Knocking Down the Pillars of Democracy Knocking Down the Pillars of Democracy
Trump is destroying our standing abroad and at home.
Jun 6, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
The Timely Example of Dr. John Carlos The Timely Example of Dr. John Carlos
As the 1968 Olympian turns 80, his life provides a lesson for our times: Don’t sell out.
Jun 5, 2025 / Dave Zirin
Sleepwalking Through the Climate Emergency Sleepwalking Through the Climate Emergency
A shrewd observer of authoritarianism warns against normalizing what should shock us.
Jun 5, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard
Harvey Milk Loved Something That Scares Pete Hegseth: Democracy Harvey Milk Loved Something That Scares Pete Hegseth: Democracy
The defense secretary’s scheme to rename a Navy ship honoring the LGBTQ+ rights activist is an insult to what’s most hopeful about the American experiment.
Jun 5, 2025 / John Nichols
The Saturday Mothers The Saturday Mothers
Since 1995, a group of mothers has been gathering every Saturday in Istanbul to seek information about their forcibly disappeared relatives.
Jun 5, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Broken Principles Broken Principles
We the People need to wake up.
Jun 4, 2025 / OppArt / India Tresselt
Elon Musk’s Real Drug Problem Is Much Worse Than You Think Elon Musk’s Real Drug Problem Is Much Worse Than You Think
What happens when you mix ketamine, ecstasy, and mushrooms with far-right ideology? Spoiler: The results aren’t pretty.
Jun 2, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Famine in Gaza Famine in Gaza
People in Gaza are starving, sick, and dying as the aid blockade continues.
Jun 2, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Michael Ledeen Was the Forrest Gump of American Fascism Michael Ledeen Was the Forrest Gump of American Fascism
From Iran-contra to Iraq war WMD lies to Trumpism, this right-wing pundit kept subverting democracy.
May 30, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Republicans’ “Big Beautiful” Medicaid Cuts Spur Rural Organizing Innovation Republicans’ “Big Beautiful” Medicaid Cuts Spur Rural Organizing Innovation
Taking away healthcare coverage isn’t just “morally wrong and politically suicidal,” in Senator Josh Hawley’s apt phrase. It’s also putting pressure on rural members of Congress.
May 30, 2025 / Erica Etelson