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An outdated law has allowed Big Tech to evade accountability for 30 years.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
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
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
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
There’s No Way to Compensate for the Loss of Black Voting Power There’s No Way to Compensate for the Loss of Black Voting Power
In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent examines Democrats’ strategy to combat GOP gerrymanders. Plus: a look at the next major anti-trans case.
May 15, 2026 / Elie Mystal
Every Rocket Fired in Iran Is Money Stolen From the American People Every Rocket Fired in Iran Is Money Stolen From the American People
Every war represents a colossal failure of the imagination, but this one, with the Trump trademark on it, should be considered the ur-war to oppose.
May 15, 2026 / Frida Berrigan
Support the Iranian People Support the Iranian People
#WomanLifeFreedom poster seen at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris—solidarity knows no borders.
May 15, 2026 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Karen Tei Yamashita on Why We Shouldn't Take Fiction Lightly Karen Tei Yamashita on Why We Shouldn't Take Fiction Lightly
A conversation with the author about her new book’s regretful relevance amidst escalatingly violent ICE detainments.
May 15, 2026 / Q&A / Naomi Elias
How Netflix Cashes In on the Comedy Culture Wars How Netflix Cashes In on the Comedy Culture Wars
The streamer managed to make a celebrity roast for the innocuous comedian Kevin Hart into an ideological free-fire zone—another sign of the Trumpification of pop culture.
May 15, 2026 / Ben Schwartz