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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

Joe Walsh speaks at a Country Over Party Rally to talk about his support for Kamala Harris.

Why This Former Republican Has a Lot to Teach the Democrats Why This Former Republican Has a Lot to Teach the Democrats

The party should be listening to former Tea Party stalwart Joe Walsh. No, really.

Jun 4, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Supporters gather on May Day at City Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where Senator Bernie Sanders held a rally along his Fighting Oligarchy Tour.

Trump’s Tax Bill Helps the Rich, Hurts the Poor, and Adds Trillions to the Deficit Trump’s Tax Bill Helps the Rich, Hurts the Poor, and Adds Trillions to the Deficit

The “big, beautiful bill” has reaffirmed that a pledged golden age is really just a windfall for the über-wealthy.

Jun 3, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Leonard Leo, former head of the Federalist Society, and Donald Trump.

Trump Is Headed to War With the Federalist Society—and It’s Gonna Be Huge Trump Is Headed to War With the Federalist Society—and It’s Gonna Be Huge

The fight might between the president and the conservative old guard might just be the biggest legal development of Trump’s second term.

Jun 3, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) arrives for a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.

Joni Ernst’s Cruelty and Sarcasm Might Cost Her Her Job Joni Ernst’s Cruelty and Sarcasm Might Cost Her Her Job

Iowa’s Republican senator says gutting Medicaid is no worry because “we all are going to die.” Voters seem to disagree.

Jun 3, 2025 / John Nichols

Springtime

Springtime Springtime

For MAGA

Jun 3, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

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