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Google office building in Cambridge, with view across Charles River to Boston, Massachusetts.

EU vs. US or People vs. Billionaires? EU vs. US or People vs. Billionaires?

Trump’s latest geopolitical moves are scary. But Americans and Europeans share a common foe.

Feb 6, 2025 / Nick Shaxson

Elon Musk Straight-Arms the World

Elon Musk Straight-Arms the World Elon Musk Straight-Arms the World

From X to rallies, Musk’s fascist messages are clear.

Feb 5, 2025 / OppArt / Giulio Bonasera

A woman with a ponytail walks through a door.

Trump’s Phony Trade Wars Are Evidence of American Imperial Decline Trump’s Phony Trade Wars Are Evidence of American Imperial Decline

President’s bullying of allies yields symbolic results—but betrays substantive weakness.

Feb 5, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Displaced Palestinians return to their homes in the north of Gaza on February 3, 2025.

Everything Is Destroyed in Gaza. But I Still Feel the Pulse of Life. Everything Is Destroyed in Gaza. But I Still Feel the Pulse of Life.

When I am finally able to return to the ruins of what was my house, I will do so, not to weep, but to make a promise to rebuild it.

Feb 5, 2025 / Lujayn

Workers, community members, and business owners clean up debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Marshall, North Carolina, on September 30, 2024.

The People in Charge Won’t Save Us From Climate Catastrophe. We’ll Need to Do It Ourselves. The People in Charge Won’t Save Us From Climate Catastrophe. We’ll Need to Do It Ourselves.

Grassroots efforts in places like North Carolina show what we can—and increasingly must—do in a world plagued by climate disasters.

Feb 5, 2025 / Anna Simonton

Inaugural Brawl

Inaugural Brawl Inaugural Brawl

Check out all installments in the OppArt series.

Feb 4, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

A crowd rejoices near a group of M23 soldiers as the M23 rebel group retained control of Goma, on January 31, 2025, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

M23, the DRC, and Rwanda M23, the DRC, and Rwanda

On this episode of American Prestige, Marie-Rose Tshite on the uprising in Goma, and its ties to Rwanda.

Feb 4, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

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What the Neocons Do—and Don’t—Explain About Trump What the Neocons Do—and Don’t—Explain About Trump

The president’s foreign policy agenda remains unpredictable, but his war on liberal culture has deep roots.

Feb 4, 2025 / David Klion

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during the inaugural parade in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.

Who Will Stop Elon Musk’s Coup? Who Will Stop Elon Musk’s Coup?

The world’s richest man now has the power to override congressional spending decisions and access to private information about every US taxpayer.

Feb 3, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Newspapers inn Tehran, Iran, report that Donald Trump has officially taken office as president of United States, on January 21, 2025.

Can Trump Make a Deal With Iran? Can Trump Make a Deal With Iran?

More likely, things will unravel quickly, with war on the horizon.

Feb 3, 2025 / Bob Dreyfuss

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