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President Donald Trump speaks to the press in October after signing an executive order to allow construction of an access road to the Ambler mining district in Alaska.

Trump’s Plan for “Energy Dominance” in Alaska Is a Pipe Dream Trump’s Plan for “Energy Dominance” in Alaska Is a Pipe Dream

A natural gas pipeline has been proposed once again in the 49th state, but advocates and critics alike are skeptical.

Mar 19, 2026 / StudentNation / Raphaela Gold

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, January 22, 2026.

Elon Musk and Jeffrey Epstein—With Ed Niedermeyer Elon Musk and Jeffrey Epstein—With Ed Niedermeyer

Paris Marx is joined by Ed Niedermeyer to discuss the years-long relationship between Elon Musk and Jeffrey Epstein.

Mar 19, 2026 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Éliane Radigue at the New York Cultural Center, New York, 1971.

The Intermediate States of Éliane Radigue The Intermediate States of Éliane Radigue

On the life and work of the pathbreaking French composer.

Mar 19, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Nate Wooley

Community Works volunteers chopping firewood to deliver to local residents in Luray, Virginia, in January.

Bridging the Red-Blue Divide, One Concrete Deed at a Time Bridging the Red-Blue Divide, One Concrete Deed at a Time

The evidence is in: working together to solve local problems reduces polarization.

Mar 19, 2026 / Anthony Flaccavento

Dolores Huerta in her office in Bakersfield, California, on July 21, 2025.

Dolores Huerta: “My Silence Ends Here” Dolores Huerta: “My Silence Ends Here”

The labor movement icon speaks out after revealing that she was sexually assaulted by Cesar Chavez.

Mar 18, 2026 / Dolores Huerta

Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton won the Democratic nomination for the state’s US Senate seat on Tuesday, beating a rival who far outspent her.

Illinois’s Next Black Senator Deserves Credit for Her Own Campaign Illinois’s Next Black Senator Deserves Credit for Her Own Campaign

Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton was buoyed by millions spent by Governor JB Pritzker, but she won a tough race on her own merit.

Mar 18, 2026 / Joan Walsh

Woman, Life, Freedom

Woman, Life, Freedom Woman, Life, Freedom

Women’s history month: standing with Iranian women — street mural, Barcelona.

Mar 18, 2026 / OppArt / Anonymous and Andrea Arroyo

August Macke, “Vegetable Fields,” 1895.

The Hidden History of Free Choice The Hidden History of Free Choice

A conversation with Sophia Rosenfeld about her recent book on the roots of the concept of choice.

Mar 18, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran on February 28, 2026.

The Iran War Is America’s Own Suez Crisis The Iran War Is America’s Own Suez Crisis

The recent US military assault on Iran looks like past desperate bids to reclaim fading imperial glory.

Mar 18, 2026 / Alfred McCoy

Gisele Pelicot

Gisèle Pelicot Shows Us Why “Shame Must Change Sides” Gisèle Pelicot Shows Us Why “Shame Must Change Sides”

Fifty-one ordinary men raped an unconscious woman. Her case reveals the limits of anti-carceral feminism.

Mar 18, 2026 / Katha Pollitt

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