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An activist holds a placard that says “I Stand with Planned Parenthood” during a rally in Los Angeles on May 21, 2019.

Blocking Planned Parenthood From Medicaid Will Only Worsen the US Maternal Health Crisis Blocking Planned Parenthood From Medicaid Will Only Worsen the US Maternal Health Crisis

The “defund Planned Parenthood” campaign is back—and headed to the US Supreme Court.

Jan 17, 2025 / Rachel Rebouché

Harvard guard Malik Mack shoots past Yale forward Nick Townsend during an NCAA men’s basketball game in 2024.

Should the Ivy League Pay Its Student Athletes? Should the Ivy League Pay Its Student Athletes?

With the rise in Name, Image, and Likeness compensation for NCAA student athletes, a 70-year-old Ivy League policy may be holding the league back more than ever.

Jan 17, 2025 / StudentNation / Takashi Williams

A reporter works in front of a home burned by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, on January 9, 2025.

The Media’s Mega-Failure on LA’s Mega-Fires The Media’s Mega-Failure on LA’s Mega-Fires

Even as the LA fires still burn, most journalism is not representing how the climate crisis is driving increasingly frequent and severe extreme weather.

Jan 16, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

The Brown Berets, who newly declassified documents reveal were the target of illegal CIA surveillance in the 1960s and ’70s, are still active, as seen here in this 2017 protest against white supremacist activists in San Diego. What we don’t know is whether the CIA has ever really backed off.

The CIA Illegally Spied on Puerto Rican and Mexican American Activists for Decades The CIA Illegally Spied on Puerto Rican and Mexican American Activists for Decades

And is probably still at it. As newly released classified documents confirm activists’ long-held suspicions, the disclosures should also alert us to current dangers.

Jan 16, 2025 / Roberto Lovato

Jeff Bezos, owner of “The Washington Post” (left); Donald Trump.

The Media Is Giving Away Its Rights Even Before Trump Tries to Take Them The Media Is Giving Away Its Rights Even Before Trump Tries to Take Them

Recent events have shown that Trump does not have to impose a new regime of censorship if the press censors itself first.

Jan 16, 2025 / Column / Elie Mystal

Hundred-dollar bills fly off into a sunny blue sky.

Left Organizing Is in Crisis. Philanthropy Is a Major Reason Why. Left Organizing Is in Crisis. Philanthropy Is a Major Reason Why.

Progressive philanthropy lacks good strategy, so too many of our organizations are hollow—and that left us unable to prevent a second Trump term.

Jan 16, 2025 / Nina Luo

A Pro-Palestinian demonstrator wearing a face mask of President Joe Biden and holding a sign with “Two-Faced Genocide Joe” written on it as he joins in a demonstration in front of the Washington Hilton. Pro-Palestinian protestors demonstrate outside the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton .

How American Racism Sabotaged the World’s Fight Against Genocide How American Racism Sabotaged the World’s Fight Against Genocide

The international laws against genocide were deliberately crafted to prevent the US from being held accountable for its crimes against Black and Indigenous people.

Jan 16, 2025 / Anthony Conwright

Donald Trump newspaper

The Media’s Plan for Trump’s Next Term: “Lifestyle Coverage” The Media’s Plan for Trump’s Next Term: “Lifestyle Coverage”

On the eve of the president-elect’s inauguration, mainstream outlets have announced their intention to retreat from politics.

Jan 15, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

A motorcyclist stops to look at a burning home during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County, California, on January 8, 2025.

The Olympics Aren’t the Way to Rebuild Los Angeles The Olympics Aren’t the Way to Rebuild Los Angeles

The right opposes the LA Olympics on reactionary grounds, but the left must not embrace their arguments. There are better ways to help LA recover than LA28.

Jan 15, 2025 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin

Great Oak High School students hold signs during a protest of the district’s ban of critical race theory curriculum at Patricia H. Birdsall Sports Park in Temecula, California., on December 16, 2022.

The Far Right’s Plan to Force Teachers to Lie About Race The Far Right’s Plan to Force Teachers to Lie About Race

Trump has threatened to defund schools that teach honestly about the history of racism, giving new momentum to the “uncritical race theory” movement.

Jan 15, 2025 / Jesse Hagopian

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