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Carol Ryan, Wall Street Journal
Sales of secondhand luxury goods are growing faster than in brands’ own stores.
Shane Goldmacher, New York Times
In New Jersey, Virginia and beyond, voters have been inundated with ads linking Republican candidates to the president. Some Democratic strategists see a missed opportunity to forge a more positive message.
Al Jazeera
Labour organiser Chris Smalls tells Marc Lamont Hill why he believes workers worldwide should stand with Palestine.
Financial Times
Republicans decry demonstrations as ‘anti-American’ as people voice opposition to administration’s hardline policies
- AlterNet: How to fight fire with fire and beat the Republican assault
- Al Jazeera: Millions of US protesters hold anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ rallies
- Al Jazeera: ‘No Kings’ protesters flood NYC on day of anti-Trump rallies across US
- Mother Jones: Here’s What “No Kings” Looked Like Across the World
- Common Dreams: 'We the People Will Rule!': Millions Turn Out for 'No Kings' Protests Against Trump Tyranny
- The Guardian: Thousands join No Kings protests across the US – video
- The Guardian: No Kings protests across the US: in pictures
Bloomberg
Protesters take part in a "No Kings" protest against President Donald Trump's policies in Washington, D.C. (Source: Bloomberg)
Alex Henderson, AlterNet
In late March 2025, then-Yale University scholar Jason Stanley expressed his opposition to Donald Trump's second presidency by accepting a job offer from the University of Toronto, resigning from Yale, moving to Canada and leaving the United States. Stanley, an author known for his expertise on the history of fascism, reportedly took a pay cut when he left Yale. But he is expressing no regrets about the decision, as he believes that Trump isn't growing any less authoritarian.
Aaricka Washington in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California with photographs by Julien James, The Guardian
In Los Angeles, a bi-monthly group gives Black men a safe space to share, reflect and support each other
Savannah Hawley-Bates, NPR News
A Missouri group is working to overturn the map that gives the state one more Republican seat in Congress. If they get enough signatures, the map cannot take effect unless Missourians approve them.
Brock Hrehor, The Lever
An Indigenous group pokes a hole in Trump’s tariffs, the country’s biggest landlords are shaken up, one state kills debt traps, and pig processors pay up.
Corina Knoll, New York Times
Protesters are expected to gather in more than 2,600 cities and towns to oppose presidential actions they see as authoritarian.
- NPR News: 3 takeaways from the second No Kings day of nationwide protests
- Wall Street Journal: See Photos From ‘No Kings’ Protests Across the Country
- Bloomberg: Protesters Oppose Trump in ‘No Kings’ Event in NYC
- BBC: No Kings protests begin as huge anti-Trump rallies sweep across US
- Al Jazeera: Thousands gather for anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ protests across US
- New York Times: ‘No Kings’ Protests Against Trump: Photos and Video
Marina Dunbar, The Guardian
Generation Z women represent the most leftwing demographic in modern US history: ‘There’s definitely a gender divide’