Iranian American author Hooman Majd on the Israel–Iran ceasefire, Trump’s role in escalating the conflict, and whether diplomacy can survive.
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Taylor Lorenz and Akela Lacy on how bots, influencers, and political actors distort real-world violence before facts emerge.
ICE agents are arresting day laborers and raiding businesses across the country. They didn’t expect community resistance.
Trump plays the working-class hero while Democrats cling to corporate donors. David Sirota, Jessica Washington, and Ilyse Hogue discuss how to turn the tide.
Inside the surveillance tech fueling Trump’s deportation machine.
From El Salvador to South Sudan, inside America’s global prison pipeline.