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People hold banners during a rally in support of Ukrainian POWs near the railway station on February 16, 2025, in Odesa, Ukraine.

A New International Campaign Rises in Ukraine A New International Campaign Rises in Ukraine

Its goal is unmistakable: let the captives of Russia’s war go.

Feb 19, 2025 / Mary Kaldor and Luke Cooper

Gwynne Wilcox in front of American flag.

How Donald Trump Dismantled a Worker Protection Agency With One Late-Night E-Mail How Donald Trump Dismantled a Worker Protection Agency With One Late-Night E-Mail

By firing Gwynne Wilcox, Trump is hoping the Supreme Court will overrule 90 years of legal precedent and give him the authority to fire members of independent boards.

Feb 19, 2025 / Lynn Rhinehart

Argentian President Javier Milei outside the Casa Rosada presidential palace in Buenos Aires.

Javier Milei’s Crypto Scandal Is Part of a Larger Network of Grift and Graft Javier Milei’s Crypto Scandal Is Part of a Larger Network of Grift and Graft

The Argentinian president faces impeachment charges for endorsing a crypto rug pull, via the same network that apparently launched Melania Trump’s memecoin.

Feb 19, 2025 / Jacob Silverman

A protester holds a sign during the rally against the Donald Trump administration during “Not My President’s Day” protests at the Capitol Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, on February 17, 2025.

If Trump Crushes Federal Workers, We’re All Next If Trump Crushes Federal Workers, We’re All Next

Bosses everywhere are itching to wage a DOGE-style war against their workers. That’s why it’s so important that Trump and Musk fail.

Feb 19, 2025 / Eric Blanc

UN special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese.

Francesca Albanese Wants to Put an End to Israel’s Impunity Francesca Albanese Wants to Put an End to Israel’s Impunity

A conversation with the UN special rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories on the plain facts of Israel’s war crimes.

Feb 19, 2025 / Nadine Talaat

A teenager lying on a couch watching something on their phone.

The “Teenage Dream” in an Era of Isolation The “Teenage Dream” in an Era of Isolation

Curfew restrictions and the policing of public spaces prevent teens from “getting into trouble.” But to some, it feels like it’s preventing them from getting anywhere at all.

Feb 19, 2025 / StudentNation / Aina Marzia

What the Paiva Family Means to Brazil

What the Paiva Family Means to Brazil What the Paiva Family Means to Brazil

In I’m Still Here, one Brazilian clan’s confrontation with the military dictatorship dramatizes the last half-century of Brazil’s democratic travails.

Feb 19, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Andre Pagliarini

Chuck Schumer frowning.

Why Democrats Won’t Throw a Real Punch Why Democrats Won’t Throw a Real Punch

Faced with existential threats from the right, the Democratic leadership remains timid; faced with demands for justice from the left, it goes on the attack.

Feb 18, 2025 / Dave Zirin

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Donald Trump

Eric Adams Is a Fascist Collaborator Eric Adams Is a Fascist Collaborator

By cutting a raw deal with the Trump/Musk regime, the mayor is attacking the very fabric of New York City.

Feb 18, 2025 / Kareem Elrefai

Wreckage

Wreckage Wreckage

Unto dump.

Feb 18, 2025 / OppArt / Gary Taxali

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