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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs the Community NEWS Act on Sept. 30, 2026. Photo via Office of Gov. Gavin Newsom

Politics and Movements: US

Fighting big money in politics: California’s Community News Act

by Dean Baker October 7, 2026October 7, 2026

California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed the Community NEWS Act, that provides tax credits to news organizations who hire or retain local journalists.

Mark Ruffalo speaks during HBO's Task LA Screening and Panel in partnership with KCRW and The Ringer at Vidiots on September 28, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for HBO

Politics and Movements: US

The Ellison family and Israel lobby’s smearing of Mark Ruffalo shows how tedious the ‘antisemitism scandal’ script is getting

by Adam Johnson August 25, 2026August 28, 2026

Matt Bennett, Jonathan Cowan, and Jim Kessler, three of the five co-founders of Third Way. Photo By Chris Maddaloni/Roll Call/Getty Images.

Politics and Movements: US

The media’s go-to ‘electability’ experts are funded by Wall St., Amazon, and health insurance giants

by Adam Johnson August 12, 2026August 12, 2026

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee member Sen. John Fetterman (D-WV) prepares to vote to advance Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security during a markup hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.

Politics and Movements: US

A new, centrist Uncommitted Movement has emerged

by Adam Johnson July 28, 2026July 28, 2026

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and U.S. President Donald Trump in conversation after the award ceremony during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final match between Spain and Argentina at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Photo by Alex Pantling - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

Loving sports in an age of authoritarians: A conversation with Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

by Maximillian Alvarez, Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff July 22, 2026July 22, 2026

A Palestinian woman holds images of relatives held in Israeli jails during a protest calling for their release at the Duwar al-Manara in central Ramallah, in the Israeli occupied West Bank on July 21, 2024. Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images

Politics and Movements: International

How Israel has used sexualized violence as a weapon of settler colonialism from 1948 to today

by Nada Elia and Noura Erakat July 22, 2026July 22, 2026

Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed is asked by CNN anchor Kasie Hunt if Israel has ‘a right to exist.’ Screenshot/CNN

Politics and Movements: International

US Media doesn’t think Palestine ‘has a right to exist’

by Adam Johnson July 8, 2026July 8, 2026

National Guard Members walk along the street in view of a replica of President Trump's planned "Triumphal Arch" as people visit the Great American State Fair on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on July 2, 2026, ahead of the upcoming July 4 holiday. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

Politics and Movements: US

July 4, 2026: What are we supposed to be celebrating?

by Maximillian Alvarez July 4, 2026July 4, 2026

Volunteers attempt to move debris as they search for bodies on the rubble of collapsed buildings in Catia La Mar, La Guaira, Venezuela, on June 26, 2026, following deadly earthquakes. Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP via Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

Trump should foot the bill for rebuilding Venezuela after earthquake disaster

by Michael Fox June 26, 2026June 26, 2026

Rahm Emanuel, U.S. ambassador to Japan, attends a photo op with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and congressional leaders before Kishida addressed a joint meeting of Congress on Thursday, April 11, 2022. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

US media presents centrist panic over progressive wins as mere post-ideological ‘electability concerns’

by Adam Johnson June 26, 2026June 26, 2026

Pro-Palestinian Americans gather outside the New York Times building in protest of the violent murder of Palestinian journalist Hossam Shabbat and over 210 of his colleagues on Thursday, March 27, 2025, in New York City, United States. Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

Adam Johnson: Corporate media’s complicity in the destruction of Gaza

by Maximillian Alvarez June 12, 2026June 12, 2026

Politics and Movements: US

Google’s new AI-fueled search bar threatens to further upend journalism industry

by Negin Owliaei, Maya Schenwar, Truthout and Ziggy West Jeffery June 11, 2026June 11, 2026