Yes, Texas Representative Nicole Collier Was Under “House Arrest” in the Texas Capitol Yes, Texas Representative Nicole Collier Was Under “House Arrest” in the Texas Capitol
Collier speaks about her surreal ordeal, wherein she refused to sign a permission slip and accept a police escort to leave the Austin statehouse and had to sleep there for two nig...
Aug 22, 2025 / Q&A / Joan Walsh
Democrats Need to Stop Letting Trump Set the Terms of Engagement Democrats Need to Stop Letting Trump Set the Terms of Engagement
With every White House action, from mass deportation to domestic deployment of federal troops the “opposition party” has accepted the premise and failed to offer an alternative.
Aug 22, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
Letter From DC: Goodbye to John Wall, Hello to Celebrating His Rebel Spirit Letter From DC: Goodbye to John Wall, Hello to Celebrating His Rebel Spirit
The former Washington Wizards point guard retires from the NBA, but the anti-Trump protests embody his swaggy defiance.
Aug 22, 2025 / Dave Zirin
The DNC Chair Proposes Major Reforms to Limit Big Money The DNC Chair Proposes Major Reforms to Limit Big Money
Party building vs. candidate addiction has never been more urgent.
Aug 22, 2025 / Larry Cohen
Solidarity Staircase Solidarity Staircase
The stairways to iconic Park Güell in Barcelona were transformed into a representation of the Palestinian flag , and the plaza above was named “Free Palestine”, as a symbol of supp...
Aug 22, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Why Did ICE Arrest This North Carolina Family? They Were Home. Why Did ICE Arrest This North Carolina Family? They Were Home.
Two family members have been released, but 20-year-old Allison Bustillo-Chinchilla has been held at Georgia’s infamous Stewart Detention Center since February.
Aug 22, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky
Andrew Cuomo Has Unmasked Himself as a Full-Blown Trumpist Andrew Cuomo Has Unmasked Himself as a Full-Blown Trumpist
The disgraced former governor is repeatedly proving just how similar he is to the disgraced current president.
Aug 22, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Democrats Have a Gaza Problem. They Don’t Seem to Want to Fix It. Democrats Have a Gaza Problem. They Don’t Seem to Want to Fix It.
DNC chair Ken Martin is emblematic of the party elite’s decision to cling to the unacceptable status quo on Palestine and Israel—even at the risk of losing more elections.
Aug 22, 2025 / Evan Robins
Trump Wants to Make Art Into a Tool of the State Trump Wants to Make Art Into a Tool of the State
In ordering a review of the Smithsonian, the White House wants to use its power to remake our culture—or to reinvigorate a strain in the culture that has been dormant for a long t...
Aug 22, 2025 / Barry Schwabsky