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Iranian protesters chant slogans to protest US attacks on June 22, 2025, in Tehran, Iran.

A War With Iran Would Betray the Founding Promise of Our Republic A War With Iran Would Betray the Founding Promise of Our Republic

Imperfect as they were, our founding fathers asserted that liberty and human dignity are fundamental human values. A war with Iran repudiates them.

Jul 15, 2025 / Nader Terani

Cold as ICE

Cold as ICE Cold as ICE

Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducts mass immigration arrests all around the country, leading to overcrowding in detention facilities with unsanitary and inhumane condition...

Jul 15, 2025 / OppArt / Gia Ruiz

Andréa Becker on the Politics of Hysterectomy

Andréa Becker on the Politics of Hysterectomy Andréa Becker on the Politics of Hysterectomy

A conversation with the medical sociologist about her new book, Get It Out, and the perils of considering abortion, hysterectomy, and gender-affirming care as separate issues.

Jul 15, 2025 / Q&A / Sara Franklin

Former Columbia Univrsity student Mahmoud Khalil speaks to the press as he arrives at Newark airport on June 21, 2025.

Will the Government Ever Do Right by Mahmoud Khalil? Will the Government Ever Do Right by Mahmoud Khalil?

Khalil is suing the government for false imprisonment and other harms. He should win—but will the courts let him?

Jul 15, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Francesca Albanese speaks at a pro-Palestine event.

Sanctioning Francesca Albanese Sanctioning Francesca Albanese

Marco Rubio tramples on law, justice, and truth.

Jul 15, 2025 / Richard Falk

A missile is fired during a US and South Korea joint training exercise on May 25, 2022, in East Coast, South Korea, just days after North Korea fired three ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Wednesday, including an apparent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher 80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher

Yet mainstream US media outlets and partisan politics are routinely oblivious to threat of oblivion.

Jul 15, 2025 / Norman Solomon

Protesters gather outside the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on July 12, 2025.

As the World Confronts Climate Change, the US Leaves Our Future Behind As the World Confronts Climate Change, the US Leaves Our Future Behind

While the White House takes a sledgehammer to critical climate policy, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights announced a landmark decision on climate change and human rights.

Jul 15, 2025 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

The Fragmented Lives of Nate Lippens

The Fragmented Lives of Nate Lippens The Fragmented Lives of Nate Lippens

His bracing novels represent an honest reckoning with the post-AIDS era and its effect on life and imagination.

Jul 15, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Gutterman Tranen

Trump victory rally in Washington, DC

Trump Is the Confederacy’s Revenge Trump Is the Confederacy’s Revenge

A mass shooting in New Orleans eerily foretold the return of white supremacy to the White House.

Jul 15, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

Commentary editor John Podhoretz sits in front of a microphone with “Book Expo” written on it.

Militarism Has Long Worked to Shield Antisemitism Militarism Has Long Worked to Shield Antisemitism

From the Cold War till Donald Trump, there’s always been a special dispensation for hawkish bigots.

Jul 14, 2025 / Jeet Heer

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