Protesting the Smash-and-Grab Presidency With Nikhil Pal Singh
Donald Trump’s second term has been broadly defined by an overwhelming sense of chaos. Every week the U.S. finds itself...
Zohran Mamdani
Seth Moulton Saw Trans Rights as a Political Liability. It Could Doom His Senate Campaign.
Days after Donald Trump won his second election to the White House, Democrats flocked to the New York Times to...
Columbia Flouted Its Own Policies and Let ICE Into University Buildings
After Elmina “Ellie” Aghayeva, a neuroscience student, was taken by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from Columbia University housing, a...
Nida Allam Concedes to Valerie Foushee With Razor-Thin Loss for Progressives in Key Midterm Primary
Progressive insurgents lost a close North Carolina primary this week, when Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-N.C., narrowly defeated a challenge from...
Democratic Leaders Avoid Criticizing Trump’s Iran War. Now Voters Will Have a Say.
If Democratic voters wanted party leaders to give a strong, unanimous condemnation of President Donald Trump’s war on Iran, they...
Zohran Mamdani Kept Columbia Student in New York — Then Phoned With Trump to Secure Her Release
A Columbia student detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday morning has been released from federal immigration custody....
Rambling Man: Trump’s State of the Union
“The deliberate cruelty that they found humor in stood out to me,” says Jordan Uhl of Donald Trump’s Tuesday evening...
Palantir Gets Millions of Dollars From New York City’s Public Hospitals
New York City’s public hospital system is paying millions to Palantir, the controversial ICE and military contractor, according to documents...
By Slashing Foreign Aid, Trump Is Fueling the Spread of HIV in Uganda
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. KAMPALA, UGANDA — Ever since President Donald Trump was elected a year...
Zohran Mamdani Wants NYC to Divest From Israel — But New Comptroller Pledges to Buy War Bonds
In a letter to state and local officials, the human rights organization DAWN warned on Friday that any investment in...
She Criticized the Mayor’s Support for Israel on Facebook. Then the Cops Showed Up at Her Door.
The city government of Miami Beach is under fire from civil rights groups after police visited the home of a...
“Abolish ICE” Is More Popular Than Ever. How Will Democrats Drop the Ball This Time?
A woman holds an “Abolish ICE” sign during a protest in Austin, Texas, on Jan. 8, 2026. Photo: Sara Diggins/The Austin...
National Progressives Side With Mamdani in House Race Splitting NYC Left
Justice Democrats is wading into a high-profile congressional race in New York City, where a competition between the progressive Brooklyn...
With Venezuela, the U.S. Is Back in the Business of Empire
Pro-government supporters attend a rally a day after the capture of Nicolas Maduro by US forces on January 4, 2026...
Knicks ride losing streak after Zohran Mamdani shouts out Jalen Brunson
The New York Knicks have gone winless since New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a viral reference to star point...
