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A cartoon image of US President Donald Trump with Bitcoin tokens at a Coinhero store in Hong Kong, China, on Friday, March 7, 2025.

How Crypto Corruption Took Over Washington How Crypto Corruption Took Over Washington

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Jacob Silverman on why it’s hard to regulate the high tech ponzi economics.

May 11, 2025 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Children participate in activities at the Head Start classroom in the Carl and Norma Millers Childrens Center on March 13, 2023, in Frederick, Maryland.

Mothers Don’t Need Medals—They Need a Better World for Their Children Mothers Don’t Need Medals—They Need a Better World for Their Children

Republicans' pro-motherhood policies are a sham. Democrats have a chance to do better.

May 11, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

World Press, Pope Leo, Sweeney Todd

World Press, Pope Leo, Sweeney Todd World Press, Pope Leo, Sweeney Todd

American pie.

May 10, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Military spokesman of Yemen’s Houthi group Yahya Saree addresses a rally in solidarity with Palestinians and the Gaza Strip and in condemnation of Israel and the United States, in the capital, Sanaa, on May 2, 2025.

A US-Houthi Ceasefire, Israel’s Gaza Plans, and Global Trade Tensions A US-Houthi Ceasefire, Israel’s Gaza Plans, and Global Trade Tensions

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

May 9, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Portraits of Humiliation

Portraits of Humiliation Portraits of Humiliation

Since Oct. 7, Israeli police have distributed degrading photos of people arrested for opposing the Gaza war. Seven agreed to be photographed again—this time on their own terms.

May 9, 2025 / Photo Essay / Oren Ziv

Supreme Court Justice David Souter

David Souter Made the Supreme Court More Ideological by Refusing to Be an Ideologue David Souter Made the Supreme Court More Ideological by Refusing to Be an Ideologue

David Souter (1939–2025) liked facts, and facts are anathema to movement conservatives.

May 9, 2025 / Obituary / Elie Mystal

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd on the main balcony overlooking St Peter’s Square.

Pope Leo XIV: A Less Reformist Version of Francis? Pope Leo XIV: A Less Reformist Version of Francis?

All signs point to the newly elected pontiff’s continuing in much the same vein as his predecessor, but with a more moderate approach.

May 9, 2025 / Pablo Castaño Tierno

Chris Dols, founding member of FUN, addresses the crowd during the May Day rally at Foley Square in New York City on May 1, 2025.

Federal Workers Rally to Save Their Jobs—and All of Us From Toxic Waste Federal Workers Rally to Save Their Jobs—and All of Us From Toxic Waste

The Federal Unionists Network is the first large-scale network for government workers, and they’re building solidarity across departments and the labor movement.

May 9, 2025 / Elsie Carson-Holt and Phoebe Grandi

Trump Looks to Libya in His Latest Deportation Scheme

Trump Looks to Libya in His Latest Deportation Scheme Trump Looks to Libya in His Latest Deportation Scheme

A judge has halted the plan, but only a fool would believe the threat is now over.

May 9, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Damage from the aftermath of the attack on the Conscience ship on May 2, 2025.

The Ship Trying to Get Aid to Gaza Won’t Let a Drone Strike End Its Mission The Ship Trying to Get Aid to Gaza Won’t Let a Drone Strike End Its Mission

The ship Conscience was attacked last week while trying to get to Gaza. But that isn't stopping its crew. “If we have the boat repaired, we will go tomorrow,” one of them says.

May 9, 2025 / Saliha Bayrak

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