The German Far Right’s Shocking Victory in Saxony-Anhalt Is a Warning for Germany The German Far Right’s Shocking Victory in Saxony-Anhalt Is a Warning for Germany
The Alternative for Germany just shattered the political firewall meant to keep the party out. Now the country’s establishment is scrambling to stop the rise of the far right.
Sep 9, 2026 / Paul Hockenos
COINTELPRO Is Back COINTELPRO Is Back
How Homeland Security has adopted the COINTELPRO playbook.
Sep 8, 2026 / Betty Medsger
In Trump’s Mafia, Even Goons Can Do Billion-Dollar Shakedowns In Trump’s Mafia, Even Goons Can Do Billion-Dollar Shakedowns
Corey Lewandowski is a disposable underling, but he’s protected enough to scorn the law.
Sep 8, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Flying Kites in Gaza Flying Kites in Gaza
Children continue to die though media attention fades.
Sep 8, 2026 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards
Love and Literature in Leslie Fiedler’s America Love and Literature in Leslie Fiedler’s America
When will the American novel grow up?
Sep 8, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Vivian Gornick
The Making of the Millennial Working Class The Making of the Millennial Working Class
A new book follows a rising generation of labor organizers as they attempt to unionize their workplaces.
Sep 8, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Alex Press
Can We Save Democracy? Can We Save Democracy?
Hélène Landemore’s case for an alternative system of popular government.
Sep 8, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Osita Nwanevu
The Bund and the Radical History of Jewish Anti-Zionism The Bund and the Radical History of Jewish Anti-Zionism
Molly Crabapple’s Here Where We Live Is Our Country revisits the past of the Jewish Labor Bund and considers what it might mean for our future.
Sep 8, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Robbins