The Reckless Creation of Whiteness The Reckless Creation of Whiteness
In The Unseen Truth, Sarah Lewis examines how an erroneous 18th-century story about the “Caucasian race” led to a centuries of prejudice and misapprehension.
Jan 29, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Erin L. Thompson
Pete Hegseth’s Dangerous War on America Pete Hegseth’s Dangerous War on America
Every one of Hegseth’s predecessors emphasized unity and a diverse military as key to national progress and defense.
Jan 28, 2025 / Michael T. Klare
How the Wildfires Could Reshape the Climate Movement in California How the Wildfires Could Reshape the Climate Movement in California
As the city debates how it can best address the impacts of increasingly devastating natural disasters, organizers hope to seize the moment.
Jan 28, 2025 / StudentNation / Amber X. Chen and Maggie Grether
The Emperor Has No Clothes The Emperor Has No Clothes
It's the beginning of Trump's second term; the chaos starts now.
Jan 27, 2025 / OppArt / Robin McCarthy
Trump’s Pardon of Ross Ulbricht Is a Sign of the Corruption to Come Trump’s Pardon of Ross Ulbricht Is a Sign of the Corruption to Come
The president granted the unconditional release of the online drug impresario as a favor to libertarians and cryptocurrency partisans.
Jan 27, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
A Meteorologist Was Fired for Describing What We All Saw: “Dude Nazi Saluted TWICE” A Meteorologist Was Fired for Describing What We All Saw: “Dude Nazi Saluted TWICE”
A Milwaukee TV station dismissed Kuffel after she called Elon Musk’s gestures Nazi salutes on her Instagram page. Her community is not letting her firing stand.
Jan 27, 2025 / Dave Zirin
CNN Surrenders to Trump CNN Surrenders to Trump
The corporate media’s commitment to fighting autocracy proves fickle.
Trump Is Trying to Destroy Public Health in America Trump Is Trying to Destroy Public Health in America
The administration has forced crucial scientific activity to grind to a halt. It’s an act of national suicide.
Jan 24, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves