Thousands gathered in SLC Sunday evening for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ “Fighting Oligarchy Tour” with special guest Rep. AOC. They blasted billionaires, Donald Trump, and corporate money. But critics say their populist message clashes with their own elite perks.

Jared Harmer tells the Deseret News why he came to Sen. Bernie Sanders’ “Fighting Oligarchy Tour.”

New Mexico resident Stephanie Stone traveled to Utah to join the “Fighting Oligarchy Tour” and its resistance against President Trump.

Raini Pachak attended the “Fighting Oligarchy Tour” to protest Sen. Sanders and Rep. AOC.

Book clubbing with Deseret News journalist Emma Pitts on Douglas Murray’s new book. Thank you for writing this, Douglas!

Thank you for this interview, Daniel McCay! What I found in researching and writing this is that Utahns generally are very lost about our state’s abortion laws. Read for what they are and how they compare to the rest of the states. deseret.com/utah/2025/05/2…

🔗: bit.ly/3GwmYNA Some people selflessly use the cards they’ve been dealt in life to make the game easier for the person next to them. For Channae Haller, her mission to help the downtrodden came to her while she was sitting in a Utah jail. In 2021, Haller observed a

Charlie Kirk is kicking off his “The American Comeback Tour” at Utah Valley University on Wednesday at noon. As students organize against his appearances, Kirk and allies frame the controversy as evidence that colleges are hostile to open debate. | By Emma Pitts

"Time will tell if Kirk’s murder will be a pivotal moment or if it will remain just a dark day in American history," Emma Pitts writes. deseret.com/u-s-world/2025…

Climate Anxiety vs. Reality Lucy Biggers: “I’m a former climate activist who broke up with the movement and healed my climate anxiety. Now, I’m at a climate march to see if I can help heal others—with the facts.” Produced in partnership with Street Smart.

If The New York Times loves you, they’ll find the best picture ever taken of you—and make you look heroic. If they hate you, they’ll find the worst one—and pay an artist who also hates you to slash your face into slices. 👌

Some say feminism empowers, others say it exploits. | By Emma Pitts deseret.com/u-s-world/2025…

Erika Kirk spoke about faith, forgiveness and her resolve to stay vocal after her husband’s public assassination. | By Emma Pitts deseret.com/politics/2025/…