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New DNC Chair Ken Martin Is

New DNC Chair Ken Martin Is "Ready to Build a Bigger, Bolder Party" New DNC Chair Ken Martin Is "Ready to Build a Bigger, Bolder Party"

The DNC elects a new leader as it seeks to unify the party and win back working-class voters.

Feb 5, 2025 / John Nichols

Protesters Demand Action from Feckless Democrats

Protesters Demand Action from Feckless Democrats Protesters Demand Action from Feckless Democrats

At a protest against Elon Musk’s takeover of the Treasury Department, activists turned their ire on the Democratic lawmakers in the crowd and demanded a response that fits the mom...

Feb 5, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Elon Musk Straight-Arms The World

Elon Musk Straight-Arms The World Elon Musk Straight-Arms The World

From X to rallies, Musk’s fascist messages are clear.

Feb 5, 2025 / OppArt / Giulio Bonasera

A woman with a ponytail walks through a door.

Trump’s Phony Trade Wars Are Evidence of American Imperial Decline Trump’s Phony Trade Wars Are Evidence of American Imperial Decline

President’s bullying of allies yields symbolic results—but betrays substantive weakness.

Feb 5, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Workers, community members, and business owners clean up debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Marshall, North Carolina, on September 30, 2024.

The People in Charge Won’t Save Us From Climate Catastrophe. We’ll Need to Do It Ourselves. The People in Charge Won’t Save Us From Climate Catastrophe. We’ll Need to Do It Ourselves.

Grassroots efforts in places like North Carolina show what we can—and increasingly must—do in a world plagued by climate disasters.

Feb 5, 2025 / Anna Simonton

Displaced Palestinians return to their homes in the north of Gaza on February 3, 2025.

Everything Is Destroyed in Gaza. But I Still Feel the Pulse of Life. Everything Is Destroyed in Gaza. But I Still Feel the Pulse of Life.

When I am finally able to return to the ruins of what was my house, I will do so, not to weep, but to make a promise to rebuild it.

Feb 5, 2025 / Lujayn

Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) listens as the Senate Finance Committee votes on February 4, 2025, to advance the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the next secretary of health and human services.

Cassidy Caves to MAGA Threats Cassidy Caves to MAGA Threats

Fearing a primary challenge, the Louisiana Republican and physician backed away from his critique of RFK Jr. to recommend his nomination. It’s unlikely to be blocked in the Senate...

Feb 4, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Inaugural Brawl

Inaugural Brawl Inaugural Brawl

Check out all installments in the OppArt series.

Feb 4, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Grassroots action: Our Revolution at the Democratic National Committee leadership election on Saturday.

Defeating the Democratic Party Elites  Is Just the First Step  Defeating the Democratic Party Elites  Is Just the First Step 

The party faces a choice: Will it embrace the grassroots energy behind its newly elected leadership? Or allow Trump and his corporate allies to tighten their grip on the country?

Feb 4, 2025 / Joseph Geevarghese

Abdominal Snowman

Abdominal Snowman Abdominal Snowman

Three Danish cartoonists look at Trump’s Manifest Tonsillectomy.

Feb 4, 2025 / OppArt / Per Marquard Otzen, Jens Julius Hansen, Lars Andersen

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