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People are pictured in Trafalgar Square during the fifth heatwave of the season on August 13, 2026 in London, England. Last month was the driest July ever recorded in the country since records began in 1836.

Mark Hertsgaard

Have We Forgotten Covid’s Lessons?

This summer’s deadly heat calls for news coverage based on science, not ideology.

Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a unity rally at Renaissance High School.

Abdullah Shihipar, Brandon Marshall

Medicare for All Is Making a Comeback

The health care reform package that’s getting renewed buzz thanks to some Democratic candidates is tailor-made to fix what Trump has broken.

Michael Tomasky

What Jon Ossoff Gets That Far Too Many Democrats Don’t

Sen. Jon Ossoff speaks during a confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton to be the next Director of National Intelligence.

Michael Tomasky

What Jon Ossoff Gets That Far Too Many Democrats Don’t

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An illustration of a schoolbus that has a donkey driving and pulled up to a woman who appears to be thinking, and who is wearing a USA flag motif baseball hat. The bus passengers are all women holding signs that say Defend our Public Schools and Say No To Vouchers

Jennifer C. Berkshire

Why Democrats Must Embrace a “Mom Populist” Education Agenda

Democrats once preached college-for-all, and were too soft on school privatization. They need to reverse course on both these positions—and make an unapologetic case for education as a public good that benefits all kids.

U.S. Air Force loadmasters and pilots assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, load passengers aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III in support of the Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 24, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

The Ongoing Betrayal of Our Afghan Allies

Tens of thousands of Afghans are stuck in legal limbo as the Trump administration makes it more difficult for them to arrive in the United States and resettle.