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A person holds a sign supporting transgender veterans at the Unite for Veterans rally on the National Mall in Washington, DC, Friday, June 3, 2025.

Trump’s Staggering Betrayal of Trans Service Members Trump’s Staggering Betrayal of Trans Service Members

Trans people signed up to risk death for a country they well knew would likely never return the favor. And now the government is trying to make their lives hell.

Aug 27, 2025 / Kali Holloway

Donald Trump visits the US Park Police Anacostia Operations Facility on August 21, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Trump’s Occupation Could Cost Billions Trump’s Occupation Could Cost Billions

And DC residents will be footing much of the bill.

Aug 26, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

TACO Golf

TACO Golf TACO Golf

Par for the coarse.

Aug 26, 2025 / OppArt / Daniel Wapner

Protesters carry a coffin symbolizing the death of democracy near Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home.

American Democracy, RIP American Democracy, RIP

The bulwarks of self-government have given way under multiple MAGA putsches. Instead of pledging to protect our democracy, Democrats need a plan to restore it

Aug 26, 2025 / David Faris

Graham Platner.

Graham Platner Is the Real Deal Graham Platner Is the Real Deal

The Maine oyster farmer embodies the populist energy that Americans have been looking for. He’s the best candidate to defeat Republican Senator Susan Collins.

Aug 26, 2025 / Aaron Regunberg

Kilmar Ábrego García and his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, stand surrounded by a crowd of supporters.

The Bravery of Kilmar Ábrego García vs. the Barbarism of Donald Trump The Bravery of Kilmar Ábrego García vs. the Barbarism of Donald Trump

The husband, father, and union worker from Maryland is risking indefinite incarceration in Uganda to stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves.

Aug 25, 2025 / Dave Zirin

John Bolton, former national security adviser to President Trump, arrives home, as the FBI searches his house August 22, 2025 in Bethesda, Maryland.

Even John Bolton Doesn’t Deserve This Even John Bolton Doesn’t Deserve This

Trump’s former national security adviser is a very hateable figure. But he still needs defending from the president’s lawlessness.

Aug 25, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Pop Goes the Weasel

Pop Goes the Weasel Pop Goes the Weasel

Putin has played Trump for years.

Aug 25, 2025 / OppArt / Ann Telnaes

Representative Nicole Collier (D-Fort Worth) raises a fist as she greets supporters from inside the House Chamber at the Texas capitol in Austin, on August 19, 2025.

Yes, Texas Representative Nicole Collier Was Under “House Arrest” in the Texas Capitol Yes, Texas Representative Nicole Collier Was Under “House Arrest” in the Texas Capitol

Collier speaks about her surreal ordeal, wherein she refused to sign a permission slip and accept a police escort to leave the Austin statehouse and had to sleep there for two nig...

Aug 22, 2025 / Q&A / Joan Walsh

Manhattan Alcatraz

Manhattan Alcatraz Manhattan Alcatraz

Ms. Rachel knows.

Aug 22, 2025 / Steve Brodner

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