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“We Have Breath Again”: Black Americans on Leaving the US for Mexico

“We Have Breath Again”: Black Americans on Leaving the US for Mexico “We Have Breath Again”: Black Americans on Leaving the US for Mexico

The Americans recently relocating to San Miguel de Allende are a new kind of “expat,” a word they refuse to call themselves.

Nov 14, 2025 / Rebekah Sager

The Epstein Scandal Is Snowballing

The Epstein Scandal Is Snowballing The Epstein Scandal Is Snowballing

And Republicans are running scared.

Nov 13, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Elderly hands

Aging in Trump’s America Is an Obstacle Course of Indignities Aging in Trump’s America Is an Obstacle Course of Indignities

As strand by strand of the safety net is plucked away until it’s shredded, aging in America is a fearful and destructive business. And Donald Trump doesn’t care.

Nov 13, 2025 / Beverly Gologorsky

Zohran Mamdani and Jessica Tisch.

If We Want Mamdani to Beat the NYPD, the Left Must Build Power If We Want Mamdani to Beat the NYPD, the Left Must Build Power

We won’t be able to push Mamdani, or anyone else, to undermine police power unless we become a force to be reckoned with.

Nov 13, 2025 / Jonathan Ben-Menachem

The Enemy Within?

The Enemy Within? The Enemy Within?

The White House attacks the United States.

Nov 12, 2025 / OppArt / Anonymous and Peter Kuper

The Campaign to Free Jimmy Lai

The Campaign to Free Jimmy Lai The Campaign to Free Jimmy Lai

How a globe-trotting attorney is trying to win the release of the famed Hong Kong publisher.

Nov 12, 2025 / Feature / Liam Scott

Muslim New Yorkers gather in Astoria, Queens, to celebrate Zohran Mamdani's election victory on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

The Meaning of a Muslim Mayor The Meaning of a Muslim Mayor

What Zohran Mamdani’s win signifies—and what it doesn’t.

Nov 12, 2025 / Ade Khan

The Price of Health

The Price of Health The Price of Health

Inflation is soaring, and healthcare costs are skyrocketing.

Nov 11, 2025 / OppArt / Martha Lewis

Nazi governor of Poland Hans Frank at the Nuremberg Trials, 1946.

Rethinking Nuremberg for the 21st Century Rethinking Nuremberg for the 21st Century

The new film Nuremberg may tell us as much about the present as about the past.

Nov 10, 2025 / Elizabeth Borgwardt

People wait in line at a food bank in Miami, Florida, on the eve of the government shutdown.

For Families on the Brink, Losing SNAP Benefits Has Led to Devastating Choices For Families on the Brink, Losing SNAP Benefits Has Led to Devastating Choices

With the government shutdown now the longest in history, the neediest Americans are forgoing food, medical care, and other essentials to survive.

Nov 10, 2025 / Bryce Covert

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