Politics

Knocking Down the Pillars of Democracy

Knocking Down the Pillars of Democracy Knocking Down the Pillars of Democracy

Trump is destroying our standing abroad and at home.

Jun 6, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

An abortion rights activist wears tape on her mouth with the words “Second Class Citizen” while protesting in front of the Supreme Court building following the announcement to the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling in Washington, DC.

How “Dobbs” Unleashed a Breathtaking Disregard for Human Rights How “Dobbs” Unleashed a Breathtaking Disregard for Human Rights

In this new era of Jane Crow, the right to choose is not only a question of bodily autonomy in life, but even in death.

Jun 6, 2025 / Michele Goodwin for The Nation

Elon Musk and Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Friday, May 30, 2025.

The Trump-Musk Feud Heard Round the World The Trump-Musk Feud Heard Round the World

Quite frankly, I’m rooting for each of them to destroy the other.

Jun 5, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

A firefighter monitors the spread of the Auto Fire in Oxnard, outside of Los Angeles, California, on January 13, 2025.

Sleepwalking Through the Climate Emergency Sleepwalking Through the Climate Emergency

A shrewd observer of authoritarianism warns against normalizing what should shock us.

Jun 5, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

Representatives Greg Casar and Nikki Budzinski at the Center for American Progress on June 4, 2025.

The Democrats’ Class Trip to Nowhere The Democrats’ Class Trip to Nowhere

A sparsely attended forum about the working class held at a $40 million think tank—yep, sounds about right.

Jun 5, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Harvey Milk Loved Something That Scares Pete Hegseth: Democracy

Harvey Milk Loved Something That Scares Pete Hegseth: Democracy Harvey Milk Loved Something That Scares Pete Hegseth: Democracy

The defense secretary’s scheme to rename a Navy ship honoring the LGBTQ+ rights activist is an insult to what’s most hopeful about the American experiment.

Jun 5, 2025 / John Nichols

The Saturday Mothers

The Saturday Mothers The Saturday Mothers

Since 1995, a group of mothers has been gathering every Saturday in Istanbul to seek information about their forcibly disappeared relatives.

Jun 5, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

NYC City Council Member Shahana Hanif is speaking at a rally at New York's City Hall in New York City, United States, on January 30, 2024.

Shahana Hanif Won’t Back Down Shahana Hanif Won’t Back Down

Targeted by billionaires and right-wing PACs, the first Muslim woman on the New York City Council is defending gig workers, tenants, and the Gaza solidarity movement.

Jun 5, 2025 / Q&A / Peter Lucas

Harvey Weinstein at a preliminary hearing last year for his retrial on rape charges in New York

How the MAGA Movement Is Erasing the Legacy of #MeToo How the MAGA Movement Is Erasing the Legacy of #MeToo

Sexual predators are getting free passes from Donald Trump and the right-wing mediasphere.

Jun 4, 2025 / Ben Schwartz

Broken Principles

Broken Principles Broken Principles

We the People need to wake up.

Jun 4, 2025 / OppArt / India Tresselt

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