Things Get Weird at the GOP Midterm 'Convention'

Michael Kosta dives into the highlights, including Trump’s pledge to give out $5,000 "dividends" if the GOP wins the House and Senate and the president's unhelpful roast of Ken Paxton

Murdering 60 Minutes

What corporate consolidation and oligarch ownership mean for journalism, democracy, and the public’s access to independent information, and what the public can do to defend a free press

They Cleaned Up Ground Zero. Now Many Are Hiding From ICE

Jasmine Gersd NPR
Women in profile in a living room.
It's not known how many undocumented workers were involved in the 9/11 cleanup, but advocates say it's somewhere between 2,000 and 6,000 people. The fear of being picked up by Immigration has added to the PTSD which most of the group suffer.

Is This Really the Left’s Big Moment? We’ll Know in Two Months

Alex Shephard The New Republic
Progressives and socialists made historic gains in Democratic primaries. What happens in November is what really matters. A win in Michigan opens up a lane for progressives in other competitive races across the country — perhaps even....

Building Power, One Person at a Time

Whitney Curry Wimbish The American Prospect
Progressive political candidates in 2026 are doing more than just trying to win an election. Sometimes politicians only think of how volunteers can serve the campaign, but that’s an ineffective view to building power.

It’s Not Just the West Bank Settlers. It’s Israel

Mairav Zonszein The New York Times
The West Bank is far more strategically and ideologically vital to Israel than any war it is fighting-it is the area in which Israel has the most longstanding, coherent and unchallenged goal: as much land for Jews with as few Palestinians as possible