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Students from across Chicago, including representatives from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, gather to protest ICE.

The Immigration Crackdown Hurts More Than Just International Students The Immigration Crackdown Hurts More Than Just International Students

Universities are raising their tuition, offering fewer classes, and axing extracurricular programs to compensate for the dip in international student enrollment.

Mar 27, 2026 / StudentNation / Yong-Yu Huang

Protesters gather in Times Square as the nation reacts to

The Long History of the US War on Iran—With Spencer Ackerman The Long History of the US War on Iran—With Spencer Ackerman

Paris Marx is joined by Spencer Ackerman to discuss the US and Israeli war on Iran, including the history that led to this moment and what we might see from here.

Mar 27, 2026 / Podcast

A Landmark Suit Against Meta and YouTube Opens the Floodgate for AI Litigation

A Landmark Suit Against Meta and YouTube Opens the Floodgate for AI Litigation A Landmark Suit Against Meta and YouTube Opens the Floodgate for AI Litigation

A jury finds big tech liable for programming addictive features into platforms—and that’s basically the business model for companion bots.

Mar 27, 2026 / David Futrelle

Donald Trump, and Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on Thursday, March 26, 2026.

Trump’s TV-Warped Brain Is Putting the World in Danger Trump’s TV-Warped Brain Is Putting the World in Danger

The president is experiencing the Iran War almost entirely through misleading video clips—and that’s very bad news for all of us.

Mar 26, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

Zohran Mamdani speaks during a Rental Ripoff Hearing at Fordham University on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.

Mamdani Asked Tenants to Tell Him Their Problems. Hundreds Did. Mamdani Asked Tenants to Tell Him Their Problems. Hundreds Did.

What it's like at one of the mayor's "Rental Ripoff" hearings.

Mar 26, 2026 / Prajwal Bhat

Women

Women Women

Living history.

Mar 26, 2026 / OppArt / Anita Kunz

A satellite image of flooded fields and buildings near Waialua, on Oahu's north shore.

Hawaii’s Storm Damage Is Deeply Rooted in the State’s Plantation Past Hawaii’s Storm Damage Is Deeply Rooted in the State’s Plantation Past

The latest wave of storm devastation closely tracks the regional neglect of infrastructure instituted by the state’s first modern agricultural barons

Mar 26, 2026 / Matthew Vickers

Zohran Mamdani finds money under the sofa cushions.

Mamdani’s Master Class in Impression Management Mamdani’s Master Class in Impression Management

New York’s mayor continues to showcase his command of political symbolism as he prepares to reckon with some difficult real-world choices

Mar 26, 2026 / D.D. Guttenplan

In “Bomarzo,” the Renaissance Man is a Monster

In “Bomarzo,” the Renaissance Man is a Monster In “Bomarzo,” the Renaissance Man is a Monster

Manuel Mujica Lainez’s historical novel, a strange biography of a 16th-century duke, leaves the reader wondering if human nature can ever change.

Mar 26, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Max Pearl

Are Plastics Poisoning Us?

Are Plastics Poisoning Us? Are Plastics Poisoning Us?

A Netflix documentary exposes plastic’s health harms but misses its climate connection.

Mar 26, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

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