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Pain Beach

Pain Beach Pain Beach

Naked gibbon.

Mar 27, 2026 / Steve Brodner

The New Order?

The New Order? The New Order?

Government sanctioned violence on Americans spreads.

Mar 27, 2026 / OppArt / Eric Drooker

A Landmark Suit Against Meta and YouTube Opens the Floodgate for AI Litigation

A Landmark Suit Against Meta and YouTube Opens the Floodgate for AI Litigation A Landmark Suit Against Meta and YouTube Opens the Floodgate for AI Litigation

A jury finds big tech liable for programming addictive features into platforms—and that’s basically the business model for companion bots.

Mar 27, 2026 / David Futrelle

Students from across Chicago, including representatives from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, gather to protest ICE.

The Immigration Crackdown Hurts More Than Just International Students The Immigration Crackdown Hurts More Than Just International Students

Universities are raising their tuition, offering fewer classes, and axing extracurricular programs to compensate for the dip in international student enrollment.

Mar 27, 2026 / StudentNation / Yong-Yu Huang

Pro-democracy protesters partake in a rally and march during an

The Bad-News Echo Chamber of Pro-Democracy Substack The Bad-News Echo Chamber of Pro-Democracy Substack

How many pro-democracy Substack authors over-focus on gloom and doom and ignore organizing, and who’s bucking that trend.

Mar 27, 2026 / Micah L. Sifry

Women

Women Women

Living history.

Mar 26, 2026 / OppArt / Anita Kunz

The Data Center Revolt

The Data Center Revolt The Data Center Revolt

Laura Flanders speaks with Faiz Shakir and John Cassidy on the grassroots fight against the AI oligarchs.

Mar 26, 2026 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

The Overlooked Crisis Facing Immigrants With Disabilites

The Overlooked Crisis Facing Immigrants With Disabilites The Overlooked Crisis Facing Immigrants With Disabilites

Gregory Javier Laguna, who has Down syndrome, and his brother have been detained for almost five months. Under Trump, "it feels like we have no recourse," said one advocate.

Mar 25, 2026 / Pepper Stetler

Assisted Outpatient Treatment Doesn’t Work. Mamdani Could Stop It.

Assisted Outpatient Treatment Doesn’t Work. Mamdani Could Stop It. Assisted Outpatient Treatment Doesn’t Work. Mamdani Could Stop It.

Claims that coercive mental health care is a necessary evil are not supported by evidence.

Mar 25, 2026 / Nev Jones and Eric Reinhart

The principal owner of the Athletics, John Fisher, speaks during a ceremonial groundbreaking for a $1.75 billion stadium on June 23, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Do the Owners of MLB Teams Even Like Baseball? Do the Owners of MLB Teams Even Like Baseball?

The failsons and finance brokers who own MLB franchises seem ready to destroy the league to make themselves a little richer—and too many fans may take their side.

Mar 25, 2026 / Matt Kreisher

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