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President Donald Trump looks on during a joint press conference in the East Room at the White House on February 27, 2025.

Trump Abandons Ukraine, and Wages a War Against the Free Press Trump Abandons Ukraine, and Wages a War Against the Free Press

The White House's attacks on the media are starting to look remarkably similar to those waged in other countries that have embraced autocratic leaders in recent years.

Mar 7, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Protesters rally outside the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, on Monday, March 3, 2025.

Trump’s Deadly Assault on Weather Reporting Trump’s Deadly Assault on Weather Reporting

I’m a meteorologist, and breaking NOAA would undermine journalists’ ability to cover the story our audiences care about most.

Mar 6, 2025 / David Dickson

Representative Al Green (D-TX) speaks during President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

House Democrats’ Protest Whiplash House Democrats’ Protest Whiplash

Ten Democrats sided with the speaker’s censure of Representative Al Green. The shameful act was diminished by colleagues supporting him singing “We Shall Overcome” on the House fl...

Mar 6, 2025 / Joan Walsh

In this April 14, 1964, black-and-white file photo, a man holds a Confederate flag at right, as demonstrators, including one carrying a sign reading, “More than 300,000 Negroes are Denied Vote in Ala,” demonstrate in front of an Indianapolis hotel where then–Alabama Governor George Wallace was staying.

Trump’s Presidency Reminds Me of the Segregation and Jim Crow of My Youth Trump’s Presidency Reminds Me of the Segregation and Jim Crow of My Youth

The xenophobic, bigoted, and cruel policies of the Trump administration are bringing back traumatic memories of American racism and all the nightmares that went with it.

Mar 6, 2025 / Douglas H. White

La Paloma de las Paz

La Paloma de las Paz La Paloma de las Paz

Bird flew.

Mar 6, 2025 / OppArt / Tomás Serrano

Donald Trump greets Chief Justice John Roberts as he arrives to deliver an address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol on March 4, 2025.

The Supreme Court Just Ruled Against Trump—but Don’t Get Too Excited The Supreme Court Just Ruled Against Trump—but Don’t Get Too Excited

Even as the court rejected Trump’s freeze on USAID, it effectively gave him another chance to delay sending life-saving money abroad.

Mar 6, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Will Scholars Take a Stand Against Scholasticide in Gaza?

Will Scholars Take a Stand Against Scholasticide in Gaza? Will Scholars Take a Stand Against Scholasticide in Gaza?

The fight inside the historical profession heats up.

Mar 6, 2025 / Van Gosse

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street for the House of Commons to attend the Prime Minister's Questions in London, United Kingdom, on February 26, 2025.British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street for the House of Commons to attend the Prime Minister's Questions in London, United Kingdom, on February 26, 2025.

The UK’s Misguided Embrace of AI Hype The UK’s Misguided Embrace of AI Hype

In this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, James Meadway on the Labour Party's use of AI.

Mar 6, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Yto Barrada’s Rules of the Game

Yto Barrada’s Rules of the Game Yto Barrada’s Rules of the Game

The artist’s installation at MOMA PS1 is not just a public work of art in the form of a playground but also a comment on postcolonial architecture and experimental pedagogy.

Mar 6, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Will Fenstermaker

La France Insoumise party leader Jean-Luc Melenchon (L) and Parti Socialiste first secretary Olivier Faure address supporters during a campaign meeting in Caen, France, on June 8, 2022.

The Crisis Engulfing the French Left The Crisis Engulfing the French Left

The New Popular Front alliance looked like the best hope the left had against Macron and Le Pen. But after months of internal conflicts, it’s on the brink of collapse.

Mar 6, 2025 / Cole Stangler

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