Mamdani Launches His First Salvos in New York’s Fiscal Battle Mamdani Launches His First Salvos in New York’s Fiscal Battle
The mayor, the governor, and the members of the city’s big-ticket tax base are all squaring off over prospective tax increases and service cuts.
Feb 19, 2026 / D.D. Guttenplan
Orange Monarch Orange Monarch
Protest sign, New York City, 2026.
Feb 18, 2026 / OppArt / Denise Canniff
What’s Next for US Healthcare? Ask Oklahoma. What’s Next for US Healthcare? Ask Oklahoma.
As Trump continues to dismantle federal agencies, this state shows what happens when a one-party-controlled government makes sweeping public health changes with little resistance....
Feb 18, 2026 / StudentNation / Rahhul Elangovan
The Cost of US Withdrawal From 66 International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties The Cost of US Withdrawal From 66 International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties
How going it alone reduces our own sovereignty.
Feb 18, 2026 / Aaron S.J. Zelinsky
CBS Surrenders to Trump CBS Surrenders to Trump
The network tried to bury an interview critical of Trump. Stephen Colbert made it an indictment of the administration’s assaults on the First Amendment.
Feb 17, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
Iran in Turmoil Iran in Turmoil
Widespread unrest as crackdown intensifies, leaving thousands dead.
Feb 17, 2026 / OppArt / J.J. Takjoo
Epstein Class Clowns Epstein Class Clowns
One key revelation in the wide correspondence of the late pedophile: The rich and powerful just aren't all that bright.
Feb 17, 2026 / Elizabeth Spiers
Muslims in Texas Are Harassed and Surveilled. Greg Abbott Is Making It Worse. Muslims in Texas Are Harassed and Surveilled. Greg Abbott Is Making It Worse.
In November, the governor issued a proclamation declaring CAIR, the country’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, a terrorist organization. “It’s about sowing suspicio...
Feb 17, 2026 / StudentNation / Arman Amin
Why LeBron James Ignores Genocide and Stands With Israel Why LeBron James Ignores Genocide and Stands With Israel
The basketball great once said he wanted to be like Muhammad Ali. He can’t do that and shrug off Israeli war crimes.
Feb 17, 2026 / Dave Zirin
ICE Brings Shame to America ICE Brings Shame to America
Trump’s secret police force is a stain on our country.
Feb 16, 2026 / OppArt / Dario Castillejos