Europe Is at Donald Trump’s Mercy. It Has Itself to Blame. Europe Is at Donald Trump’s Mercy. It Has Itself to Blame.
The European Union has failed to mount an alternative to Donald Trump. On defense, geopolitical alignment, and trade policy, it is ever more subservient to the United States.
Oct 28, 2025 / Harrison Stetler
The Risk of a Radical Escalation Leading to Actual Conflict Between NATO and Russia Grows The Risk of a Radical Escalation Leading to Actual Conflict Between NATO and Russia Grows
Verdun in the Donbas.
Oct 28, 2025 / Anatol Lieven
Minneapolis Braces Itself for the National Guard Minneapolis Braces Itself for the National Guard
Kristi Noem visited the Twin Cities and decried out-of-control crime. Is a federal occupation next?
Oct 28, 2025 / Alyssa Oursler
Russ Vought, Project 2025’s Architect of Destruction Russ Vought, Project 2025’s Architect of Destruction
Pulling the strings to undo democracy.
Oct 28, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper and Anonymous
The Soccer Mom Who Strikes Fear Into the Heart of ICE The Soccer Mom Who Strikes Fear Into the Heart of ICE
Meet Angelica Vargas, one of the most prominent of a new kind of activist: the ICE chaser.
Oct 28, 2025 / Malavika Kannan
Affordable Housing Is at Stake in the NYC Election, but Advocates Can’t Agree on How Affordable Housing Is at Stake in the NYC Election, but Advocates Can’t Agree on How
While half of the proposals on this year’s ballot deal with housing, elected officials and organizers in New York City are divided on their effectiveness.
Oct 28, 2025 / StudentNation / Nikole Rajgor
Ireland’s New President Boldly Opposes Austerity, Militarism, and the Genocide in Gaza Ireland’s New President Boldly Opposes Austerity, Militarism, and the Genocide in Gaza
Catherine Connolly, an independent leftist, won a landslide victory with the promise to serve as “a moral compass in a world increasingly driven by profit and spectacle.”
Oct 28, 2025 / John Nichols
The Immortal Poetry of Ron Padgett The Immortal Poetry of Ron Padgett
Pink Dust, a collection about aging and death, offers an optimistic vision of life as a continual act of reading.
Oct 28, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Rhian Sasseen
Will Trump’s Threats Destabilize Relations With Pakistan and Afghanistan? Will Trump’s Threats Destabilize Relations With Pakistan and Afghanistan?
The president’s stated intentions to take over Bagram Air Base risk a departure from the détente of recent years.
Oct 27, 2025 / Hasan Ali
On Trial for a Radical Approach to Reducing Drug Overdoses in British Columbia On Trial for a Radical Approach to Reducing Drug Overdoses in British Columbia
The Vancouver duo behind the Drug User Liberation Front faces 40 years behind bars for drug trafficking. But this is no ordinary case.
Oct 27, 2025 / Carl L. Hart