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May Day was never just a celebration, a rally, or a march. It was also a day for workers to show their power. And it can be again.

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Trump’s Legacy Will Be the Countless People Killed by His Policies Trump’s Legacy Will Be the Countless People Killed by His Policies

Millions across the world could die because of the choices Trump has made in his first 100 days.

Gregg Gonsalves

A New Golden Age for Labor? Not So Fast A New Golden Age for Labor? Not So Fast

Although there’s been an uptick in labor organizing in recent years, it hasn’t been the “resurgence” that many commentators claim it is.

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul

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You can’t name Penn Station after Donald Trump. You can’t even joke about it.

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US President Donald Trump walks toward the White House in Washington, DC, on April 27, 2025.

Trump’s Poll Numbers Have Collapsed Trump’s Poll Numbers Have Collapsed

After 100 days of chaos, the president’s numbers are in free fall, and that’s emboldening his critics everywhere—even in Alabama.

John Nichols

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters outside the White House in Washington, DC, on April 23, 2025.

100 Days of Chaos and Calumnies 100 Days of Chaos and Calumnies

Where FDR used his radio addresses to reassure a distressed nation andprovide hope, Trump employs his bully pulpit and social media to shockand appall.

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Books & the Arts

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Tender, Compassionate, Crushing: the Fiction of Shulamith Firestone Tender, Compassionate, Crushing: the Fiction of Shulamith Firestone

In Airless Spaces, the feminist theorist dramatizes what happens when capitalist alienation makes everybody miserable.

Books & the Arts / Zoe Dubno

The Bloody Blues of “Sinners”

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Ryan Coogler’s blockbuster horror period piece sets out to reinvent the creature feature—for better and for worse.

Books & the Arts / Stephen Kearse

Weike Wang’s Meticulous Satires of Identity Politics

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Rental House, a novel of marriage and manners, tries to make sense of how a blended family negotiates conflicts of race and class.

Books & the Arts / Camille Bromley

Steve Brodner’s “This Week”

Teaching Opportunity

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Signs of the Times

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In NYC and across the nation, protests erupt.

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Good Night and Good Luck

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World

Indian soldiers during a search operation around Baisaran meadow in the aftermath of an attack in Pahalgam, 2025

The Coming Crisis in Kashmir The Coming Crisis in Kashmir

In the aftermath of an attack that claimed the lives of 26 Indian civilians, Kashmiri locals are afraid of what comes next.

Fahad Shah

Trans rights supporters march in London after the UK Supreme Court's anti-trans ruling.

The UK’s Anti-Trans Ruling Is a Defeat for All Women The UK’s Anti-Trans Ruling Is a Defeat for All Women

Even the self-described feminists celebrating the Supreme Court’s attempt to banish trans people from womanhood will pay a heavy price.

Sophie Lewis

Demonstration against far right movements at the Place de la République in Paris, France on April 6, 2025.

Report From Europe: The Center Does Not Hold Report From Europe: The Center Does Not Hold

Frustration with established parties across Europe has created openings the right has been quick to fill. Can a divided left rally in response?

Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage

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The Power and Symbolism of Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement

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After mobilizing to defend democracy and meet people’s immediate needs, the radical Marxist organization emerged from the Bolsonaro regime stronger than ever.

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The Rapid and Dubious Rise of the Internet’s New Favorite Therapy

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Internal Family Systems has been wholeheartedly embraced by celebrities and desperate patients alike. But is it a science—or a scam?

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In 2021, McDonald’s Promised to Fight Sexual Harassment—What Happened?

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An investigation by The Nation and Type Investigations raises serious questions about the effectiveness of new global brand standards at stopping harassment at the fast food giant…

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