Does Trump’s Biggest Crypto Backer Really Exist? Does Trump’s Biggest Crypto Backer Really Exist?
The strange saga of a shadowy UAE company’s $100 million investment in World Liberty Financial, the Trump-aligned crypto trader
Jul 10, 2025 / Jacob Silverman
How the US Weaponizes Technology in the Middle East How the US Weaponizes Technology in the Middle East
On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Laleh Khalili on how the United States uses its control of key technologies to shift global power dynamics.
Jul 10, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx
The Impossible Geography of Survival in Gaza The Impossible Geography of Survival in Gaza
Israel has created “green zones” and “red zones” to distinguish between safe and dangerous areas. There’s little difference.
Jul 9, 2025 / Mohamed Solaimane
Billy Hart’s Life in Rhythm Billy Hart’s Life in Rhythm
The legendary jazz drummer played with Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, and Stan Getz. His new memoir tells all—and lays out his own philosophy.
Jul 9, 2025 / Billy Hart
Will the Trump Administration Face Headwinds as It Tightens the Noose Around Cuba? (Yes.) Will the Trump Administration Face Headwinds as It Tightens the Noose Around Cuba? (Yes.)
Now it’s aiming at Cuba’s international medical missions.
Jul 9, 2025 / Marc Frank
Defunded by Trump, a Sri Lankan Project Confronts the Problem It Tried to Solve Defunded by Trump, a Sri Lankan Project Confronts the Problem It Tried to Solve
Staff at Media Empowerment for a Democratic Sri Lanka never expected their small initiative to become the target of the kind of fake news it had actively worked to fight against.
Jul 9, 2025 / StudentNation / Uma Fox
The World Chaim Grade Lost The World Chaim Grade Lost
The Yiddish writer's lost masterpiece, Sons and Daughters, brought back to life, in all its humor and beauty, the Jewish shtetl of his youth.
Jul 9, 2025 / Lily Meyer
Iranian Women Don’t Need Saving Iranian Women Don’t Need Saving
Israel and the United States say that their attacks on Iran are for the benefit of its women. Iranian feminists couldn’t disagree more.
Jul 9, 2025 / Duaa e Zahra Shah
Trump vs. LA—Plus, Rachel Kushner’s “Creation Lake” Trump vs. LA—Plus, Rachel Kushner’s “Creation Lake”
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Harold Meyerson on the fight against ICE in Southern California, and Rachel Kushner on her latest novel.
Jul 9, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener