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President Donald Trump and Linda McMahon, now his nominee for education secretary, at Mar-a-Lago in 2019.

Fixing the Student Loan Crisis Starts With Defending the Department of Education Fixing the Student Loan Crisis Starts With Defending the Department of Education

Borrowers stand to lose more than they could ever gain if the department is shut down.

Jan 24, 2025 / StudentNation / Sabrina Cereceres

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally outside the New York Times building on January 18, 2025.

“The New York Times” Refused to Run Our Ad About the Gaza Genocide “The New York Times” Refused to Run Our Ad About the Gaza Genocide

The paper told my organization that we couldn’t use the word “genocide” in a paid ad. So we walked away.

Jan 24, 2025 / Joyce Ajlouny

Should College Football Die?

Should College Football Die? Should College Football Die?

On this episode of Edge of Sports, we're live at Politics & Prose talking about a new book titled The End of College Football.

Jan 23, 2025 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde arrives as US President Donald Trump looks on during the National Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral on January 21, 2025.

The Bishop Who Spoke Truth to Trump Was Doing Her Job The Bishop Who Spoke Truth to Trump Was Doing Her Job

The president may not have approved of Mariann Edgar Budde’s homily at the National Cathedral. But the bishop answered to a higher moral calling.

Jan 23, 2025 / John Nichols

The New Tech Oligarchy

The New Tech Oligarchy The New Tech Oligarchy

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Gaby Del Valle on the billionaires at the inauguration.

Jan 23, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

High-Tech Militarists Are Hijacking the Trump Administration

High-Tech Militarists Are Hijacking the Trump Administration High-Tech Militarists Are Hijacking the Trump Administration

Breathtaking conflicts of interest are lining oligarchs’ pockets with our tax dollars.

Jan 22, 2025 / William D. Hartung

A sign on the door of a Walgreens refrigerator in Queens, New York.

Why Won’t the Federal Government Reimburse People Whose Food Stamps Are Stolen? Why Won’t the Federal Government Reimburse People Whose Food Stamps Are Stolen?

The disastrous consequences for working-class families.

Jan 22, 2025 / Devon Gray

Donald Trump holds a signed executive order during the 60th presidential inauguration parade at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.

A Line-by-Line Breakdown of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order A Line-by-Line Breakdown of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

Almost every sentence of the order is wrong, misleading, or flagrantly unconstitutional.

Jan 22, 2025 / Elie Mystal

(Fossil-)Fueling the California Fires

(Fossil-)Fueling the California Fires (Fossil-)Fueling the California Fires

Exxon has been knowingly pouring gas on climate problems for decades.

Jan 22, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Free Ismail Lghazaoui!

Free Ismail Lghazaoui! Free Ismail Lghazaoui!

Morocco sentenced the Palestine solidarity activist to prison just for protesting. But the trail of his persecution runs from Israel across the Atlantic to New Jersey and Texas.

Jan 22, 2025 / Nasreen Abd Elal and Rayan El Amine

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