A Tale of Two Presidents A Tale of Two Presidents
Remembering Carter as we steel ourselves for Trump’s second inauguration.
Jan 14, 2025 / D.D. Guttenplan
Fady Joudah’s Poetry of Dislocation Fady Joudah’s Poetry of Dislocation
In his new book of poetry, […], the poet, translator, and ER doctor explores Palestinians’ experiences of exile and displacement—and the difficulty of healing amid the ongoing Nak...
Jan 14, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Hussein Omar
Letters From the February 2025 Issue Letters From the February 2025 Issue
Systemic failure… Industry capture…
Jan 14, 2025 / Our Readers
First World? First World?
In 2018, President Trump referred to African countries, Haiti, and El Salvador as "shithole" nations during a meeting regarding immigration.
Jan 13, 2025 / OppArt / Judy Polstra
Despite Trump’s Felony Conviction, Prosecutorial Liberalism Has Failed Despite Trump’s Felony Conviction, Prosecutorial Liberalism Has Failed
When voters are consumed with anti-system rage, a criminal rap sheet is no barrier to high office.
Jan 13, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Antony Blinken’s Legacy Is Buried Under the Rubble of Gaza Antony Blinken’s Legacy Is Buried Under the Rubble of Gaza
Despite valedictory speeches, the secretary of state will be remembered not for his successes—or his guitar playing—but for the humanitarian catastrophe he aided and abetted.
Jan 13, 2025 / Jonathan Guyer
The Worlds of Noam Chomsky The Worlds of Noam Chomsky
If ordinary Americans know one critic of the American Empire, it’s almost certainly Chomsky.
Jan 13, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Bessner
How John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Imagine” Became the Refrain of Jimmy Carter’s Funeral How John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Imagine” Became the Refrain of Jimmy Carter’s Funeral
The late president celebrated the impact and influence of the song, which decries war, nationalism, and the excesses of capitalism.
Jan 10, 2025 / John Nichols
A Trump L’Oeil and More Signs of What’s to Come A Trump L’Oeil and More Signs of What’s to Come
Taking the president-elect at his word, it will only get worse from here.
Jan 10, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky