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Science Sunday: Have We Finally Found Dark Matter?

Paul M. Sutter Paul Sutter's Near Futures
Astronomers believe that a mysterious, invisible substance fills up the universe. Known as dark matter, they think it is a new kind of particle. But efforts over decades to find this particle have come up short.

Can the Progressive Caucus Take Democrats in a New Direction?

Christopher D. Cook interview with Representative Greg Casar The Progressive
"I believe in fighting for vulnerable people, reproductive rights and climate action. But we won’t have the numbers in office to protect the vulnerable if we don’t fix Democrats’ loss of trust among a lot of working class people."

Organizing the Battery Belt

Amos Barshad Jacobin
In deep-red Hardin County, Kentucky, workers are trying to unionize a new electric vehicle battery plant. If Donald Trump scraps the IRA, it may cost thousands of his supporters safe, well-paying jobs.

What Are You Looking At?

Carine Topal Pedestal Magazine
Poet Carine Topal finds resistance even in the most crushingly authoritarian society.