Government

A deportation officer holds a young woman’s arm as they walk down a hall of Federal Plaza courthouse.

Punished for Playing by the Rules: the Deliberate Cruelty of Trump’s Deportation Regime Punished for Playing by the Rules: the Deliberate Cruelty of Trump’s Deportation Regime

Migrants who show up for their court dates now routinely face arrest by ICE. But failing to appear triggers a deportation order.

Jul 24, 2025 / Eileen Markey

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a roundtable discussion on soil health in the Mike Mansfield Room at the US Capitol on July 15, 2025

RFK Jr. Has Been Handed a Very Dangerous Weapon RFK Jr. Has Been Handed a Very Dangerous Weapon

How a bigoted doctor, an extremist judge, and the Supreme Court all combined to give the secretary a powerful new way to undermine public health.

Jul 24, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves

HELP!

HELP! HELP!

Maga broadens their horizons.

Jul 23, 2025 / OppArt / Adam Zyglis

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) leaves the House Republican Conference caucus meeting in the US Capitol on July 22, 2025.

Republicans Would Rather Shut Down Congress Than Discuss the Epstein Files Republicans Would Rather Shut Down Congress Than Discuss the Epstein Files

The lesson for Democrats is that they should force confrontations, especially when they drive a wedge into the GOP base.

Jul 22, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks to a full auditorium as part of the “Fighting Oligarchy” tour on April 14, 2025, in Nampa, Idaho. According to event organizers, 12,500 people attended the rally.

Working-Class Voters Are Not Centrists Working-Class Voters Are Not Centrists

A new report shows there is absolutely a winning constituency for economic and social progress. But Democrats aren’t pursuing it.

Jul 22, 2025 / Isaac Rabbani

Know Your ICE Agent

Know Your ICE Agent Know Your ICE Agent

The thin line, erased.

Jul 21, 2025 / OppArt / Ruben Bolling

Stephen Colbert on the set of

How CBS Decided It Couldn’t Afford to Let Stephen Colbert Speak His Mind How CBS Decided It Couldn’t Afford to Let Stephen Colbert Speak His Mind

The network claims it’s canceling The Late Show for financial reasons, but the real bottom line here is Trump appeasement.

Jul 21, 2025 / Ben Schwartz

A group of pro-Palestinians holds a press conference and rally in front of the City University of New York.

CUNY’s Repression of Pro-Palestine Students Continues in Front of Congress CUNY’s Repression of Pro-Palestine Students Continues in Front of Congress

By placating House Republicans during a hearing on antisemitism, CUNY’s Chancellor left students and faculty to fend for themselves.

Jul 21, 2025 / StudentNation / Luca GoldMansour

What Was the Joke?

What Was the Joke? What Was the Joke?

Unitaryman.

Jul 18, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Greg Casar.

“This Is the Biggest Threat to Our Democracy That Nobody’s Talking About” “This Is the Biggest Threat to Our Democracy That Nobody’s Talking About”

Progressive Caucus chair Greg Casar warns that a move to redraw Texas congressional districts will undermine democracy in the Lone Star State and beyond.

Jul 18, 2025 / John Nichols

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