Government

Cold as ICE

Cold as ICE Cold as ICE

Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducts mass immigration arrests all around the country, leading to overcrowding in detention facilities with unsanitary and inhumane condition...

Jul 15, 2025 / OppArt / Gia Ruiz

Commentary editor John Podhoretz sits in front of a microphone with “Book Expo” written on it.

Militarism Has Long Worked to Shield Antisemitism Militarism Has Long Worked to Shield Antisemitism

From the Cold War till Donald Trump, there’s always been a special dispensation for hawkish bigots.

Jul 14, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Lost in Texas

Lost in Texas Lost in Texas

Say their names.

Jul 11, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump speaks at the Israeli American Council National Summit at the Washington Hilton on September 19, 2024, in Washington, DC.

Trump’s California Stunt Is One More Step Toward Authoritarianism Trump’s California Stunt Is One More Step Toward Authoritarianism

Here we are, once again learning that the restraints Americans could rely upon in the past are fast disappearing.

Jul 11, 2025 / Karen J. Greenberg

A group of young protesters holds pictures of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump outside the Federal Court in downtown Manhattan.

Sorry, Donald Trump: Many People Are Still Interested in the Jeffrey Epstein Case Sorry, Donald Trump: Many People Are Still Interested in the Jeffrey Epstein Case

The Epstein scandal deserves a real investigation, not Trump’s hand-waving cover up.

Jul 11, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Harry S. Truman looks over a campaign poster urging people to register to vote.

How the Truman Scholarship Became the Right’s Latest Battleground How the Truman Scholarship Became the Right’s Latest Battleground

As Republican pressure on education mounts, the fight over the scholarship reveals a broader effort to turn public service into a test of political loyalty.

Jul 11, 2025 / StudentNation / Thai Loyd

Former US president Donald Trump during a campaign event at Alro Steel in Potterville, Michigan, on August 29, 2024.

The Trump Administration Is Airbrushing History The Trump Administration Is Airbrushing History

It’s hard not to see a straight line between Stalin’s version of photoshopping and the purge of the Pentagon archives in 2025.

Jul 10, 2025 / Arnold Isaacs

Donald Trump signs the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act into law during an Independence Day military family picnic on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2025, in Washington, DC.

When GDP Goes Up and Democracy Goes Down When GDP Goes Up and Democracy Goes Down

America is being hollowed out by an extractive economy.

Jul 10, 2025 / Corbin Trent

Justin Sun, head of the Tron crypto exchange (L) talks with World Liberty Financial cofounder Zach Witkoff (C) and Eric Trump of the Trump Organization at a May crypto conference in Dubai

Does Trump’s Biggest Crypto Backer Really Exist? Does Trump’s Biggest Crypto Backer Really Exist?

The strange saga of a shadowy UAE company’s $100 million investment in World Liberty Financial, the Trump-aligned crypto trader

Jul 10, 2025 / Jacob Silverman

Transport

Transport Transport

Walk this way.

Jul 9, 2025 / OppArt / Jesse Duquette

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