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Students marching in the “No Kings” rally in Burlington, Vermont.

Building Local Power to Win—With Dan Denvir Building Local Power to Win—With Dan Denvir

Aaron and Jonathan talk to Dan Denvir about his local organizing project, Reclaim RI.

May 19, 2026 / Podcast / Matt DaSilva, Aaron Regunberg, and Jonathan Smucker

Demonstrators set fire in Havana, Cuba, in protest against the lack of energy and blackouts in their neighborhoods hit with widespread power cuts on May 14, 2026.

The CIA Goes to Cuba The CIA Goes to Cuba

After decades of covert operations, the CIA director has given the Cubans an overt ultimatum for change on the island.

May 18, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh

Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One after his departure from Beijing Capital Airport on May 15, 2026.

Trump Gloats About “Making a Fortune” While Americans Suffer Trump Gloats About “Making a Fortune” While Americans Suffer

As his war in Iran wreaks havoc, Trump is fixated on personal glory and enrichment.

May 18, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Undoing the Voting Rights Act

Undoing the Voting Rights Act Undoing the Voting Rights Act

Racists undoing democracy.

May 18, 2026 / OppArt / Brian Stauffer

Trapped in “el Pozo”: As Overcrowding in ICE Detention Increases, So Does Solitary Confinement

Trapped in “el Pozo”: As Overcrowding in ICE Detention Increases, So Does Solitary Confinement Trapped in “el Pozo”: As Overcrowding in ICE Detention Increases, So Does Solitary Confinement

The spike in solitary confinement epitomizes the abuses of a migrant detention system that seems to be spinning out of control.

May 18, 2026 / Francisco Rodriguez

Trillion-Dollar Tech Bandits Are Finally Facing Justice

Trillion-Dollar Tech Bandits Are Finally Facing Justice Trillion-Dollar Tech Bandits Are Finally Facing Justice

An outdated law has allowed Big Tech to evade accountability for 30 years. Now landmark court rulings are giving consumers a chance to fight back.

May 18, 2026 / Feature / Margaret Mabie and Yasmine Taeb

The Dismantling of Black Studies

The Dismantling of Black Studies The Dismantling of Black Studies

Everyone committed to democracy, intellectual freedom, and the rule of law should be alarmed at what is happening—and prepared to act.

May 18, 2026 / Feature / Jafari Sinclaire Allen

CIA Director John Ratcliffe and President Trump at the White House on April 6, 2026.

The CIA’s Assassination Campaign in Mexico The CIA’s Assassination Campaign in Mexico

Alexander Aviña on Trump’s new imperialism in Latin America.

May 17, 2026 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Jesse at Valley Forge Military Academy.

How the Military Mindset Has Crushed Our Country’s Men How the Military Mindset Has Crushed Our Country’s Men

I talked to troops and cadets about the kind of masculinity the military encourages. Its ripple effects on mental health are dire.

May 16, 2026 / Jasper Craven

What the Dissents in the Mifepristone Case Tell Us About What’s to Come

What the Dissents in the Mifepristone Case Tell Us About What’s to Come What the Dissents in the Mifepristone Case Tell Us About What’s to Come

Justice Alito called the Supreme Court’s order “unreasoned” and “remarkable,” while feigning ignorance over the decades of research pointing to mifepristone’s safety.

May 15, 2026 / Michele Goodwin

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