Politics

Sh*t Gets Real

Sh*t Gets Real Sh*t Gets Real

Pritzkrieg!

May 2, 2025 / Steve Brodner

A $50 bill is seen in US President Donald Trump’s back pocket as he boards Air Force One prior to departing from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on May 1, 2025.

Trump’s Assault on PBS and NPR Chooses Oligarchy Over Press Freedom and Democracy Trump’s Assault on PBS and NPR Chooses Oligarchy Over Press Freedom and Democracy

As the supporters of speaking truth to power celebrate World Press Freedom Day, Trump seeks to defund public media in the United States.

May 2, 2025 / John Nichols

The Last (Michael) Waltz

The Last (Michael) Waltz The Last (Michael) Waltz

We should welcome the humiliation of Trump’s hawkish, neocon national security adviser.

May 2, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Trump’s Revisionist History

Trump’s Revisionist History Trump’s Revisionist History

Burying the truth in an ocean of lies.

May 2, 2025 / OppArt / Leonard Stokes

Rudy Giuliani, the face of Trump-era impunity.

Lock Them All Up! Lock Them All Up!

It’s high time we created accountability for the Trump 2.0 criminal syndicate.

May 2, 2025 / Jeb Lund

The Matsuda family posts a sign reading “I AM AN AMERICAN” outside their grocery store in Oakland, California, responding to Pearl Harbor attacks shortly before they are relocated and incarcerated as Japanese Americans.

Opposing Mass Deportation: What We Can Learn From the Resistance to Japanese Internment Opposing Mass Deportation: What We Can Learn From the Resistance to Japanese Internment

When the US imprisoned Japanese-Americans during WWII, public solidarity and community defense were how people supported the interned. Their strategies remain relevant today.

May 2, 2025 / Julia Piaskowski

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents knock on the door of a residence during a multi-agency targeted enforcement operation in Chicago, Illinois, on Sunday, January 26, 2025.

Why I Had to Flee the United States Why I Had to Flee the United States

I was a political prisoner in Egypt. I didn’t want to become one again in America.

May 2, 2025 / Abdelrahman ElGendy

Teaching Opportunity

Teaching Opportunity Teaching Opportunity

Civics.

May 1, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the Oval Office on April 18, 2025.

Trump’s Legacy Will Be the Countless People Killed by His Policies Trump’s Legacy Will Be the Countless People Killed by His Policies

Millions across the world could die because of the choices Trump has made in his first 100 days.

May 1, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves

Signs of the Times

Signs of the Times Signs of the Times

In NYC and across the nation, protests erupt.

May 1, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper and Steve Brodner

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