What Are Drugs For? What Are Drugs For?
A conversation with P.E. Moskowitz about the chemical imbalance theory of depression, the false schism between prescription and recreational drugs, and collective psychic pain.
Sep 11, 2025 / Emmeline Clein
Democrats Have No More Excuses on Gaza Democrats Have No More Excuses on Gaza
The American people want their leaders to stop supporting Netanyahu’s murderous inhumanity.
Sep 11, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel, John Nichols for The Nation
The Killing of Charlie Kirk Is Part of a Terrible New Era of Political Violence The Killing of Charlie Kirk Is Part of a Terrible New Era of Political Violence
Wide-open gun culture and hyper-polarization are bringing the "years of lead" to the USA.
Sep 10, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Why Is “The Washington Post” Whitewashing Epstein’s Stomach-Churning Birthday Book? Why Is “The Washington Post” Whitewashing Epstein’s Stomach-Churning Birthday Book?
In their social circle, Trump and Epstein were so identified as predators that the pair’s trafficking of young women would be instantly recognized as fodder for a joke.
Sep 10, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
Threads of Solidarity: Journalists Killed in Gaza Threads of Solidarity: Journalists Killed in Gaza
Community embroidery action, with PueblaXPalestina collective, Pyramid Park, Cholula, Mexico, August 2025.
Sep 10, 2025 / OppArt / Rosa Borrás
The Power of France’s Pro-Israel Lobby The Power of France’s Pro-Israel Lobby
Netanyahu says Israel is fighting a “shared war” to defend Western values. In France, as elsewhere, it’s a message that has found powerful advocates—and not just on the right.
Sep 10, 2025 / Serge Halimi and Pierre Rimbert
How Did Republican Fashion Go From Blazers to Belligerence? How Did Republican Fashion Go From Blazers to Belligerence?
Trump and his cronies’ style reflects a platform where grievance is currency and performance is power.
Susan Choi’s Big Novel of History Susan Choi’s Big Novel of History
In Flashlight, Choi examines the tragedies—past and present—that haunt a family living in Japan.
Sep 10, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Chihaya
The Lost Souls of the Internet The Lost Souls of the Internet
In Searches, Vauhini Vara probes the ways that we rely on the Internet and how we periodically attempt to free ourselves from its grip.
Sep 10, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami
Community Land Trusts Are Standing Up to New York City’s Worst Landlords Community Land Trusts Are Standing Up to New York City’s Worst Landlords
New legislation could accelerate a growing movement of tenants who refuse to be at the mercy of developers and want to take ownership of their communities’ resources.
Sep 10, 2025 / Aviva Stahl