How the Constant Noise Distracts From the True Peril of Trump’s Misrule
August 4, 2025 His policies are making Americans less safe, less healthy, and more dead. Ad Policy Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as he departs a House Republican …
Hundreds of thousands march nationwide to demand Labor sanctions Israel, end arms trade
More than 200,000 people took the streets across the country on August 24 in a national day of action demanding Labor sanction Israel and stop the two-way arms trade. It …
Israeli airstrike kill Houthi rebel prime minister in Yemen : NPR
Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on Friday. Osamah Abdulrahman/AP hide caption toggle caption Osamah Abdulrahman/AP CAIRO — An Israeli airstrike killed the prime …
What Would Roberto Clemente Do?
Activism / August 4, 2025 The right fielder would want the baseball players’ union to fight the Trump administration’s campaign of terror against immigrants and their families. Ad Policy Roberto …
Palestinian environmentalist calls for solidarity against ecocide
Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh, an environmental scientist from Bethlehem University, was a keynote speaker at an August 14 forum on the Palestine ecocide. It was hosted by Palestine Justice Movement Sydney. …
China’s Xi and India’s Modi vow to resolve border differences at meeting in Tianjin : NPR
In this photo provided by Indian Prime Minister’s Office, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before their meeting on the sidelines of the …
The Danes Resisted Fascism, and So Can We
Activism / August 5, 2025 Danish resistance didn’t arrive all at once during World War II. But taken as a whole, the Danes’ actions are a testament to what’s possible …
Korean community joins nationwide march for Palestine
A contingent from the Korean community joined the nationwide march for Palestine, reports Peter Boyle.
Can young Americans still have a better life than their parents? We want to know : NPR
Ads for rental apartments are posted on the window of a real estate agent’s office in Brooklyn, N.Y., during the summer of 2022. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption …
Anne Lamott and the Power of Hope
On the Fourth of July, a friend interrupted my doomscrolling to send me a copy of Anne Lamott’s Washington Post column “Does Trumpland chaos bode better times ahead? I say …