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Sean Dunn, better known as Sandwich Guy, moments before he hurls his sub into the heavily padded chest of a federal agent.

DC’s Antifascist Hero—Sandwich Guy—Is Free DC’s Antifascist Hero—Sandwich Guy—Is Free

A jury refuses to succumb to MAGA’s condiment conspiracy theory.

Nov 7, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Zohran Mamdani participates in the New York City Pride Parade on June 29, 2025.

Democrats Can’t Blame Trans People for Their Own Failures Democrats Can’t Blame Trans People for Their Own Failures

Despite the attempts by so many in the party’s establishment to paint trans rights as a toxic issue, transphobia was soundly rejected across the country this week.

Nov 7, 2025 / Gillian Branstetter

House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi in 2020.

The Democrats’ Legislative Mastermind Nancy Pelosi Announces Retirement The Democrats’ Legislative Mastermind Nancy Pelosi Announces Retirement

She had her flaws, but the 38-year House veteran was the most productive progressive leader of my lifetime.

Nov 7, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Your Dream House Might Be a Fantasy

Your Dream House Might Be a Fantasy Your Dream House Might Be a Fantasy

AI has has invaded the real estate industry, dissolving the boundaries between image enhancement and false advertising.

Nov 6, 2025 / Kate Wagner

Participants demonstrate against US President Donald Trump’s administration, including against ICE, entrepreneur Elon Musk, and US Health Secretary Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. outside the US embassy as they attend the global “No Kings” protest in front of the Brandenburg Gate on October 18, 2025, in Berlin, Germany.

Public Health Was a Place for Warriors Once. It Needs to Be Again. Public Health Was a Place for Warriors Once. It Needs to Be Again.

It's time for us to reconnect with the radical, system-changing spirit that was once at the heart of our field.

Nov 6, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves

More Journalists Are Killed in Gaza

More Journalists Are Killed in Gaza More Journalists Are Killed in Gaza

Over 200 media workers have been killed in Gaza. The Committee to Protect Journalists says is the deadliest period since it began tracking data in 1992. Community embroidery action...

Nov 6, 2025 / OppArt / Rosa Borrás

Students and alumni at Tufts University demonstrate for fossil fuel divestment in April 2015.

Winning a Fossil Fuel Divestment Pledge Is Hard. Keeping It Is Harder. Winning a Fossil Fuel Divestment Pledge Is Hard. Keeping It Is Harder.

Nearly a decade after promising to withdraw millions in fossil fuel investments, the University of Massachusetts has stalled on its clean energy transition. What happened?

Nov 6, 2025 / StudentNation / Eric Ross

NBA commissioner Adam Silver.

Above All, the NBA Will Protect the Gambling Industry Above All, the NBA Will Protect the Gambling Industry

In the face of betting scandals, the NBA will do anything—except endanger the gambling apps sucking dry the league’s most vulnerable fans.

Nov 6, 2025 / Dave Zirin

The crowd cheers winning Virginia gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spannberger in Richmond.

When It Comes to Trump, Virginia Is for Haters When It Comes to Trump, Virginia Is for Haters

Democrats stormed back to dominance, winning all three statewide races and a stunning 13 seats in the House of Delegates.

Nov 5, 2025 / Joan Walsh

A TV reporter braces against the wind as Hurricane Irma approaches in Miami, Florida, on September 10, 2017.

The Media Is Complicit in the Climate Confusion The Media Is Complicit in the Climate Confusion

The vast majority of people want their governments to take climate action—but most wrongly think they’re in the minority. The media is partly to blame.

Nov 5, 2025 / Amy Westervelt

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