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President Donald Trump displays his executive order establishing the Trump Card for HB-1 visa applicants at the Oval Office on September 19.

The Alternate-Universe Version of Trump’s Executive Putsch The Alternate-Universe Version of Trump’s Executive Putsch

What would a Democratic presidency armed with Trump’s limitless power look like?

Sep 24, 2025 / David Faris

Demonstrators hold photographs during a rally for Trans Day of Visibility in New York City on March 31, 2025.

The Right Wants to Exterminate Trans People. Liberals Are Helping. The Right Wants to Exterminate Trans People. Liberals Are Helping.

After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the conservative movement has accelerated its war against trans people. And too many centrist Democrats have kept up their trans bashing.

Sep 24, 2025 / Jack Mirkinson

Adam Jentleson, center, appears with his boss, Senate minority leader Harry Reid before a ceremony in the Capitol on December 15, 2016.

The Latest New Democratic Think Tank Is a Dead End The Latest New Democratic Think Tank Is a Dead End

The Searchlight Institute, founded by former senate staffer Adam Jentelson, epitomizes the careerist tendencies of white-collar workers on the Hill.

Sep 23, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

President Donald Trump signs an executive order renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (C) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine shake hands, in the Oval Office of the White House on September 5, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Rebranding to the “Department of War” Will Surely Fix Everything Rebranding to the “Department of War” Will Surely Fix Everything

Quick: Name one clear triumph in a meaningful war for the United States since 1945.

Sep 23, 2025 / William Astore

Kimmel Canceled

Kimmel Canceled Kimmel Canceled

Corporations bow to an autocrat’s whims.

Sep 23, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner and Peter Kuper

Clashes between protesters and riot police during a demonstration against the ongoing genocide in Gaza during the general strike called by the USB (Sindacato Autonomo di Base) union in Milan, Italy, on September 22, 2025.

Can Revolution Survive in the 21st Century? Can Revolution Survive in the 21st Century?

Technology and the surveillance state have made it easier than ever to suppress popular uprisings. Will our movements adapt?

Sep 23, 2025 / Tariq Kenney-Shawa

Members of the Mexican armed forces, in Mexican Revolution-era uniforms, parade to mark the 114th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 20, 2024.

A New History of the Americas, Part 2, With Greg Grandin A New History of the Americas, Part 2, With Greg Grandin

The second of a two-part American Prestige series, exploring US–Latin American relations from the Civil War to today, and why revolutionary currents still shape the region.

Sep 23, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

The Supreme Court Has Always Been This Bad

The Supreme Court Has Always Been This Bad The Supreme Court Has Always Been This Bad

From allowing segregation to gutting abortion rights, the court’s reactionary streak runs deep. A new collection shows why calls for reform are as old as the court itself.

Sep 23, 2025 / Richard Kreitner

Does “Weather Girl” Forecast Our Planet’s Future?

Does “Weather Girl” Forecast Our Planet’s Future? Does “Weather Girl” Forecast Our Planet’s Future?

In the new play by Brian Watkins, a California meteorologist struggles to deliver daily weather reports that whitewash our unfortunate climate reality.

Sep 23, 2025 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

The Problem of Green Capitalism

The Problem of Green Capitalism The Problem of Green Capitalism

A conversation with Thea Riofrancos about her new book Extraction and the hidden cost and obscured history of the capitalist push to monetize the energy transition.

Sep 23, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

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