Why Pete Hegseth Still Has a Job Why Pete Hegseth Still Has a Job
Hegseth is terrible at every part of his job except the one that matters to Trump—a willingness to break with norms that keep the military in check.
May 12, 2025 / Laura Jedeed
The Invention of Close Reading The Invention of Close Reading
By transforming quotations into evidence, close reading served as way to turn postwar criticism into a specialized knowledge. But what if we treated it more as an art form?
May 12, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Dan Sinykin
Mothers Don’t Need Medals— They Need a Better World for Their Children Mothers Don’t Need Medals— They Need a Better World for Their Children
Republicans' pro-motherhood policies are a sham. Democrats have a chance to do better.
May 11, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
World Press, Pope Leo, Sweeney Todd World Press, Pope Leo, Sweeney Todd
American pie.
May 10, 2025 / Steve Brodner
Portraits of Humiliation Portraits of Humiliation
Since Oct. 7, Israeli police have distributed degrading photos of people arrested for opposing the Gaza war. Seven agreed to be photographed again—this time on their own terms.
May 9, 2025 / Photo Essay / Oren Ziv
David Souter Made the Supreme Court More Ideological by Refusing to Be an Ideologue David Souter Made the Supreme Court More Ideological by Refusing to Be an Ideologue
David Souter (1939–2025) liked facts, and facts are anathema to movement conservatives.
May 9, 2025 / Obituary / Elie Mystal
Pope Leo XIV: A Less Reformist Version of Francis? Pope Leo XIV: A Less Reformist Version of Francis?
All signs point to the newly elected pontiff’s continuing in much the same vein as his predecessor, but with a more moderate approach.
May 9, 2025 / Pablo Castaño Tierno
Federal Workers Rally to Save Their Jobs—and All of Us From Toxic Waste Federal Workers Rally to Save Their Jobs—and All of Us From Toxic Waste
The Federal Unionists Network is the first large-scale network for government workers, and they’re building solidarity across departments and the labor movement.
May 9, 2025 / Elsie Carson-Holt and Phoebe Grandi
Trump Looks to Libya in His Latest Deportation Scheme Trump Looks to Libya in His Latest Deportation Scheme
A judge has halted the plan, but only a fool would believe the threat is now over.
May 9, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky
The Ship Trying to Get Aid to Gaza Won’t Let a Drone Strike End Its Mission The Ship Trying to Get Aid to Gaza Won’t Let a Drone Strike End Its Mission
The ship Conscience was attacked last week while trying to get to Gaza. But that isn't stopping its crew. “If we have the boat repaired, we will go tomorrow,” one of them says.
May 9, 2025 / Saliha Bayrak