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Candles are lit during a vigil for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national shot dead by a federal immigration agent, on July 8, 2026, in Houston.

What One Week of Trump News Says About Our New Normal What One Week of Trump News Says About Our New Normal

Trump’s constant cruelty can make it all seem routine.

Jul 10, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

A woman carries an umbrella to shelter from the sun as pedestrians cross a street in the Kabukicho entertainment area of Shinjuku in central Tokyo on July 29, 2025.

How Japan’s Media Ecosystem Is Fighting Climate Change How Japan’s Media Ecosystem Is Fighting Climate Change

Hundreds of outlets across the country have joined the “I am the 89%” campaign.

Jul 9, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

Abdul El-Sayed, candidate for US Senate in Michigan, speaks before Senator Bernie Sanders on May 3, 2026, in Detroit, Michigan.

Could Abdul El-Sayed Upend Democratic Politics for Good? Could Abdul El-Sayed Upend Democratic Politics for Good?

If Michigan sends a Senator Abdul El-Sayed to Washington, traditional “electability” assumptions will have been shattered for good.

Jul 9, 2026 / Nathan Robinson

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie at a January press conference announcing a new initiative for homeless treatment.

An Abundance of Influence An Abundance of Influence

A group of YIMBY Big Tech donors took over San Francisco politics. Now they’re setting their sights on the rest of the country.

Jul 8, 2026 / Julie Pitta and Dylan Gyauch-Lewis

Gulliver Can’t Travel

Gulliver Can’t Travel Gulliver Can’t Travel

A Mexican artist paints his house and immigrants’ struggles.

Jul 8, 2026 / OppArt / Hector Duarte and Peter Kuper

Millions of Americans have turned to food banks after losing SNAP benefits.

The Trump Administration Is Making It Nearly Impossible to Get Food Stamps The Trump Administration Is Making It Nearly Impossible to Get Food Stamps

New work requirements and restrictions on SNAP have kicked millions off the benefit rolls, with more reductions to come.

Jul 8, 2026 / Bryce Covert

Roundup

Roundup Roundup

The little people.

Jul 7, 2026 / OppArt / Adam Zyglis

Zohran Mamdani delivering his Fourth of July speech.

How Zohran Mamdani Saved the Fourth of July How Zohran Mamdani Saved the Fourth of July

The mayor’s fighting patriotism bested Trump’s rantings and Obama’s evasions.

Jul 6, 2026 / Jeet Heer

The Supreme Court Undermines Immigrant Rights

The Supreme Court Undermines Immigrant Rights The Supreme Court Undermines Immigrant Rights

New decisions restrict legal safeguards and signal a significant shift in US immigration law.

Jul 6, 2026 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

Slaughterhouse-Six

Slaughterhouse-Six Slaughterhouse-Six

TR’s revenge.

Jul 3, 2026 / Steve Brodner

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