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Cuban military personnel carry caricatures of Donald Trump.

Pramila Jayapal at the PanAmerican Congress Pramila Jayapal at the PanAmerican Congress

The Trump administration’s “Donroe” Doctrine promotes a flawed and failed policy of US intervention in the hemisphere.

Aug 25, 2026 / Rep. Pramila Jayapal

A grocery store worker stocks shelves of lettuce and other greens.

The Dangerous Summer of Food Recalls The Dangerous Summer of Food Recalls

Will they lead to a food safety reckoning?

Aug 25, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

State Farm Is Embroiled in a Scandal—and Things Just Got Worse

State Farm Is Embroiled in a Scandal—and Things Just Got Worse State Farm Is Embroiled in a Scandal—and Things Just Got Worse

The insurance giant has been in a legal battle in Oklahoma over allegedly systematic attempts to bilk policyholders. Newly released court documents show the depth of the problem.

Aug 24, 2026 / J.C. Hallman

Former basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom and Natasha Cloud of the Chicago Sky confront each other during a Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever game on August 23, 2026, in Chicago.

Enes Kanter Freedom’s Bigoted Stunts Have Nothing to Do With Protecting Women Enes Kanter Freedom’s Bigoted Stunts Have Nothing to Do With Protecting Women

The trans women in sports panic is nothing but a stalking horse for permitting violence against trans people—and we should celebrate players like Natasha Cloud who say so.

Aug 24, 2026 / Dave Zirin

Dollar bills

Of Debt and Deficits and the Dollar System Of Debt and Deficits and the Dollar System

By force of preset agendas, conservatives and liberals react to debt headlines like Pavlov’s dogs.

Aug 24, 2026 / James K. Galbraith

Jared Kushner and Hakeem Jeffries.

How Jared Kushner Snookered Hakeem Jeffries How Jared Kushner Snookered Hakeem Jeffries

Democrats need a fighter, but the congressional leader is addicted to illusory comity.

Aug 24, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Imagine Peace

Imagine Peace Imagine Peace

From Gaza and Ukraine to conflicts across the world, imagine a future where killing is no longer the answer

Aug 24, 2026 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Road Trip to Nowhere

Road Trip to Nowhere Road Trip to Nowhere

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's reality show is an ungainly mix of corporate corruption and MAGA agitprop.

Aug 24, 2026 / Henry Burke

An abortion-rights demonstrator holds a sign in front of the US Supreme Court as the “Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic” case is heard on April 2, 2025.

Should Ballot Initiatives to Protect Reproductive Rights Restrict Abortion in the Third Trimester? Should Ballot Initiatives to Protect Reproductive Rights Restrict Abortion in the Third Trimester?

Melanie Folwell writes that a post-viability limit is the right choice for a citizens' initiative in Idaho, but Erika A. Christensen argues that restrictions are never acceptable....

Aug 24, 2026 / The Debate / Melanie Folwell and Erika A. Christensen

Representatives from the Oneida Nation, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, and the Federal Highway Administration unveil new dual-language signs in Oneida, Wisconsin, on September 30, 2022.

Do We Need a New Approach to Our Origin Stories? Do We Need a New Approach to Our Origin Stories?

An interview with historian Ned Blackhawk on the United States’ contested founding.

Aug 24, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

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