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AUGUST 25. 2025

Abdul El-Sayed Explains How to Fight Back Against Trumpism and Genocide

He literally wrote the book on Medicare for All, and now he’s running for Senate to get it done. We interviewed Michigan’s public health champion.

AUGUST 22. 2025

Why the Internet is Turning to Shit

Cory Doctorow’s new book is an insightful diagnosis of how Big Tech is making every app and website worse—even if his solutions leave something to be desired.

AUGUST 21. 2025

The Clowns Aren’t Funny Anymore

When pompous pundits and politicos begin to rationalize crimes against humanity, it’s no longer possible to laugh at them. The correct reaction is horror, disgust, and a determination to end their influence.

AUGUST 20. 2025

Make Bureaucracy Great Again

In the past, the administrative state was a powerful force for good in Americans’ lives. To defeat Trumpism, it needs to become one again.

AUGUST 19. 2025

Why America Still Needs Punk Rock

A brief history of our most rebellious musical genre, as seen through its DIY zines.

AUGUST 18. 2025

Democrats Aren’t Fighting Trump’s D. C. Takeover Because They’ve Embraced “Law and Order” Politics

Trump’s actions in D. C. are authoritarian, but Democrats’ response has been feeble at best. That's because they don’t fundamentally disagree with police crackdowns.

AUGUST 17. 2025

Trump’s Assault on Disability Rights is an Assault on All of Us

You, too, may one day be disabled. Keep that in mind when Trump and RFK Jr. slash benefits and roll back protections for anyone who is.

AUGUST 15. 2025

The Left is Always Right Too Early

From slavery and child labor in the 19th century to the Iraq War and Gaza, the Left position has been accepted only after horrible human costs. Next time, how about listening before the damage is done?

AUGUST 14. 2025

How America Got Hooked on Shady Gas Station Drugs

As the FDA finally cracks down on kratom, decades of de-regulation have flooded shelves with questionable supplements and off-brand opioids.

AUGUST 11. 2025

Rep. Delia Ramirez on her 'cowardly' colleagues, Israel's genocide, and the 'pedophile' in office

The Illinois congresswoman responds to calls for her deportation and explains why she refuses to play nice in fascist times.

The Sick World of Prison Tycoon Games

Only a deeply broken society would create a mobile game like “Lands of Jail. ”

AUGUST 8. 2025

Saikat Chakrabarti on AOC, Pelosi, and Ousting Useless Democrats

Saikat Chakrabarti helped create the Green New Deal. Now, he’s running against Nancy Pelosi for Congress. He tells us why.

AUGUST 7. 2025

We Never Left Upton Sinclair’s Jungle

In 1905, Upton Sinclair documented the horrors workers in America’s slaughterhouses and meatpacking plants were forced to deal with. In 2025, Donald Trump is making them worse.

AUGUST 6. 2025

The Media Loves “The Experts, ” Until it’s Time to Count Gaza’s Dead

Public debate around Gaza fixates on a death toll that is probably half the size of the real number.