreads.
Mar 27, 2026 / OppArt / Eric Drooker
What Its Like to Serve the Chinese Elite What Its Like to Serve the Chinese Elite
Zhang Yueran’s novel Women, Seated—a take on the upstairs, downstairs drama—examines class conflict among the Chinese upper crust and the people who wait on them.
Mar 27, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Ting Lin
The Immigration Crackdown Hurts More Than Just International Students The Immigration Crackdown Hurts More Than Just International Students
Universities are raising their tuition, offering fewer classes, and axing extracurricular programs to compensate for the dip in international student enrollment.
Mar 27, 2026 / StudentNation / Yong-Yu Huang
The Bad-News Echo Chamber of Pro-Democracy Substack The Bad-News Echo Chamber of Pro-Democracy Substack
How many pro-democracy Substack authors over-focus on gloom and doom and ignore organizing, and who’s bucking that trend.
Mar 27, 2026 / Micah L. Sifry
A Landmark Suit Against Meta and YouTube Opens the Floodgate for AI Litigation A Landmark Suit Against Meta and YouTube Opens the Floodgate for AI Litigation
A jury finds big tech liable for programming addictive features into platforms—and that’s basically the business model for companion bots.
Mar 27, 2026 / David Futrelle