February Storms in a Country That Still Works—for Now February Storms in a Country That Still Works—for Now
The reliable knot that pulls together the threads of basic human life in America is beginning to unravel, and there suddenly arises the possibility that the center will not hold.
Feb 26, 2025 / Susan Brind Morrow
Backlash or Blacklist? Hollywood’s Pro-Gaza Protesters Feel the Heat Backlash or Blacklist? Hollywood’s Pro-Gaza Protesters Feel the Heat
In whisper campaigns and puzzling career reversals, pro-Palestinian actors say that they're being punished for speaking out.
Feb 26, 2025 / Ben Schwartz
Bernie Sanders Is Sending a Piercing Message About Musk and the Oligarchy Bernie Sanders Is Sending a Piercing Message About Musk and the Oligarchy
The senator is on the road explaining exactly what happens when the richest man in the world starts buying power.
Feb 26, 2025 / John Nichols
Ronald Johnson’s American Romanticism Ronald Johnson’s American Romanticism
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Feb 26, 2025 / Books & the Arts / David B. Hobbs
Greenland! Canada! The Panama Canal! The Gulf of America! Gaza! Greenland! Canada! The Panama Canal! The Gulf of America! Gaza!
Manifest Destiny gets a reboot under President Donald Trump.
Feb 25, 2025 / William J. Astore
Linda McMahon’s Only Qualification as Education Secretary Is a History of Spreading Hate Linda McMahon’s Only Qualification as Education Secretary Is a History of Spreading Hate
Even in Trump’s cabinet of hucksters, reality-show stars, and drunk white nationalists, Linda McMahon is a bizarre choice for education secretary.
Feb 25, 2025 / Dave Zirin
How Healthcare Workers Are Defending Their Transgender Patients from Trump’s Attacks How Healthcare Workers Are Defending Their Transgender Patients from Trump’s Attacks
As the Trump administration targets trans people, healthcare workers are mobilizing to support their patients’ ability to get the care they need.
Feb 25, 2025 / Sarah Lazare
Protect Peace in Palestine Protect Peace in Palestine
Keep hope for peace alive.
Feb 25, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
The Value of Joy The Value of Joy
By canceling Joy Reid’s cable news show, MSNBC has not only silenced a brilliant host: It’s silenced the next Black voice you haven’t yet heard.
Feb 25, 2025 / Elie Mystal
Trump Is Fumbling the NLRB. But Amazon Workers Can Still Build Momentum. Trump Is Fumbling the NLRB. But Amazon Workers Can Still Build Momentum.
Amazon Teamsters’ December strike was the biggest in the company’s history. What does their future look like under Trump 2.0?
Feb 25, 2025 / Ella Fanger