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President Donald Trump speaks to the press before signing an executive order that aims to end cashless bail, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 25, 2025. Also pictured, from left to right, Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Administrator Drug Enforcement Administration Terry Cole, US Attorney General Pam Bondi, Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.

Don’t Let Trump’s Henchmen Rewrite History. They’re the Ones Inciting Violence. Don’t Let Trump’s Henchmen Rewrite History. They’re the Ones Inciting Violence.

A brief catalogue of the times Republicans have called for brutal repression makes clear that Trump, not the left, is tearing apart the country.

Sep 17, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a talk session with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at an event titled “Transforming Business through AI” in Tokyo, Japan, 2025.

The True Threat of OpenAI The True Threat of OpenAI

Karen Hao’s recent book on the company argues that its ambitions are not merely about scale or the market but the creation of a global force that rivals a colonial power of old.

Sep 17, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Deck

Greg Grandin on “Democracy Now!”

A New History of the Americas, With Greg Grandin A New History of the Americas, With Greg Grandin

The first of a two-part American Prestige series.

Sep 16, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Judith Butler in Berlin.

Kafka-land at UC Berkeley Kafka-land at UC Berkeley

The 160 members of the university notified that their names were forwarded to the DOE’s Office for Civil Rights were not informed of any specific allegations against them.

Sep 16, 2025 / Judith Butler

Pushback Over Trump’s DC Military Takeover

Pushback Over Trump’s DC Military Takeover Pushback Over Trump’s DC Military Takeover

The man who threw his sandwich at a National Guardsman became a symbol of resistance.

Sep 16, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Smoke billows during Israeli strikes on the Mushtaha Tower in Gaza City on September 5, 2025.

To Those Who Have Just Awakened to the Horrors in Gaza To Those Who Have Just Awakened to the Horrors in Gaza

Yes, we should welcome the latecomers to the fight against genocide, but there also needs to be accountability.

Sep 16, 2025 / Column / David Klion

Kirkland Discounts

Kirkland Discounts Kirkland Discounts

Freedom sells out cheap.

Sep 15, 2025 / Steve Brodner

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, on Sunday, September 14, 2025.

Trump Has Destroyed Any Hope of National Healing Trump Has Destroyed Any Hope of National Healing

Charlie Kirk’s assassination is a pretext for a concerted attack on Trump’s enemies.

Sep 15, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Wrecking Freedom of Expression

Wrecking Freedom of Expression Wrecking Freedom of Expression

The Trump administration has announced plans to audit exhibitions at eight Smithsonian museums. Among the works labeled “objectionable” is an artwork by cartoonist Felipe Galindo F...

Sep 15, 2025 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

Image created by merging two photographs, showing presidential candidate John Kerry and actress Jane Fonda, who campaigned against the Vietnam War in the 1970s.

What the Photoshop Panic Should Have Taught Us About AI What the Photoshop Panic Should Have Taught Us About AI

In 2004, a doctored political image caused outrage and confusion. Twenty years later, why hasn’t visual literacy improved?

Sep 15, 2025 / Morgan Barrie

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