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The crew of “Missing” arriving for the screening at the 35th Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 1982.

Chile in Our Hearts Chile in Our Hearts

John Dinges’s revisionist account of Missing.

Apr 29, 2025 / Steven Volk

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray (C) celebrates with supporters after signing a bill that raises the city's minimum wage to $15 an hour on June 3, 2014, in Seattle, Washington.

Why Democrats Need an Opposition—and a Proposition—Agenda Why Democrats Need an Opposition—and a Proposition—Agenda

The American people can smell a rat. If we want to be trusted partners, we have to show we are worthy of the trust and be willing to do what it takes to engage, explain and bring ...

Apr 29, 2025 / Rep. Pramila Jayapal

Tom Morello and Zach de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine perform as part of a free concert at Finsbury Park on June 6, 2010, in London, England.

MAGA Followers Think They’re Punk Rock—but Then Why Are They All Such Cowards? MAGA Followers Think They’re Punk Rock—but Then Why Are They All Such Cowards?

Trump supporters may think they’re hardcore, but they seem to be afraid of op-eds, books, and history they can’t even bear to read.

Apr 29, 2025 / Dave Zirin

Marc Andreessen attends the 10th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on April 13, 2024, in Los Angeles.

The Group Chat From Hell Has Been Exposed The Group Chat From Hell Has Been Exposed

Marc Andreessen, Tucker Carlson, and a Winklevoss walk into a bar… and the rest of us run out of it screaming.

Apr 29, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Weike Wang’s Meticulous Satires of Identity Politics

Weike Wang’s Meticulous Satires of Identity Politics Weike Wang’s Meticulous Satires of Identity Politics

Rental House, a novel of marriage and manners, tries to make sense of how a blended family negotiates conflicts of race and class.

Apr 29, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Camille Bromley

New York Governor Kathy Hochul

Governor Hochul, Are You F’ing Kidding? Governor Hochul, Are You F’ing Kidding?

You can’t name Penn Station after Donald Trump. You can’t even joke about it.

Apr 28, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Cory Booker

Cory Booker Cory Booker

In a record-breaking 25-hour speech, Senator Cory Booker criticized the Trump administration’s policies on Social Security, education, healthcare, and more.

Apr 28, 2025 / OppArt / Gia Ruiz

The future president in Trump Tower circa 1987.

Real Estate Is the Key to Trump’s Worldview Real Estate Is the Key to Trump’s Worldview

His policies and behavior may often baffle, but he is a developer at heart.

Apr 28, 2025 / Kate Wagner

Donavan McKinney.

Justice Democrats Launches Its First Primary Challenge in 4 Years Justice Democrats Launches Its First Primary Challenge in 4 Years

The group has recruited Donavan McKinney, a 32-year-old Detroiter, to unseat incumbent Representative Shri Thanedar.

Apr 28, 2025 / Elsie Carson-Holt

A restaurant receipt with Doordash printed in Lafayette, California, on March 3, 2021.

Did You Know Consumer Debt Has Reached an All-Time High? Did You Know Consumer Debt Has Reached an All-Time High?

And total household debt now exceeds $18 trillion.

Apr 28, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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