What Does Trump Want With Cuba?
Cuba is spiraling into a humanitarian crisis. The country’s long-standing economic and political turmoil reached new heights this week as the effects of the Trump administration’s oil blockade took hold. [...]
Zohran Mamdani and the “Black Vote”
Zohran Mamdani participates in an endorsement event in New York City on July 10, 2025.Photo: Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images Mychal Denzel Smith is the author of Stakes Is High: [...]
ICE Arrests Strikes Fear in Iranian Communities Since Israel’s War
The brief war between Israel, Iran, and the United States appears to be over for now. But for many Iranian immigrants to the United States, a new period of uncertainty [...]
Trump’s GI Joe-Cosplaying “Goon Squads” Sow Terror — and Solidarity
Across the country, demonstrators are preparing for a weekend of protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, Donald Trump’s planned June 14 military parade, and Trump himself. Ground zero [...]
Mahmoud Khalil and Necropolitics of Trump’s Attack on Immigrants
People protest against ICE’s arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil outside the Newark courthouse on March 27, 2025, in Newark, N.J. by Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Donald Trump’s administration moved [...]
ICE Got Columbia Warrant Under “False Pretenses”
Earlier this month, while hunting for Columbia University students to deport over their ties to Gaza protests, the Trump administration convinced a federal judge to sign off on search warrants [...]
Trump’s Camp Says It Has Nothing to Do With Project 2025 Manifesto – …
The Trump campaign attempted to distance itself from the conservative Project 2025 playbook on Friday. Despite significant overlap between Project 2025 personnel and staffers from former president Donald Trump’s administration [...]
Deconstructed: The Venezuelan Perspective
At the end of July, Venezuelans head to the polls to elect a new president, with Nicolás Maduro seeking another six-year term. This week on Deconstructed, Ryan Grim speaks with [...]
Michigan Primary “Uncommitted” Democrats Help Trump
Anti-war Michiganders are banding together in the crucial swing state to urge fellow voters to choose the “uncommitted” slot on their Democratic Party primary ballots next week, with the aim [...]