Trump’s Assault on PBS and NPR Chooses Oligarchy Over Press Freedom and Democracy Trump’s Assault on PBS and NPR Chooses Oligarchy Over Press Freedom and Democracy
As the supporters of speaking truth to power celebrate World Press Freedom Day, Trump seeks to defund public media in the United States.
May 2, 2025 / John Nichols
War on Terror Brain Rot Brought Us to This Point War on Terror Brain Rot Brought Us to This Point
After years of security theater, all too many Americans seem ready to accept Trump’s pledge to root out the vermin.
May 2, 2025 / Rebecca Gordon
The Last (Michael) Waltz The Last (Michael) Waltz
We should welcome the humiliation of Trump’s hawkish, neocon national security adviser.
May 2, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Opposing Mass Deportation: What We Can Learn From the Resistance to Japanese Internment Opposing Mass Deportation: What We Can Learn From the Resistance to Japanese Internment
When the US imprisoned Japanese-Americans during WWII, public solidarity and community defense were how people supported the interned. Their strategies remain relevant today.
May 2, 2025 / Julia Piaskowski
Why I Had to Flee the United States Why I Had to Flee the United States
I was a political prisoner in Egypt. I didn’t want to become one again in America.
May 2, 2025 / Abdelrahman ElGendy
We Overcame Jim Crow by Confronting Injustice. We Can Do it Again. We Overcame Jim Crow by Confronting Injustice. We Can Do it Again.
Those billy clubs striking my body strengthened my mind and convinced me that we could overcome segregation. We did so then, and we can overcome Trump’s America today.
May 1, 2025 / Douglas H. White
Trump’s Legacy Will Be the Countless People Killed by His Policies Trump’s Legacy Will Be the Countless People Killed by His Policies
Millions across the world could die because of the choices Trump has made in his first 100 days.
May 1, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves
Signs of the Times Signs of the Times
In NYC and across the nation, protests erupt.
May 1, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper and Steve Brodner
The Right-Wing Campaign to Suppress Opposition Consolidates Its Gains The Right-Wing Campaign to Suppress Opposition Consolidates Its Gains
New laws that effectively criminalize dissent reflect the right’s disgust for politically active citizens.
May 1, 2025 / Zohra Ahmed