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Gen Z Women Are Moving Left. Young Men Aren’t.

Gen Z Women Are Moving Left. Young Men Aren’t. Gen Z Women Are Moving Left. Young Men Aren’t.

The gendered political divide is transforming how young Americans are organizing, voting, and relating to one another.

May 21, 2026 / StudentNation / Alice Scott

The ConocoPhillips Oil Refinery is seen in Wilmington, California, on April 11, 2026.

The Oil Era Is Ending The Oil Era Is Ending

Is the Iran war a death knell for America’s oil hegemony?

May 21, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

Support the Iranian People

Support the Iranian People Support the Iranian People

#WomanLifeFreedom poster seen at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris—solidarity knows no borders.

May 15, 2026 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Different types of birth control on display at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Museum

How Students Are Fighting for Birth Control Access How Students Are Fighting for Birth Control Access

As reproductive rights shrink nationwide, university students are building grassroots networks to get contraception to their peers.

May 15, 2026 / StudentNation / Nikole Rajgor

Jason Collins, #98 of the Brooklyn Nets, speaks with the media prior to a game against the Denver Nuggets on February 27, 2014, in Denver, Colorado.

The Uncommon Bravery of Jason Collins The Uncommon Bravery of Jason Collins

The death of the NBA’s first openly gay player at 47 underscores a hard truth: Male professional sports remains hostile terrain for openly queer athletes.

May 14, 2026 / Dave Zirin

An anti–Iraq War demonstration in New York City on February 15, 2003.

To Build the Anti-War Movement of the Future, We Must Learn From the Past To Build the Anti-War Movement of the Future, We Must Learn From the Past

What history can teach us about where the anti-imperialist left should go now.

May 13, 2026 / Van Gosse and Bill Fletcher Jr.

Flanagan at a vigil for Renée Good in St. Paul on January 9, days after Good was killed by a federal agent.

Peggy Flanagan Is Running for the Senate to “Avenge Minnesota” Peggy Flanagan Is Running for the Senate to “Avenge Minnesota”

The lieutenant governor of the state is ramping up her Democratic Senate primary campaign as her state battles Trump’s brutal assault.

May 12, 2026 / Feature / Joan Walsh

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Letters From the June 2026 Issue Letters From the June 2026 Issue

Midwestern Nice… Today’s “Jewish Question”…

May 12, 2026 / Our Readers

Home care workers hold a sit-in outside City Hall.

Care Workers Are Saying No to 24-Hour Workdays Care Workers Are Saying No to 24-Hour Workdays

Fed up with the inhumane practice, they took their message to City Hall on May Day. Will Zohran Mamdani listen?

May 11, 2026 / Matthew Vickers

SoFi stadium workers protest outside FIFA World Cup 26 Los Angeles Office calling for ICE to be banned from the World Cup on May 1, 2026.

Soccer Belongs to the People. These Activists Want to Keep It That Way. Soccer Belongs to the People. These Activists Want to Keep It That Way.

Communities in World Cup host cities across the United States are organizing to ensure that the tournament lives up to its promise of making soccer a force for good.

May 11, 2026 / Brian Dolinar

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