“If Not for This, I’d Be Freezing to Death”: The Fight in Providence to Open a Temporary Shelter “If Not for This, I’d Be Freezing to Death”: The Fight in Providence to Open a Temporary Shelter
How a pair of Providence city councilors bucked the mayor—and the trend of homelessness criminalization nationwide—to open an emergency shelter.
Jan 24, 2025 / Thomas Birmingham
Trump’s All-Out Assault on American Democracy Has Begun Trump’s All-Out Assault on American Democracy Has Begun
If the next four years will be anything like this past week, it’s going to be a hell of a ride.
Jan 24, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky
It’s Time to Stand Up Against Trump 2.0 It’s Time to Stand Up Against Trump 2.0
Most Americans voted for someone else in 2024, but as New York City’s public advocate said, “We’re going to have to stand together to get through this.”
Jan 24, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard
“The New York Times” Refused to Run Our Ad About the Gaza Genocide “The New York Times” Refused to Run Our Ad About the Gaza Genocide
The paper told my organization that we couldn’t use the word “genocide” in a paid ad. So we walked away.
Jan 24, 2025 / Joyce Ajlouny
Fixing the Student Loan Crisis Starts With Defending the Department of Education Fixing the Student Loan Crisis Starts With Defending the Department of Education
Borrowers stand to lose more than they could ever gain if the department is shut down.
Jan 24, 2025 / StudentNation / Sabrina Cereceres
The Doomsday Clock Will Move Forward The Doomsday Clock Will Move Forward
So why is the grave threat of nuclear war virtually absent from our politics?
Jan 23, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Under Trump, Taxpayers Will Continue to Foot the Bill for Israel’s War Crimes Under Trump, Taxpayers Will Continue to Foot the Bill for Israel’s War Crimes
Were it just about any other country than Israel committing such a genocide, Washington would have cut off arms shipments months ago.
Jan 23, 2025 / Stan Cox
The Bishop Who Spoke Truth to Trump Was Doing Her Job The Bishop Who Spoke Truth to Trump Was Doing Her Job
The president may not have approved of Mariann Edgar Budde’s homily at the National Cathedral. But the bishop answered to a higher moral calling.
Jan 23, 2025 / John Nichols
Biden Was a Remarkably Consequential One-Term President Biden Was a Remarkably Consequential One-Term President
Inheriting a post-pandemic economy, Biden orchestrated the best recovery in the industrial world.
Jan 23, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Night Outside a DC Jail With the January 6 Insurrectionist Fan Club A Night Outside a DC Jail With the January 6 Insurrectionist Fan Club
Neo-Nazis and other right-wing groups celebrated in Washington, DC, as they anticipated the Trump pardons and the release of their incarcerated allies.
Jan 23, 2025 / Amanda Moore