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Murray Kempton Always Had Trump’s Number
Remembering the legendary New York City reporter who wrote of the rot at the center of Donald Trump’s politics decades before his presidency.
May 16, 2025
Kateryna Mukhina
A Daughter’s Cautionary Elder Care Tale
A new book drives home the many ways that assisted living is in need of some assistance.
May 12, 2025
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New Pope Promises ‘To Be Close to the People He Serves’
The second pontiff from the Americas, but the first from the United States, has been selected to lead the Catholic Church.
May 10, 2025
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The Anti-Fascist War
On the eightieth anniversary of the Allied victory in Europe, the history of World War II holds lessons about identifying fascism—and the need to create a united front to defeat it.
May 8, 2025
Ann Wright
Freedom Flotilla Heading to Gaza Attacked by Drones
About sixty activists were set to join those already on board to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza.
May 7, 2025
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Genocide, Trauma, and Jewish Identity
Peter Beinart’s ‘Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza’ offers an incisive perspective on Zionism and Jewish identity.
May 5, 2025
Christopher Cruz
The Drug of Choice in Ohio Prisons Is a Legal One
Suboxone has become a widely misused drug in prisons. Medication assisted treatment programs—known as the ‘gold standard’ of treatment for opioid use disorder—could be the solution.
May 2, 2025
Mohammed Salem
Separated by War, A Palestinian Father Fights to See His Sick Son Again
The lack of medical care and sanitation services in Gaza forced a family to send their child abroad for treatment. Now, Israeli borders stand between them, and time is running out.
Apr 30, 2025
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Attorneys Criticize Arrest of Milwaukee Judge Dugan As ‘Bad for Justice’
After a Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge was arrested on Friday for obstructing justice and harboring an individual, legal experts fear a potential chilling effect.
Apr 29, 2025
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Legalized Bribery Is Destroying Our Democracy
Alex Gibney’s ‘The Dark Money Game’ follows the money, from the nuclear power industry to the statehouse, from the anti-abortion movement to the Supreme Court.
Apr 29, 2025
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Trump’s War on Satellite Imaging Data
The White House is redefining how—and if—satellite imagery is collected and used, with potentially devastating consequences.
Apr 25, 2025
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What the Doxxing of Student Activists Means For the First Amendment
Is ICE following the lead of rightwing websites to suppress pro-Palestinian speech and activism?
Apr 24, 2025
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Pope Francis’s Lesson of Love and Peace
He spoke out against war, militarism, and the ravages of climate change.
Apr 24, 2025
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Get Ready for the End of Autism
The squatter and RFK Jr. have it all figured out—except for the figured out part.
Apr 23, 2025
Watermelon Pictures
Documentary Co-Starring Political Prisoner Mahmoud Khalil Goes Behind the Barricades
‘The Encampments,’ executive produced by Macklemore, presents pro-peace, pro-Palestine students’ perspectives and struggles.
Apr 21, 2025
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‘Warfare’ Isn’t an Anti-War Movie, And It Isn’t Trying to Be
Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland’s new film recreates Mendoza’s experience in Iraq—as he remembers it.
Apr 17, 2025
Kerem Gençer
‘Palestine Is Not for Sale, Donald Trump Belongs in Jail!’
Protesters paraded from the U.S. Capitol to ICE headquarters in Washington, D.C., decrying the Trump Administration’s abuse of power to intimidate and crack down on pro-Palestinian voices.
Apr 17, 2025
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Rewriting the Narrative on Public Housing
The history of public housing has been sensationalized for decades—but The National Public Housing Museum tells a different story.
Apr 16, 2025
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Two Radical Lives With Race at the Center
In 'An Ordinary White' and 'A Continuous Struggle,' racial consciousness spurs two very different paths into radical politics.
Apr 15, 2025
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Our Fight for Social Security
Disabled people are playing a lead role in the effort to block Elon Musk’s “administrative vandalism.”
Apr 14, 2025
