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Mourners made a wreath for Charlie Kirk at the US Embassy in Pretoria on September 11, 2025.

Let’s Not Forget Who Charlie Kirk Really Was Let’s Not Forget Who Charlie Kirk Really Was

The right-wing influencer did not deserve to die, and we shouldn’t forget the many despicable things he said and did.

Sep 11, 2025 / Joan Walsh

A man on a rooftop looks at approaching flames as the Springs fire continues to grow on May 3, 2013, near Camarillo, California.

Are We Distracting Ourselves Into Climate Catastrophe? Are We Distracting Ourselves Into Climate Catastrophe?

When shocking news about how soon civilization might collapse is overshadowed by Taylor Swift’s engagement, we might have a problem.

Sep 11, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

Protest signs have sprouted near the site of Arkansas’s next prison.

In Arkansas, a Small Community Fights the Nation’s Next Mega Prison In Arkansas, a Small Community Fights the Nation’s Next Mega Prison

A secretive plan for a new state lockup angered people in a deep-red corner of rural America—and changed how some see incarceration.

Sep 11, 2025 / Lauren Gill

The Originalist

The Originalist The Originalist

Roberts tells the truth.

Sep 11, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

What Are Drugs For?

What Are Drugs For? What Are Drugs For?

A conversation with P.E. Moskowitz about the chemical imbalance theory of depression, the false schism between prescription and recreational drugs, and collective psychic pain.

Sep 11, 2025 / Emmeline Clein

Senate minority leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) are on the wrong side of history.

Democrats Have No More Excuses on Gaza Democrats Have No More Excuses on Gaza

The American people want their leaders to stop supporting Netanyahu’s murderous inhumanity.

Sep 11, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel, John Nichols for The Nation

Charlie Kirk hands out hats before speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Wednesday, September 10, 2025.

The Killing of Charlie Kirk Is Part of a Terrible New Era of Political Violence The Killing of Charlie Kirk Is Part of a Terrible New Era of Political Violence

Wide-open gun culture and hyper-polarization are bringing the "years of lead" to the USA.

Sep 10, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Protesters hold signs during a news conference called by survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 3, 2025.

Why Is “The Washington Post” Whitewashing Epstein’s Stomach-Churning Birthday Book? Why Is “The Washington Post” Whitewashing Epstein’s Stomach-Churning Birthday Book?

In their social circle, Trump and Epstein were so identified as predators that the pair’s trafficking of young women would be instantly recognized as fodder for a joke.

Sep 10, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Threads of Solidarity: Journalists Killed in Gaza

Threads of Solidarity: Journalists Killed in Gaza Threads of Solidarity: Journalists Killed in Gaza

Community embroidery action, with PueblaXPalestina collective, Pyramid Park, Cholula, Mexico, August 2025.

Sep 10, 2025 / OppArt / Rosa Borrás

A man holds a placard that says “Israel Assassin France Complicit,” during the pro-Palestinian demonstration against the pro-Israel gala “Israel Is Forever” in Paris on November 13, 2024.

The Power of France’s Pro-Israel Lobby The Power of France’s Pro-Israel Lobby

Netanyahu says Israel is fighting a “shared war” to defend Western values. In France, as elsewhere, it’s a message that has found powerful advocates—and not just on the right.

Sep 10, 2025 / Serge Halimi and Pierre Rimbert

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