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Demonstrators gather to protest against a travel ban announced by US President Donald Trump.

The “Refugee Pipeline” Has Been Abandoned The “Refugee Pipeline” Has Been Abandoned

Since Trump took office, assistance for refugees has largely been revoked or suspended, with many recent arrivals from Afghanistan unable to bring their families.

Sep 8, 2025 / StudentNation / Ava Menkes

Donald Trump Really Is the Biggest Loser

Donald Trump Really Is the Biggest Loser Donald Trump Really Is the Biggest Loser

In his weekly newsletter, Elie Mystal parses everything from Trump’s recent spate of legal losses to Tom Cruise’s running prowess.

Sep 5, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) poses with President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House on January 5, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Old, Wealthy Democrats Are Sabotaging Their Own Party Old, Wealthy Democrats Are Sabotaging Their Own Party

The problem of gerontocracy includes the donor class.

Sep 5, 2025 / Jeet Heer

In July 2025, Omar Fateh won the Minneapolis Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party endorsement for mayor, which the state party revoked.

People “Are Tired of Backroom Decisions”: A Conversation With Minneapolis’s Omar Fateh People “Are Tired of Backroom Decisions”: A Conversation With Minneapolis’s Omar Fateh

The Minnesota state senator won Minneapolis’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party endorsement for mayor—but the state-level party revoked it.

Sep 5, 2025 / Q&A / Peter Lucas

Wall of Names

Wall of Names Wall of Names

Colors.

Sep 5, 2025 / Steve Brodner

A Ukrainian soldier loads ammunition onto a drone during drone training at an undisclosed location in the Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on September 3, 2025.

AI and Drone Warfare in Ukraine, the “Trump Riviera” Gaza Plan, a Venezuelan Boat Bombed by the US AI and Drone Warfare in Ukraine, the “Trump Riviera” Gaza Plan, a Venezuelan Boat Bombed by the US

Danny is in talks with the Kremlin to unfreeze his accounts, so Derek is joined instead by the Quincy Institute’s Alex Jordan to bring you the news. This week: A new study warns th…

Sep 5, 2025 / Podcast

Systemic Racism

Systemic Racism Systemic Racism

Impression.

Sep 5, 2025 / OppArt / André Carrilho

Protester getting arrested and pinned against wall while other police officers turn their back.

A Different Kind of Justice: Rewarding Good Policing to Protect Black Lives   A Different Kind of Justice: Rewarding Good Policing to Protect Black Lives  

From reactive accountability to proactive reform.

Sep 5, 2025 / Judi Komaki

Protest signs on the ground outside of the Phillip Burton Federal Building in San Francisco in July that read, “Protect Our Neighbors / Protegiendo Nuestros Vecinos” and“ Keep Families Together / Manteniendo Familias Unidas.”

California Lawmakers Fight Back Against Trump's Secret Police Force California Lawmakers Fight Back Against Trump's Secret Police Force

Two bills making their way through the California legislature seek to end masking of federal agents and other tactics that are terrorizing communities.

Sep 5, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks the US District Courthouse in Washington, DC, on August 15, 2025.

Does DC Have a Vichy Mayor? Does DC Have a Vichy Mayor?

It’s still unclear—and that’s the problem.

Sep 5, 2025 / Dave Zirin

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