Catherine Lacey’s Missed Connections Catherine Lacey’s Missed Connections
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Aug 13, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Alana Pockros
Danish Resistance to Fascism, and Ours Today—Plus, Trump vs. UCLA Danish Resistance to Fascism, and Ours Today—Plus, Trump vs. UCLA
On Start Making Sense: Sarah Sophie Flicker finds lessons for us in the Danes’ refusal to cooperate with Hitler, and historian David Myers on Trump’s $1 billion fine against UCLA....
Aug 13, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
How Seattle’s Katie Wilson Launched Her Mayoral Campaign as a Social Movement How Seattle’s Katie Wilson Launched Her Mayoral Campaign as a Social Movement
The precariat is rising.
Aug 12, 2025 / John Burbank
Trump’s “Corridor Wars” in the Caucasus Trump’s “Corridor Wars” in the Caucasus
His deals are informed by hyper-transactional dealmaking.
Aug 12, 2025 / Pietro A. Shakarian
“Of This World”: Politics in the Era of Rage, With Carlo Invernizzi Accetti “Of This World”: Politics in the Era of Rage, With Carlo Invernizzi Accetti
A special edition of American Prestige.
Aug 12, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins and Daniel Bessner
Netanyahu’s Lies as Children Die Netanyahu’s Lies as Children Die
Distorting the reality of the crisis in Gaza.
Aug 12, 2025 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards
How Trump’s Tariffs Shocked Wisconsin Farmers How Trump’s Tariffs Shocked Wisconsin Farmers
The administration’s tariff policies have thrust soybean farmers into economic chaos as they navigate higher input costs and shifts in global trade.
Aug 12, 2025 / StudentNation / Ava Menkes
Mamdani’s Victory Over Fear Mamdani’s Victory Over Fear
New York's political establishment threw the whole post-9/11 playbook against the Democratic nominee for mayor, and came up empty.
Aug 12, 2025 / Spencer Ackerman
What History Tells Us About the Rise of Fiorello La Guardia What History Tells Us About the Rise of Fiorello La Guardia
Zohran Mamdani’s favorite mayor was nobody's idea of a shoo-in—until he became inevitable.
Aug 12, 2025 / Richard Kreitner