Society

A demonstrator participating in the “May Day” protest at Union Square on May 1, 2026.

Breaking Donald Trump’s Cycle of Abuse Breaking Donald Trump’s Cycle of Abuse

Trump’s attacks on Americans are nothing short of domestic violence—and we must identify and treat them as such.

Jun 11, 2026 / Michele Goodwin

Bio: Jensen Huang, Nvidia CEO

Bio: Jensen Huang, Nvidia CEO Bio: Jensen Huang, Nvidia CEO

AI data centers are stealing our water.

Jun 11, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Alex Kuhnhausen

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

He reported minor symptoms to his jailers. Two weeks later, he was dead.

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

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

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

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

A depiction of the tarring and feathering of a British Customs commissioner in Boston.

The Contradictions of 1776 The Contradictions of 1776

From the outset the United States was founded to protect both freedom and slavery.

Jun 10, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Gerald Horne

“The New World,” c. 1546.

The Entwined History of Capitalism and Race in the Americas and Beyond The Entwined History of Capitalism and Race in the Americas and Beyond

Better to start the history of the United States in 1492 than in 1776.

Jun 10, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Bill Fletcher Jr.

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

Crews work at Oaklawn Cemetery during an excavation while searching for bodies from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, October 27, 2022, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Tulsa at a Crossroads Tulsa at a Crossroads

Reparations and restoration on Tulsa Race Massacre Observance Day.

Jun 10, 2026 / Kristal Brent Zook

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