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Hegseth’s Destructive Military Ineptitude

Hegseth’s Destructive Military Ineptitude Hegseth’s Destructive Military Ineptitude

Sailors without food as leadership sinks.

Sep 9, 2026 / OppArt / Robbie Conal

The Left Can Win in Small Cities. David Morales Is Showing How.

The Left Can Win in Small Cities. David Morales Is Showing How. The Left Can Win in Small Cities. David Morales Is Showing How.

David Morales’s campaign for mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, is providing a model for how a progressive candidate can oust an incumbent.

Sep 9, 2026 / Aaron Regunberg

We Can’t Let the Kaepernick Era Be Erased From History

We Can’t Let the Kaepernick Era Be Erased From History We Can’t Let the Kaepernick Era Be Erased From History

Critics say the Black Lives Matter movement in sports went too far. In reality, it didn’t go far enough, and the backlash to it has been brutal.

Sep 9, 2026 / Dave Zirin

Dolly Parton Understood That Working 9 to 5 Doesn’t Really Pay the Bills in Today’s America

Dolly Parton Understood That Working 9 to 5 Doesn’t Really Pay the Bills in Today’s America Dolly Parton Understood That Working 9 to 5 Doesn’t Really Pay the Bills in Today’s America

Social mobility has ground to a halt. Why that’s lousy for American music.

Sep 9, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The UAW Wave Has Hit Our Shores

The UAW Wave Has Hit Our Shores The UAW Wave Has Hit Our Shores

The union’s endorsements of insurgent candidates led to big wins this summer. It’s all part of a strategy to remake American politics for the working class.

Sep 9, 2026 / Feature / Ella Fanger

Can Senator Jon Ossoff Hold Onto His Seat?

Can Senator Jon Ossoff Hold Onto His Seat? Can Senator Jon Ossoff Hold Onto His Seat?

He’s the most vulnerable incumbent in the Senate race, and his state is ground zero for the new Jim Crow attacks on voting rights.

Sep 9, 2026 / Feature / Joan Walsh

Bittir station, Mandatory Palestine, 1934.

The Palestine of Soraya Antonius and Annemarie Jacir The Palestine of Soraya Antonius and Annemarie Jacir

In The Lord and in Palestine ’36, the story of Mandatory Palestine comes into focus.

Sep 9, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami

Let Them Eat Spreadsheets

Let Them Eat Spreadsheets Let Them Eat Spreadsheets

How the EU is contributing to the rise of Europe’s far right.

Sep 9, 2026 / Lev Golinkin

“Gray Money” Is Fueling a Bipartisan Arms Race for Control of Congress

“Gray Money” Is Fueling a Bipartisan Arms Race for Control of Congress “Gray Money” Is Fueling a Bipartisan Arms Race for Control of Congress

Nonprofits that don’t disclose their donors have funneled at least $642 million to PACs so far in the midterms.

Sep 9, 2026 / Donald Shaw

See No Evil

See No Evil See No Evil

American courts and the War on Terror.

Sep 9, 2026 / Jameel Jaffer

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