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US President Donald J. Trump sits at a table monitoring military operations during Operation Epic Fury against Iran.

Trump’s Attacks on Voting, and on Iran Trump’s Attacks on Voting, and on Iran

David Cole talks about fighting a coming executive order restricting voting in the midterms, and John Nichols explains a congressional War Powers resolution on Iran.

Mar 4, 2026 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

We Are the Fire That Melts the ICE

We Are the Fire That Melts the ICE We Are the Fire That Melts the ICE

Oaxaca, Mexico, street art.

Mar 4, 2026 / OppArt / Line Marker

A page taken from the Merriam-Webster's Desktop Dictionary, 2016.

Can the Dictionary Keep Up? Can the Dictionary Keep Up?

In Stefan Fatsis’s capacious, and at times score-settling, personal history of the reference book, he reveals what the dictionary can still tell us about language in modern life

Mar 4, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Lora Kelley

US President Donald Trump wields a gavel during the signing ceremony at the inaugural meeting of his “Board of Peace” at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on February 19, 2026.

An Unlawful War An Unlawful War

The precedent being set by the US in launching this war of aggression against Iran will long live in infamy.

Mar 4, 2026 / Richard Falk

Bari Weiss during her interview with Erika Kirk on December 13, 2025.

The Endless Hypocrisy of Bari Weiss The Endless Hypocrisy of Bari Weiss

She claims to be a free speech champion. But as her actions at CBS News keep showing, she seems to think free speech should run only in a rightward direction.

Mar 4, 2026 / Grace Byron

Tehran with smoke visible in the distance after explosions were reported in the city, on March 02, 2026

Iran and the End of Restraint—With Trita Parsi and Akbar Shahid Ahmed Iran and the End of Restraint—With Trita Parsi and Akbar Shahid Ahmed

On the latest American Prestige.

Mar 3, 2026 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Trump’s Reason for War in Iran?

Trump’s Reason for War in Iran? Trump’s Reason for War in Iran?

Obliterating the Epstein files at any cost.

Mar 3, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Students gather at the Gregory Gym Plaza on UT-Austin's campus in a rally on February 16 to oppose the elimination of race, ethnic, and gender studies departments.

What Will Be Left After the University of Texas Destroys Itself? What Will Be Left After the University of Texas Destroys Itself?

UT-Austin has collapsed its race, ethnic, and gender studies into a single program while a new policy asks faculty to avoid “controversial” topics. But the attacks won’t end there...

Mar 3, 2026 / StudentNation / Aaron Boehmer

Scott Pelley speaks to Reza Pahlavi, former crown prince of Iran, on

The Corporate Media Is Head Over Heels for the Iran War The Corporate Media Is Head Over Heels for the Iran War

Donald Trump’s attack may be surreal, unjustified, and illegal. But that’s not stopping the press from turning the propaganda dial way up.

Mar 3, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

An internet cafe in Beijing, 2007.

Why We Misunderstand the Chinese Internet Why We Misunderstand the Chinese Internet

Journalist Yi-Ling Liu’s The Wall Dancers traces how the Internet affected daily life in China, showing how similar this corner of the Web is to the one experienced in the West.

Mar 3, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Rebecca Liu

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