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Susan Collins (R-ME) greets supporters outside the Kittery Trading Post, the first stop of a weekend reelection campaign bus tour of the state of Maine, on August 14, 2026, in Kittery, Maine.

Susan Collins Is Corrupt. She Still Might Be Reelected. Susan Collins Is Corrupt. She Still Might Be Reelected.

Despite being embroiled in scandal, the Maine senator is benefiting from Democratic Party divisions.

Sep 25, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Tip-Toe

Tip-Toe Tip-Toe

Through the tulips.

Sep 25, 2026 / OppArt / Mark Kaplan

President Donald Trump speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters on September 22.

Trump Impersonated Hitler at the United Nations Trump Impersonated Hitler at the United Nations

It was just one more of many examples of the president mirroring a fascist leadership.

Sep 25, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky

California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks alongside German Federal Minister for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety Carsten Schneider during a press briefing following a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly at the United Nations on September 22, 2026.

Gavin Newsom Comments on Climate Gavin Newsom Comments on Climate

On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting and New York Climate Week, the California governor called AOC “the real damn deal.”

Sep 25, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

OMB Director Russell Vought.

Trump Is Destroying Public Health. Democrats Need to Fight Back. Trump Is Destroying Public Health. Democrats Need to Fight Back.

If they win in the midterms, the party must move quickly and aggressively to undo the harm Trump and his cronies have caused.

Sep 25, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves

Caitlin Asher shares children with her best friend, Amanda Oelrich, and Amanda’s husband, Chris.

Is Platonic Co-Parenting the Future of the Family? Is Platonic Co-Parenting the Future of the Family?

Disillusioned with the nuclear family and apprehensive of tethering their reproductive futures to the bleak hellscape of modern love, young people are seeking a different way.

Sep 25, 2026 / StudentNation / Samantha Camire

Nuclear disarmament demonstrators in Central Park in New York City on June 12, 1982.

Freeze AI! Freeze AI!

The nuclear freeze movement’s lessons for taming AI.

Sep 25, 2026 / Garrison Lovely

Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House on July 25, 2024.

How Joe Biden Helped Cause a Genocide in Gaza How Joe Biden Helped Cause a Genocide in Gaza

An interview with reporter Akbar Shahid Ahmed about his new book, “Crossing the Red Line.”

Sep 24, 2026 / Q&A / Jack Mirkinson

Artificial Skull

Artificial Skull Artificial Skull

Staying ahead.

Sep 24, 2026 / OppArt / Kyle T. Webster

A Palestinian child stands inside a damaged building at the Islamic University in Gaza City on September 21, 2026.

Israel’s Election Can’t Fix What Netanyahu Broke Israel’s Election Can’t Fix What Netanyahu Broke

The fundamental problem is not the name of the prime minister, but rather the actions of the Israeli government and the urgent issues that need to be addressed.

Sep 24, 2026 / Hadar Susskind

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