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War House

War House War House

When monuments to democracy become monuments to war.

Jul 23, 2026 / OppArt / Michel Moro Gómez

AI slop depicting caricatured Italian thugs threatening NYC’s mayor.

The Fake Controversy Behind Little Italy’s “Exclusion” The Fake Controversy Behind Little Italy’s “Exclusion”

The Italian American establishment’s hysterical response to Mayor Mamdani’s map of immigrant enclaves reveals a cynical politics of victimhood.

Jul 23, 2026 / Chris Gelardi

A roda de samba (samba circle) at the Pagode do Biro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Slavery’s Musical Threads Slavery’s Musical Threads

As ICE violence resurges in the US, the musical history of black Brazil offers lessons in resistance.

Jul 22, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

Quilted Call to Action

Quilted Call to Action Quilted Call to Action

Every act of dissent helps mend the fabric of democracy.

Jul 22, 2026 / OppArt / Jane Pearlmutter

Francesca Albanese, United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, attends the presentation of the book “The Light of Awakening. From Palestine to the Entire World, a Manifesto of Resistance“ and freedom at Spirit de Milan in Milan, Italy, on May 27, 2026.

Francesca Albanese Won’t Back Down Francesca Albanese Won’t Back Down

Talking to the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian Territories about genocide, standing up to the hatred of the establishment, and ending war.

Jul 22, 2026 / Q&A / Katrina vanden Heuvel and John Nichols

Every Week, Another Victim of ICE

Every Week, Another Victim of ICE Every Week, Another Victim of ICE

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was a dad, community member, a boss and a homeowner.

Jul 21, 2026 / OppArt / Dara Herman Zierlein

Young people walking in front of the BlackRock corporate headquarters in Hudson Yards.

How Corporate Recruiters Took Over Campus—and What It’s Costing Democracy How Corporate Recruiters Took Over Campus—and What It’s Costing Democracy

Many students arrive at college with dreams of creating social change, but the corporate pipeline diverts them. A democracy in need of their talent is poorer because of it.

Jul 21, 2026 / StudentNation / Jason Vadnos

Detainees stand by a window inside the federal immigration center at Delaney Hall, where ICE is housing detained immigrants on May 26, 2026, in Newark, New Jersey.

This Is How We Close the Camps This Is How We Close the Camps

Until we, as a society, reject the camp and its logic, it will remain a threat—and the linchpin in the entire immigration enforcement regime.

Jul 21, 2026 / John Washington

Team Spain celebrates winning the 2026 FIFA World Cup on July 19, 2026, in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Trump’s Reverse Midas Touch Even Got the World Cup Trump’s Reverse Midas Touch Even Got the World Cup

Of course fans roundly booed the president at the World Cup final: Damaging the integrity of anything he touches is true to the Trump brand.

Jul 20, 2026 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate talk to the media outside their residence on March 23, 2025 in Bucharest, Romania.

Why Andrew Tate Is a MAGA Superstar Why Andrew Tate Is a MAGA Superstar

Manosphere celebrities—including alleged sexual predators like Tate—are a symptom of a politically resurgent misogyny.

Jul 20, 2026 / Column / Jeet Heer

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