The Trump Administration Is Reviving Institutionalized Torture The Trump Administration Is Reviving Institutionalized Torture
The ambient threat of torture is a form of social control, encouraging everyone else to comply with and bow down before the regime.
Jul 17, 2025 / Rebecca Gordon
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
This Organization Proved There Was an Alternative to the Police. Now It’s Being Defunded. This Organization Proved There Was an Alternative to the Police. Now It’s Being Defunded.
In Eugene, Oregon, CAHOOTS, a decades-old crisis-response program, may disappear, but the programs it inspired have spread across the United States, including to nearby Portland.
Jun 24, 2025 / Kaia Sand
Brian Wilson (1942–2025) Outlived the Times He Helped Define Brian Wilson (1942–2025) Outlived the Times He Helped Define
When the Beach Boys front man died, the obituaries described him as a genius. Which means what, exactly?
Jun 17, 2025 / Sid Holt
The Human Rights Crisis We’re Ignoring In Our Jails The Human Rights Crisis We’re Ignoring In Our Jails
Pregnant people are undergoing constant horrors at the hands of the carceral state, and the laws we’ve passed aren’t helping enough.
Jun 2, 2025 / Ira Memaj
People Across the Political Spectrum Agree: We Need to Address the Country’s Mental Health Crisis People Across the Political Spectrum Agree: We Need to Address the Country’s Mental Health Crisis
There is surprising agreement among people with divergent political beliefs that it’s time to expand services for those who are struggling.
May 20, 2025 / Mattea Kramer and Dr. Sean Fogler
In Toxic Detention In Toxic Detention
Investigating the alleged contaminated water crisis at the Northwest Detention Center.
May 15, 2025 / Photo Essay / Rico Moore
Mayor Ras Baraka Talks to “The Nation” Mayor Ras Baraka Talks to “The Nation”
On his arrest, the private prison company GEO, and why he believes we’re heading into authoritarianism—but democracy will prevail.
May 13, 2025 / Anthony Conwright
Cruelty Is the Point Cruelty Is the Point
Trump’s deportations and defundings = death.
May 6, 2025 / OppArt / Anonymous (NYC)
War on Terror Brain Rot Brought Us to This Point War on Terror Brain Rot Brought Us to This Point
After years of security theater, all too many Americans seem ready to accept Trump’s pledge to root out the vermin.
May 2, 2025 / Rebecca Gordon