Bezos Does Venice Bezos Does Venice

Back in New York City, Mamdani’s win shows even billionaires don’t always get what they want.

Katrina vanden Heuvel

How to Answer the Stupidest Questions About Palestinians How to Answer the Stupidest Questions About Palestinians

A guide to fielding even the most ridiculous anti-Palestinian smears.

Mohammed El-Kurd

The Miracles of James Schuyler The Miracles of James Schuyler

Nathan Kernan’s biography of the New York School poet tracks the development of his serene and joyful work alongside the chaos of his life.

Books & the Arts / Evan Kindley

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Politics

New York mayoral candidate state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D-NY) greets voters with Democratic mayoral candidate Michael Blake on 161st Street on June 24, 2025, in the South Bronx in New York City.

The Democratic Party Establishment Should Follow Zohran Mamdani’s Example The Democratic Party Establishment Should Follow Zohran Mamdani’s Example

Once they get over the shock, the idea-starved Democrats at the national level should learn from Zohran Mamdani: actually give citizens something to vote for.

Chris Lehmann

A pro-choice demonstrator holds a sign in front of the US Supreme Court Building as the “Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic” case is heard on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

The Supreme Court Has Dealt Another Devastating Blow to Women The Supreme Court Has Dealt Another Devastating Blow to Women

The court’s ruling in Medina v. Planned Parenthood twists logic, common sense, and the law to further the right-wing assault on bodily autonomy.

Elie Mystal

Zohran Mamdani with supporters in Brooklyn on May 4, 2025.

Zohran Mamdani’s Win Could Change Everything Zohran Mamdani’s Win Could Change Everything

Mamdani won by uplifting and uniting some of New York City’s most forgotten voters. His coalition now has a chance to transform what’s possible for people everywhere.

Waleed Shahid

Books & the Arts

Seth Rogen’s Toothless Hollywood Satire

Seth Rogen’s Toothless Hollywood Satire Seth Rogen’s Toothless Hollywood Satire

The Studio is pitched as a send-up of the idiocy of the entertainment industry, but its potshots are harmless, even friendly.

Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi

Exterior of The Bitter End coffee house, a venue specializing in live acoustic folk music, Greenwich Village, New York City, 1960s.

J. Hoberman’s Lost New York J. Hoberman’s Lost New York

In Everything Is Now, the veteran film critic looks back at the downtown art scene of the 1960s.

Books & the Arts / Andrew Marzoni

Excerpted from the book “Spent,” provided courtesy of Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Copyright © 2025 by Alison Bechdel. Reprinted by permission.

Alison Bechdel’s Next Step Alison Bechdel’s Next Step

In Spent, the graphic novelist confronts aging, politics, sex, and what it means to succeed under capitalism.

Books & the Arts / Jillian Steinhauer

“This Week” with Steve Brodner

Zohran-pocalypse

Zohran-pocalypse Zohran-pocalypse

In the Cuomocon.

Steve Brodner

Wrecking Crew

Wrecking Crew Wrecking Crew

Fighting back.

Steve Brodner

ABCs of a Coup

ABCs of a Coup ABCs of a Coup

Erection set.

Steve Brodner

World

A young Iranian girl holds a country flag during a protest to condemn the U.S. attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities in downtown Tehran, Iran, on June 22, 2025

The War the World Has Feared for Decades Is Here The War the World Has Feared for Decades Is Here

The US and Israel have launched a war of aggression against Iran, based on lies. We are all now in deep, uncharted waters.

Séamus Malekafzali

Chagos Islanders Protest

How the People of the Chagos Islands Won Back the Right to Return to Their Homelands How the People of the Chagos Islands Won Back the Right to Return to Their Homelands

After 50 years of struggle, Chagossians won a major victory over the most powerful governments in the world.

David Vine

Afghan female students arrive for their lessons at a madrassa, or an Islamic school, on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif on April 8, 2025.

With Trump’s New Travel Ban, 2 Afghan Sisters Wait in Limbo With Trump’s New Travel Ban, 2 Afghan Sisters Wait in Limbo

Split by the Taliban’s restrictions on women’s education in Afghanistan, the sisters hoped to reunite in the US. But new travel limits could jeopardize their plans.

StudentNation / Cecile McWilliams

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Greater America Has Been Exporting Disunion for Decades

Greater America Has Been Exporting Disunion for Decades Greater America Has Been Exporting Disunion for Decades

So why are we still surprised when the tide of blood reaches our own shores? Some personal reflections on Marco Rubio and me—and the roots of Trump’s imperial ambitions.

Feature / Viet Thanh Nguyen

These Dis-United States

These Dis-United States These Dis-United States

The country and the nation: Fifty writers and artists report on the states of our dis-union.

Feature / Various Contributors

The Stakes Have Never Been Higher in an Off-Year Election

The Stakes Have Never Been Higher in an Off-Year Election The Stakes Have Never Been Higher in an Off-Year Election

Forget the midterms. The fight to bring Trumpism down runs through 2025’s elections.

Feature / John Nichols

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