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Aerial view of the Mexico City Stadium two days before the start of the 2026 World Cup on June 9, 2026, in Mexico City, Mexico.

The Hottest World Cup in History The Hottest World Cup in History

The world cup is not just a sports story. It’s a climate one, too.

Jun 11, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

Jacob Lawrence, detail from Struggle Series—No. 10: Washington Crossing the Delaware, 1954.

The Art of the American Revolution Across the Generations The Art of the American Revolution Across the Generations

The United States’ founding moment from Washington Crossing the Delaware to the paintings of Jacob Lawrence, Kara Walker, and Kent Monkman.

Jun 11, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Rachel Hunter Himes

Attendees pack a hotel ballroom at Turning Point USA’s 2026 Women’s Leadership Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

Inside the Conference Where Conservative Women Let Loose Inside the Conference Where Conservative Women Let Loose

The mainstreaming of brazen sexism in the conservative movement left the attendees at Turning Point’s women’s summit looking for a soft place to land.

Jun 11, 2026 / Amy Littlefield

Alex Kuhnhausen

How Prison Neglect Killed Alex Kuhnhausen How Prison Neglect Killed Alex Kuhnhausen

He went into the hospital reporting a minor infection. Two weeks later, he was dead.

Jun 11, 2026 / Kevin Light-Roth and Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg

Pope Leo XIV attends the presentation of his first encyclical at the Synod Hall on May 25, 2026, in Vatican City.

Pope Leo’s First Encyclical Is a Game Changer Pope Leo’s First Encyclical Is a Game Changer

Yes, it’s a warning about the dangers of AI. But that’s the tip of the iceberg.

Jun 10, 2026 / Erik Baker

Democratic US Senate candidate Graham Platner and his wife, Amy Gertner, wave to supporters as they arrive at Platner’s primary election event in Blue Hill, Maine, on June 9, 2026.

Is Graham Platner Fit to Be a US Senator? Is Graham Platner Fit to Be a US Senator?

The Democrats of Maine answered that question.

Jun 10, 2026 / Corbin Trent

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies before Congress.

Trump’s AG Appointee Is a Literal Sock Puppet Trump’s AG Appointee Is a Literal Sock Puppet

Todd Blanche might be the most craven attorney general yet. Thankfully, he’s also incompetent.

Jun 10, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Free Palestine

Free Palestine Free Palestine

Street mural, Barcelona.

Jun 10, 2026 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Sonny Rollins’s first appearance in print, at age 15 (pictured at right), was in an article about his father’s case.

Sonny Rollins Lived to See Justice for His Wrongly Convicted Father Sonny Rollins Lived to See Justice for His Wrongly Convicted Father

The jazz legend fought for nearly 80 years to clear his father of racially motivated charges.

Jun 10, 2026 / Aidan Levy

The minister and reformer Graham Taylor, shown here addressing a crowd in Chicago in 1924, was one of the many activists who have sought to push this nation toward greater justice.

America Is Due for a Deep Clean America Is Due for a Deep Clean

This country cannot deliver on its promises until we collectively act to to ensure equal protection for all.

Jun 10, 2026 / Feature / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

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