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Trans rights supporters march in London after the UK Supreme Court's anti-trans ruling.

The UK’s Anti-Trans Ruling Is a Defeat for All Women The UK’s Anti-Trans Ruling Is a Defeat for All Women

Even the self-described feminists celebrating the Supreme Court’s attempt to banish trans people from womanhood will pay a heavy price.

Apr 23, 2025 / Sophie Lewis

People run for cover as a plume of smoke rises above tents at a camp for displaced Palestinians in northern Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, during an Israeli strike on April 19, 2025.

Israel Ramps Up its Campaigns in Gaza and the West Bank Israel Ramps Up its Campaigns in Gaza and the West Bank

On this episode of American Prestige, Mohammad Alsaafin on what's happening in Gaza and the West Bank.

Apr 22, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, April 21, 2025.

Pete Hegseth Is Self-Destructing at Lightning Speed Pete Hegseth Is Self-Destructing at Lightning Speed

A new Signal scandal. Personnel nightmares. A torrent of leaks and condemnations. It’s almost as if he was a terrible choice for this gig.

Apr 22, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Like his namesake, Pope Francis focused on those on the margins.

Pope Francis, the First Global South Pontiff Pope Francis, the First Global South Pontiff

His papacy set many new precedents for the church, and his successor will be chosen from a group that he himself quietly transformed.

Apr 22, 2025 / Dean Dettloff

A Huawei store in Beijing, 2024.

Want to Understand the New Cold War? Look to Huawei. Want to Understand the New Cold War? Look to Huawei.

The tech company has come to symbolize the ongoing struggle between America and China.

Apr 22, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Brett Christophers

Pope Francis greets Bolivian native children next to Bolivian President Evo Morales on July 8, 2015.

Pope Francis Upheld the Spirit of Liberation Theology Pope Francis Upheld the Spirit of Liberation Theology

In his criticisms of the church and defiance of traditionalists, Pope Francis continued the legacy of a movement the Vatican itself tried to silence.

Apr 21, 2025 / Greg Grandin

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing a proclamation in the Oval Office at the White House on April 17, 2025, in Washington, DC.

This President Has Many Puppet Masters This President Has Many Puppet Masters

Trump’s Weekend at Bernie’s White House is inherently chaotic.

Apr 21, 2025 / Jeet Heer

A worshiper holds a small picture of Pope Francis during a service in Buenos Aires Cathedral on April 21, 2025.

The Pope Who Decried the Savage Inequalities of Billionaire-Class Capitalism The Pope Who Decried the Savage Inequalities of Billionaire-Class Capitalism

Pope Francis, who has died at 88, fought for economic justice with a consistency that distinguished him from the elites of his time.

Apr 21, 2025 / Obituary / John Nichols

Demonstration against far right movements at the Place de la République in Paris, France on April 6, 2025.

Report From Europe: The Center Does Not Hold Report From Europe: The Center Does Not Hold

Frustration with established parties across Europe has created openings the right has been quick to fill. Can a divided left rally in response?

Apr 21, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage

Trump Upturns Canadian Politics

Trump Upturns Canadian Politics Trump Upturns Canadian Politics

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Luke Savage on the northern rejection of MAGA.

Apr 20, 2025 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

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