Federal Workers Rally to Save Their Jobs—and All of Us From Toxic Waste Federal Workers Rally to Save Their Jobs—and All of Us From Toxic Waste
The Federal Unionists Network is the first large-scale network for government workers, and they’re building solidarity across departments and the labor movement.
May 9, 2025 / Elsie Carson-Holt and Phoebe Grandi
Will the New Pope Ever Forgive JD Vance? Will the New Pope Ever Forgive JD Vance?
Leo XIV’s commitment to migrants and the poor will put him at odds with MAGA.
May 9, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Why the “Abundance Agenda” Could Sink the Democratic Party Why the “Abundance Agenda” Could Sink the Democratic Party
Big-money donors are using the “abundance agenda” to create a permission structure for Democratic elites to dismiss the populist revival the party so desperately needs.
May 9, 2025 / Aaron Regunberg
The Jim Crow Origins of National Police Week The Jim Crow Origins of National Police Week
Police brutality and corruption are painful realities. So are officers who die honorably performing their duty. But the memorial in Washington fails to distinguish between them.
May 9, 2025 / Elizabeth Robeson
Is California’s Plan to Trump-Proof the State Enough? Is California’s Plan to Trump-Proof the State Enough?
California officials shored up the state’s defenses to respond to Donald Trump’s lawless actions. But can their “Trump-proofing” strategy hold the line?
May 8, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky
Trump Has Made His First Round of Judicial Picks—and They’re Terrifying Trump Has Made His First Round of Judicial Picks—and They’re Terrifying
The appointments—which include an attorney who helped steer a major anti-trans case—are about the failures of the Democrats as much as the ruthlessness of Republicans.
May 8, 2025 / Elie Mystal
Trump’s Tax Plan Trump’s Tax Plan
A disastrous tax plan favors corporations and the wealthy.
May 8, 2025 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo
Inside the Bloodbath at the NIH Inside the Bloodbath at the NIH
Sources say that a climate of fear has spread throughout the agency as the Trump administration takes a hatchet to its core functions.
May 8, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves
Voted for Poor Health Voted for Poor Health
Buyers’ remorse for MAGA?
May 7, 2025 / OppArt / Jesse Duquette
Trump Is Taking a Wrecking Ball to Indigenous Education Trump Is Taking a Wrecking Ball to Indigenous Education
After mass layoffs and scholarship freezes, students and tribal leaders are suing the Trump administration for violating treaty obligations.
May 7, 2025 / StudentNation / Connor Arakaki