Political Ideologies

Flowers are left at a makeshift memorial in the area where Alex Pretti was shot dead a day earlier by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 25, 2026.

Alex Pretti Was a Good Man at a Time of Great Evil Alex Pretti Was a Good Man at a Time of Great Evil

The 37-year-old ICU nurse was killed helping another ICE victim. We must honor his sacrifice.

Jan 25, 2026 / Joan Walsh

Abdul El-Sayed at a town hall during his campaign for Michigan's Senate primary.

Abdul El-Sayed Wants to “Throw Some Righteous Punches” Abdul El-Sayed Wants to “Throw Some Righteous Punches”

As the Democratic Party debates its identity, this progressive primary candidate and doctor is primed for a breakout moment in the race for Michigan’s Senate seat.

Jan 23, 2026 / StudentNation / Heather Chen

President Donald Trump walks toward Marine One after arriving at Zurich Airport before attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, on January 21, 2026, in Zurich, Switzerland.

At Davos, the World Watched the Rantings of a Despot At Davos, the World Watched the Rantings of a Despot

President Donald Trump has turned his back on the liberal world order—and Europe is unlikely to follow.

Jan 23, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky

Mamdani Nurse Strike Columbia University

We Need Radical Abundance We Need Radical Abundance

If we want abundance we have to ask, an abundance of what exactly, and produced under what economic logic?

Jan 22, 2026 / Keir Milburn

Angelo Herndon, whose conviction for a crime related to free speech was overturned in 1935, arrives at NYC’s Penn Station.

Is It Possible for Speech to Ever Be Too Free? Is It Possible for Speech to Ever Be Too Free?

A new history explores the political limits as well as possibilities of freedom of speech.

Jan 20, 2026 / Books & the Arts / David Cole

The Strange Story of the Famed Anti-Fascist Lament  “First They Came…”

The Strange Story of the Famed Anti-Fascist Lament “First They Came…” The Strange Story of the Famed Anti-Fascist Lament “First They Came…”

In his celebrated mea culpa, the German pastor Martin Niemöller blamed his failure to speak out against the Nazis on indifference. Was that the whole reason?

Jan 20, 2026 / Feature / Barry Yourgrau

How a Reactionary Peruvian Movement Went Multinational

How a Reactionary Peruvian Movement Went Multinational How a Reactionary Peruvian Movement Went Multinational

Parents’-rights crusaders seeking to impose their Christian nationalist vision on the United States took their playbook from South America.

Jan 20, 2026 / Feature / Elle Hardy

A protester holds a sign in front of the Whipple Federal building in response to an ICE agent’s killing Renee Good.

How the Trump Administration Is Downgrading Women’s Citizenship How the Trump Administration Is Downgrading Women’s Citizenship

Gender isn’t just a matter of individual identity. It’s an axis of governance—and for the last year, across a range of policies, the Trump administration has punished women.

Jan 20, 2026 / Soraya Chemaly

Elon Musk addresses a MAGA rally in Washington on the eve of President Donald Trump’s inauguration last year.

One Year Into Trump 2.0, Elon Musk Is Still Poised to Be Kingmaker One Year Into Trump 2.0, Elon Musk Is Still Poised to Be Kingmaker

The neofascist tech oligarch was cast out of Trump’s inner circle, but his money and influence are still omnipresent.

Jan 20, 2026 / Jacob Silverman

Puerto Rico’s Mothers Against War Turn to Revolutionary Love

Puerto Rico’s Mothers Against War Turn to Revolutionary Love Puerto Rico’s Mothers Against War Turn to Revolutionary Love

Formed to oppose the Iraq War, Madres Contra La Guerra have now spent decades trying to end Puerto Rico’s role at the center of the US war machine in Latin America.

Jan 16, 2026 / Andrea Contreras

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