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Patrice Taddonio: 10 Documentaries on the Science, Politics and Impact of Our Changing Climate

From early research into climate change by fossil fuel companies, to the organizations that fought the scientific establishment to shift the climate conversation in the U.S., to the role of climate change in deadly American wildfires.

June 20, 2025 · 6 Comments

Sasha Abramsky: After Massive Cuts to Forest Service, US Enters Fire Season Woefully Unprepared

The results could be catastrophic, especially in states that have experienced unprecedented fires in recent years.

June 16, 2025 · 5 Comments

Abby Zimet: Shame Shame Shame | What American Justice Looks Like

The mindless rupturing of families and communities soars. 

June 12, 2025 · 10 Comments

Jake Johnson: With Tanks Heading to DC, Call by ‘Dictator’ Trump to ‘Bring in the Troops’ Spurs Fear of Wider Repression

“This is not about protecting communities,” said one human rights campaigner, “this is about crushing dissent and instilling fear.”

June 11, 2025 · 4 Comments

Randy Minnich: Of Moths and Men

As oceans warm and creatures die,
the billionaires from glassed-in offices demand
Drill, Baby, Drill.
The world is upside down.

June 10, 2025 · 13 Comments

W. Carsten Andresen: Surge of ICE agreements with local police aim to increase deportations, but many police forces have found they undermine public safety

Studies show that undocumented people commit fewer crimes than U.S. citizens.

June 9, 2025 · 2 Comments

Abby Zimet: Lethal Petty Bigots ‘R Us

It turns out Harvey Milk was far more a warrior than either TACO Man or Pete Kegsbreath.

June 5, 2025 · 9 Comments

C.J. Polychroniou: Trump’s Animosity Is Bringing Europeans Closer Together and to the Rest of the World

There is an emerging consensus among European policymakers and experts alike that Trump wants to do to the E.U. what he is doing to the U.S.—destroy its civil society.

June 4, 2025 · 2 Comments

Stephen Pimpare: The Right Is Risen: It’s Time to Admit the US Constitution Has Failed

The President has asserted unilateral control not only of all institutions of the national government, but over institutions of civil society, too.

June 2, 2025 · 8 Comments

Marianne Dhenin: Voters Demand a Bolder and More Progressive Democratic Party

Around the U.S., progressive candidates are preparing to run for office and push for a liberal opposition that lives up to its ideals.

May 29, 2025 · 6 Comments

James Zogby: Why Does the US Press Ignore the Trauma Experienced by Palestinians in Gaza? Racism

Because we don’t see Palestinians as fully human, we fail to understand how destroying their lives, denying them a normal present and a hopeful future can result in deformities in their sense of self.

May 28, 2025 · 8 Comments

Abby Zimet: A Sea Of Sorrow | Mindless Cruelty Remains the Point

Still held in a Louisiana detention center for the crime of denouncing the slaughter and starvation of Gazan children, Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil told a judge Thursday his deportation would likely mean death for him and his family.

May 27, 2025 · 5 Comments

R.S. Ramirez: Losing My Mother to Trump

Implicit, of course, was the narrative of us and them, of being a certain kind of immigrant compared to the rest. She blended in perfectly, and as her child, I did the same.

May 25, 2025 · 5 Comments

George Yancy: Pete Hegseth Has Banned 3 of My Books From the US Naval Academy

Banning books is not just about silencing people — it is about silencing critical thinking and introspection.

May 21, 2025 · 13 Comments

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