Society

A pro-Trump protester outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse, where Trump was given an unconditional discharge in January 2025.

MAGA Conservatives Are Terrified of the Future MAGA Conservatives Are Terrified of the Future

Trump and his followers don’t just want to halt progress. They want to turn back the clock.

Aug 18, 2025 / Column / Chris Lehmann

A student walks towards the entrance of their graduation ceremony in Los Angeles, California.

As Federal Support Wanes, States Must Reinvest in Higher Education As Federal Support Wanes, States Must Reinvest in Higher Education

Our education system faces a crisis of affordability and access only amplified by the passage of the Big, Beautiful Bill and Trump’s attempted cuts. States need to step up.

Aug 18, 2025 / StudentNation / Abhinandan Gaba

Fire With Fire

Fire With Fire Fire With Fire

“ME WANT!”

Aug 15, 2025 / Steve Brodner

A community coalition of labor, immigrant, and civil rights groups rally at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles on August 12.

“This Is a Hunting of People”: LA Protesters Turn Out to Resist ICE “This Is a Hunting of People”: LA Protesters Turn Out to Resist ICE

Hundreds of Angelenos took to the streets Tuesday to show support for their neighbors and coworkers who are being targeted during ICE’s raids.

Aug 15, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia.

Pete Hegseth Is Creating a Patriarchal Pentagon to Fight Domestic Foes Pete Hegseth Is Creating a Patriarchal Pentagon to Fight Domestic Foes

The defense secretary fervently supports a theocratic church that preaches female submission.

Aug 15, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Sikhs gather in London's Trafalgar Square on the 41st anniversary of the attack by Indian government forces on the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Many in attendance carried yellow Khalistan flags.

“It’s Homeland or Death”: The Separatist Movement Roiling the Indian World “It’s Homeland or Death”: The Separatist Movement Roiling the Indian World

Indian Sikhs across the globe want to form an independent breakaway state called Khalistan. The Indian government wants to crush them by any means necessary.

Aug 15, 2025 / Nevin Kallepalli

Gaza Solidarity Graffiti

Gaza Solidarity Graffiti Gaza Solidarity Graffiti

Barcelona, Spain, 2025.

Aug 14, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

A May Day protest against the committee’s witch hunt at City College.

Eric Foner’s Personal History Eric Foner’s Personal History

Reflecting on his decades-long career, the historian considers what his field of study owes to the public.

Aug 14, 2025 / Feature / Eric Foner

When Hospitals Act Like ICE

When Hospitals Act Like ICE When Hospitals Act Like ICE

These patients needed long-term care. Instead, the hospitals pushed for them to be deported.

Aug 14, 2025 / Feature / Liset Cruz

Climate activists march across the Brooklyn Bridge to demand that New York Governor Kathy Hochul stop the construction of the Williams Pipeline in New York City on August 9, 2025.

What’s Next for Covering Climate Now’s 89 Percent Project What’s Next for Covering Climate Now’s 89 Percent Project

An overwhelming global majority supports stronger climate action. Who are the people behind the numbers?

Aug 14, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

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