The Trump Administration Wants to Make It Easier Than Ever to Exploit Farmworkers The Trump Administration Wants to Make It Easier Than Ever to Exploit Farmworkers
What is being described as “reform” in Washington will only make the abuse and wage theft that plague the program even worse.
Feb 12, 2026 / Teresa Cotsirilos
The Deep Harms of Deepfakes The Deep Harms of Deepfakes
AI porn is what happens when technology liberates misogyny from social constraints.
Feb 12, 2026 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Exposure Therapy of “A Private Life” The Exposure Therapy of “A Private Life”
In her new film, Jodie Foster transforms into a therapist-detective.
Feb 12, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Lovia Gyarkye
Why the European Left Should Support Peace in Ukraine Why the European Left Should Support Peace in Ukraine
Endorsing a negotiated settlement does not require the left to justify Russia’s invasion or advocate legal recognition of its territorial gains.
Feb 12, 2026 / Artin DerSimonian and Anatol Lieven
Grand Juries Are Saving Democracy Grand Juries Are Saving Democracy
A Washington, DC, panel rejected Jeanine Pirro’s lame attempt to indict six Democratic Congresspersons merely for reminding military and intelligence officials to obey the law.
Feb 11, 2026 / Joan Walsh
Don’t Let Trump Fool You. The Economy Is Bad, and He Is to Blame. Don’t Let Trump Fool You. The Economy Is Bad, and He Is to Blame.
The Trump administration’s efforts to distract from the bad economy just divert attention from one dumpster fire to another.
Feb 11, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
I Fled the US to Escape the Security State. Instead, It Followed Me. I Fled the US to Escape the Security State. Instead, It Followed Me.
My recent detention at Heathrow shows that the architecture of state repression knows no borders.
Feb 11, 2026 / Momodou Taal
Inside Ukraine’s Underground Maternity Wards Inside Ukraine’s Underground Maternity Wards
Four years after Russia invaded, Ukrainian health workers are shoring up maternity care to protect the most vulnerable—and preserve Ukrainian identity.
Feb 11, 2026 / Feature / Cecilia Nowell
Trump’s “Board of Peace” Is Part of a Sordid Anti-Palestinian History Trump’s “Board of Peace” Is Part of a Sordid Anti-Palestinian History
The refusal of those who have held power over Palestine to acknowledge the grievances and aspirations of its indigenous Arab people isn’t new.
Feb 11, 2026 / James Zogby