Politics

Roberto Marquez from Dallas, Texas, sets up a makeshift memorial for the victims of the crash of an American Airlines flight and a Blackhawk helicopter in Arlington, Virginia.

Trump’s Racist Rants Conceal the Right’s Air Safety Failures Trump’s Racist Rants Conceal the Right’s Air Safety Failures

In the aftermath of the worst air crash in 25 years, the president stokes ugly resentments and conspiracy-mongering.

Jan 31, 2025 / Joseph A. McCartin

A DC community organizer holds a sign for the Light Brigade for Reproductive Justice: Your Vote is Your Voice outside of the US Supreme Court on October 17, 2024.

Symbolic Legislation Will Not Get Us Free Symbolic Legislation Will Not Get Us Free

If the Democrats are truly serious about protecting reproductive freedom, they must rise above reactive politics.

Jan 31, 2025 / Larada Lee-Wallace

Still leaning left?: Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Senate Democrats Are Attacking Tulsi Gabbard for the Wrong Reasons Senate Democrats Are Attacking Tulsi Gabbard for the Wrong Reasons

Preferring to defend spy agencies and line up behind the hawkish consensus, the bipartisan elite ignores the director of national intelligence nominee’s rampant Islamophobia.

Jan 31, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Declaration: Who Gets Redacted ?

Declaration: Who Gets Redacted ? Declaration: Who Gets Redacted ?

A revolutionary document and evidence of many contradictions in the history of the United States.

Jan 31, 2025 / OppArt / Reginald Dwayne Betts and Titis Kaphar

Members of the far-right militia group Patriot Front participate in the 2025 March for Life in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2025.

The Trump Administration Has Gone AWOL From the Union The Trump Administration Has Gone AWOL From the Union

This is what it is like to live through a revolution.

Jan 31, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Ken Martin speaks at the “Win With Workers” rally and press conference at the DNC Midwestern Candidate Forum on January 16, 2025, in Detroit, Michigan.

Ken Martin, a Proud “Pro-Labor Progressive,” Is Elected as DNC Chair Ken Martin, a Proud “Pro-Labor Progressive,” Is Elected as DNC Chair

DNC members give a big victory to Minnesota party leader who says his politics were forged while working for the late Senator Paul Wellstone.

Jan 30, 2025 / John Nichols

The US ambassador to Uganda, Natalie A. Brown, visits the PEPFAR-supported National Health Laboratory and Diagnostic Services facility in Kampala, Uganda.

Will Trump End the Most Successful Foreign-Aid Program in US History? Will Trump End the Most Successful Foreign-Aid Program in US History?

The President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief is in danger of being shuttered. The decision could kill hundreds of thousands of people and kickstart an epidemic.

Jan 30, 2025 / James North

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during the daily briefing at the White House.

Don’t Be Fooled: The Funding Freeze Drama Is Not Over Don’t Be Fooled: The Funding Freeze Drama Is Not Over

While the White House claimed to have rescinded the memo implementing the order, it then made clear that the order itself—and possibly the freeze—are still in place.

Jan 30, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Climate. ACTION!

Climate. ACTION! Climate. ACTION!

California Fires Fossil Fueled By The Oil Industry.

Jan 30, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

A hand holds an iPhone. The screen shows the application DeekSeek asking,

Why DeepSeek’s Surprise Breakthrough Shouldn’t Have Come as a Surprise Why DeepSeek’s Surprise Breakthrough Shouldn’t Have Come as a Surprise

While America was busy with stock buybacks and quarterly profits, China spent decades building an integrated system linking research, manufacturing, and innovation.

Jan 30, 2025 / Corbin Trent

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