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Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu gives a news conference in Jerusalem on June 15, 2026, announcing his intention to run in elections later this year.

Ending Aid to Israel? Ending Aid to Israel?

Nope. It’s three-card Bibi.

Jun 22, 2026 / Hadar Susskind

Parlange, a plantation in Louisiana, continues to be owned and operated by the descendants of the original enslavers.

What Should Be Done With America’s Slave Mansions? What Should Be Done With America’s Slave Mansions?

A case for reimagining plantations—the engines of centuries of oppression—as laboratories for economic justice.

Jun 22, 2026 / Aaron Ross Coleman

Lyn Hejinian’s Republic of Readers

Lyn Hejinian’s Republic of Readers Lyn Hejinian’s Republic of Readers

In the poet's last work, Lola the Interpreter, she treats her readers as true interlocutors, inviting them into the act of interpretation alongside her.

Jun 22, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Angie Sijun Lou

Avenida 23 or La Rampa in Havana, Cuba, circa 1959.

The American Fantasy of Cuba The American Fantasy of Cuba

We want to see Cuba as the pleasure colony of the past. Today, it’s more of a country on the brink of collapse.

Jun 20, 2026 / Jafari Sinclaire Allen

The War in 3 Quotes

The War in 3 Quotes The War in 3 Quotes

Day 110, Trump held hostage!

Jun 19, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Animal Liberation

Animal Liberation Animal Liberation

You have the power.

Jun 19, 2026 / OppArt / Praxis vgz and Peter Kuper

Lessons From the People’s Historian, Howard Zinn

Lessons From the People’s Historian, Howard Zinn Lessons From the People’s Historian, Howard Zinn

His take on history arms youth with the courage to “transform the world.” It’s no wonder the right aims to erase it.

Jun 19, 2026 / Feature / Dave Zirin

Alex Bores, Democratic candidate in New York’s 12th Congressional District, speaks during the NY-12 for Congress: Candidate Forum at 92NY, April 15, 2026, in New York.

How a New York Primary Wound Up at the Center of the AI Storm How a New York Primary Wound Up at the Center of the AI Storm

Alex Bores is engulfed in a brutal (and super-expensive) battle over how technology will change work, life, and society.

Jun 19, 2026 / John Nichols

I Hope Iran Wins at the World Cup

I Hope Iran Wins at the World Cup I Hope Iran Wins at the World Cup

In this week’s Elie v. US, our Justice Correspondent explains why he’s rooting for the Iranian national soccer team. Plus: the DOJ’s scary rollback of gun regulations.

Jun 19, 2026 / Elie Mystal

New York State Senator Jabari Brisport (third from left), with New York City Council member Chi Osse (second from right), speaks at a protest against rent increases and aggressive evictions in Brooklyn in 2022.

The Battle for Black Brooklyn The Battle for Black Brooklyn

This Primary Day, New York City’s leftist insurgents and the borough’s Black political establishment are headed into their biggest face-off yet.

Jun 19, 2026 / Mark Winston Griffith

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