Trump Threatens to Withhold New York’s Education Funding Unless Racist Mascoting Returns Trump Threatens to Withhold New York’s Education Funding Unless Racist Mascoting Returns
After pocketing billions from minstrelsy, Linda McMahon wants to force New York schools to bring it back.
Jun 3, 2025 / Dave Zirin
I’m Very Glad That New York Has Ranked-Choice Voting I’m Very Glad That New York Has Ranked-Choice Voting
I can vote for two candidates—Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander—who’ve made climate a cornerstone of their campaigns, with real hopes that one or the other will prevail.
Jun 3, 2025 / Bill McKibben
Art Is How We Remember What Power Wants Us to Forget Art Is How We Remember What Power Wants Us to Forget
At the steps of the Statue of Liberty on Sunday, I organized more than 50 people to turn our grief into a collective demand: Free the 238 men unlawfully disappeared into CECOT.
Jun 2, 2025 / Paola Mendoza
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
The Week That Proved Trump Is Far From Invincible The Week That Proved Trump Is Far From Invincible
Politics / May 30, 2025 The Week That Proved Trump Is Far From Invincible Court rulings this week suggest Trump’s lawless actions will not go unnoticed. Sasha Abramsky Share Co…
May 30, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky
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
What Caused Democrats’ No-Show Problem in 2024? What Caused Democrats’ No-Show Problem in 2024?
New data sheds light on the policy preferences of nonvoting Democrats in the last election. It may disappoint some progressives.
May 30, 2025 / Jared Abbott and Dustin Guastella