Activism

Race

How Trump Is Hollowing Out the Black Middle Class

Paul R. Pillar / Responsible Statecraft Apr 30, 2025 The president has gone nuclear against federal union jobs — historically African Americans’ ladder to economic equality. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

Trump Can Boycott, but the Failure and End of Vietnam War Is a Fact

Paul R. Pillar / Responsible Statecraft Apr 29, 2025 Wednesday is the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, marking the beginning of decades of repairing relations and national reflection. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

Trump Just Fast-Tracked Deep-Sea Mining

Anita Hofschneider / Grist Apr 29, 2025 The move gives companies that want to scrape the ocean floor a way to bypass waiting for permission from international bodies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Environment

As Trump Pushes Public Land Sales, Advocates Rally

Zoë Rom / High Country News Apr 28, 2025 Broad support for public lands in the West is forcing some Republicans to break with the White House. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Media

Trump Expands His Assault on the Press

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan / DemocracyNow! Apr 25, 2025 In his drive toward authoritarianism, the president won’t be deterred by 250 years of constitutional precedent. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Prison Reform

Trump DOJ Defunds National Prison Rape Resource Center

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg / The Appeal Apr 24, 2025 Observers call the cuts “devastating” and say carceral facilities will be more dangerous as a result. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Medi-Cal Under Threat

Don Thompson / KFF Health News Apr 24, 2025 Who’s covered under California’s $175 billion Medicaid program, and what might get cut? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Women

Report: People Are Twice as Likely To Die During Pregnancy in Abortion Ban States

Shefali Luthra / The 19th Apr 23, 2025 The risk is greatest among Black women in states with abortion bans, according to a new report. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Activism

If Fear Is the Goal, Then Solidarity Is the Antidote

Daniel Hunter / Waging Nonviolence Apr 22, 2025 As nonprofits face the threat of being Trump's next target, the lesson from teachers, students and unions is that standing together is the only way forward. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

TD Column

The Deep State Next Door

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Apr 21, 2025 How the right sold voters on a nation-wrecking assault on the people who make the country run. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Belief & Religion

For Progressive Catholics, Pope Francis Was a Breath of Fresh Air

Mariel Padilla / The 19th Apr 21, 2025 The pontiff, who died Monday at 88, brought a more open mind to LGBTQ+ people and immigration, though maintained a steadfast conservative view on some issues. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Middle East

Left Behind: Afghanistan Is Now an Environmental Hellhole

Tanya Goudsouzian, Zekria Barakzai / Responsible Statecraft Apr 21, 2025 What did we think nearly 50 years of war and neglect was going to do to the country? Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )