Politics

Thousands of people gather on No Kings Day to protest Trump, his administration, and ICE activities in Los Angeles, California.

From the City to the Suburbs, First-Time Protesters Are Showing Up From the City to the Suburbs, First-Time Protesters Are Showing Up

Here’s how the protests against President Trump and increased ICE raids have affected communities and galvanized residents in and around Los Angeles, California.

Jun 18, 2025 / StudentNation / Rani Chor and Zoya Alam

Representatives Thomas Massie and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, two cosponsors of the House resolution against war with Iran.

The US Should Not Support Israel’s War on Iran, Say Democrats and Republicans The US Should Not Support Israel’s War on Iran, Say Democrats and Republicans

Bernie Sanders has sponsored an anti-war resolution in the Senate, while conservative Thomas Massie is doing the same in the House.

Jun 17, 2025 / John Nichols

Shujun Wang on “60 Minutes.”

Chinese Transnational Repression Is a Real Issue—but Shujun Wang Is a Bad Example Chinese Transnational Repression Is a Real Issue—but Shujun Wang Is a Bad Example

Our government spent almost a decade chasing a professor they thought was a spy. The case raises questions about our ability to pursue real perpetrators of China’s crimes.

Jun 17, 2025 / Timothy McLaughlin

A memorial is seen on the desk of DFL State Representative Melissa Hortman in the House chambers at the Minnesota State Capitol on June 16, 2025, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, were shot at their home on June 14. DFL State Senator John Hoffman and his wife were also shot and hospitalized in a separate incident. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said during a press conference that the shooting “appears to be a politically motivated assassination.”

The Escalating Political Violence Didn't Come From Nowhere The Escalating Political Violence Didn't Come From Nowhere

Donald Trump issued a statement after the Minnesota shootings saying that this violence “will not be tolerated,” but his words ring hollow.

Jun 17, 2025 / Michele Goodwin

Compassion Flotilla

Compassion Flotilla Compassion Flotilla

On June 8, the Madleen aid ship was intercepted, as it approached the shores of Gaza to distribute humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave’s starving population. The twelve p...

Jun 17, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

A makeshift memorial for DFL State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, is assembled at the Minnesota State Capitol on June 16, 2025, in St. Paul, Minnesota.

After the Cold-Blooded Shootings in Minnesota, Who Will Call Them Out? After the Cold-Blooded Shootings in Minnesota, Who Will Call Them Out?

We need a new profile in courage who will stand up to Donald Trump as a leader propagator of this polarization and violence.

Jun 17, 2025 / Robert L. Borosage

World Liberty Financial's website touts WLF1, its Trump-sanctioned “governance token.”

The Shady Financial Past of a Major Trump Crypto Investor The Shady Financial Past of a Major Trump Crypto Investor

Andrei Grachev, an early booster of a Trump crypto offering, has cycled through several alleged investment scams and was convicted on fraud charges in Russia.

Jun 17, 2025 / Jacob Silverman

An excavator removes debris from a residential building that was destroyed in an attack by Israel in Tehran, on June 13, 2025.

Donald Trump Is Hurtling America Into a Catastrophic Middle Eastern War Donald Trump Is Hurtling America Into a Catastrophic Middle Eastern War

The president is fickle, feckless, and easily swayed—which makes him an easy mark for militarists.

Jun 16, 2025 / Jeet Heer

No Kings

No Kings No Kings

Nobody gets to be a King.

Jun 16, 2025 / OppArt / James McMullan, Nancy Stahl, and Chris Piascik

270 Park Avenue in New York City.

Norman Foster’s 270 Park and the Rise of the New Office Building Norman Foster’s 270 Park and the Rise of the New Office Building

The building's dramatic and dazzling feats of architecture make it appear as if it were hovering above the street. But is that a good thing?

Jun 16, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Karrie Jacobs

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