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Draw Peace, Defy Censorship

Draw Peace, Defy Censorship Draw Peace, Defy Censorship

Censorship targets those who dare to challenge power. Yet cartoonists keep drawing. Every line is an act of courage and freedom and a step toward peace.

Oct 2, 2026 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

A delivery worker carries a DoorDash bag in New York City, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.

Reclaiming Worker Power in the Age of AI Reclaiming Worker Power in the Age of AI

When every price and wage is personalized, organizing gets harder. Here’s how we’re fighting back in New York City.

Oct 2, 2026 / Sam Levine

President Donald Trump hosted a meeting on artificial intelligence with tech executives in the East Room of the White House on September 29, 2026

Trump Is Trusting Tech Companies to Self-Police AI. What Could Go Wrong? Trump Is Trusting Tech Companies to Self-Police AI. What Could Go Wrong?

Trump’s refusal to heed the warnings from within the tech industry might end up being his most asinine legacy.

Oct 2, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke to 1,200 people at the “Students vs. Billionaires” town hall.

Cornell Students Challenge University Power at a “Students vs. Billionaires” Town Hall Cornell Students Challenge University Power at a “Students vs. Billionaires” Town Hall

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke to Ithaca students about tuition hikes, sexual violence, free speech, and university governance.

Oct 2, 2026 / StudentNation / Jeannine Chiang

Sick Sex Life

Sick Sex Life Sick Sex Life

Is now OK.

Oct 1, 2026 / OppArt / Clay Jones

Women at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963.

Black Freedom in an Age of White Oligarchy Black Freedom in an Age of White Oligarchy

Justin Leroy’s The Lowest Freedom points toward the limits of liberty under racial capitalism.

Oct 1, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Aaron Ross Coleman

Donald Trump strides down a hallway in “Final Battle,” a campaign ad paid for with taxpayer dollars.

PSA: Trump Continues to Commit Crimes PSA: Trump Continues to Commit Crimes

While the president is unlikely to face any consequences for his patently illegal, taxpayer-funded ads, it’s essential to remember he should.

Sep 30, 2026 / Elie Mystal

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How AI Could Kill Us All How AI Could Kill Us All

Mapping the pathways to human extinction.

Sep 30, 2026 / Michael T. Klare

In an attempt by the National Park Service to protect endangered desert tortoises, signs advise drivers to “drive like a tortoise” in the Mojave National Preserve in California. Between 2001 and 2020, the number of Mojave desert tortoises fell by 54 percent.

Trump Has Made it Legal to Destroy Endangered Species’ Habitats Trump Has Made it Legal to Destroy Endangered Species’ Habitats

By redefining the meaning of “harm” in the Endangered Species Act, the administration is giving big corporations a gift they have long demanded.

Sep 30, 2026 / Kali Holloway

Sohei Kamiya, leader of Japan’s Sanseito party, delivers a speech at a Sanseito street rally in Tokyo.

Japan’s Far Right Is Courting Young Voters Japan’s Far Right Is Courting Young Voters

Sanseitō has attracted young voters through a robust social-media strategy, Charlie Kirk–like public speaking events, and anti-establishment messaging.

Sep 30, 2026 / StudentNation / Sena Chang

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