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MAGA Roots

MAGA Roots MAGA Roots

Past, present, and hopefully not future.

Jun 8, 2026 / OppArt / Gia Ruiz

US President Donald Trump sits with Vice President JD Vance as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers remarks during the National Memorial Day Observance at the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on May 25, 2026.

Imperial Folly Imperial Folly

The problem of simultaneity.

Jun 8, 2026 / Robert L. Borosage

Deepak Bhargava speaks onstage during the Clinton Global Initiative 2025 Annual Meeting at the Hilton in Midtown, New York City, on September 24, 2025.

The Spiritual Roots of Change The Spiritual Roots of Change

A President’s Letter.

Jun 8, 2026 / Deepak Bhargava

These College Students Are Getting in ICE’s Way

These College Students Are Getting in ICE’s Way These College Students Are Getting in ICE’s Way

Brown students have formed a neighborhood organizing group that uses courthouse patrols, rapid-response alerts, and mass mobilization to disrupt ICE’s Rhode Island operations.

Jun 8, 2026 / StudentNation / Paul Hudes

Zendaya and Robert Pattinson in “The Drama.”

How Much On-Screen Violence Is Too Much? How Much On-Screen Violence Is Too Much?

I’ve always been a little sensitive about films that depict school shootings. But Kristoffer Borgli’s The Drama was an outlier.

Jun 6, 2026 / Vikram Murthi

Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner at a “Fighting Oligarchy” tour event in Portland, Maine, on May 25, 2026.

Graham Platner and the Rise of White-Male Identity Politics Graham Platner and the Rise of White-Male Identity Politics

Platner’s rocket to stardom reflects something ugly that’s developed, not only on the right but the left as well.

Jun 5, 2026 / Joan Walsh

What’s Behind the Corporate Pillaging of “60 Minutes”

What’s Behind the Corporate Pillaging of “60 Minutes” What’s Behind the Corporate Pillaging of “60 Minutes”

By firing veteran correspondent Scott Pelley, the leaders of CBS News have elevated toadying over truth-telling.

Jun 5, 2026 / Ben Schwartz

The entrance to the CBS Broadcast Center in Manhattan, New York City, on June 2, 2026.

We Took CBS’s Money. We Won’t Trade It for Silence. We Took CBS’s Money. We Won’t Trade It for Silence.

Four Mike Wallace Scholarship recipients on the rebellion at CBS News and the future of an American institution.

Jun 5, 2026 / Talan Collins, Santiago Campos, Sebastian Broche, and Chris Gloff

Guns and Noses

Guns and Noses Guns and Noses

Burn units.

Jun 5, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, from left, US President Donald Trump, and Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.

The House Voted to End the Iran War. Now the Real Battle Begins. The House Voted to End the Iran War. Now the Real Battle Begins.

Congress took an important symbolic step toward reasserting its authority over war powers. But much, much more needs to be done.

Jun 5, 2026 / Jeet Heer

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