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A sign encouraging people to vote sits in the middle of the University of Pittsburgh campus on November 5, 2024.

The Fight for American Democracy on College Campuses The Fight for American Democracy on College Campuses

The promises of the 26th Amendment remain unfulfilled.

Nov 19, 2025 / Yael Bromberg and Jonathan Becker

Thomas Mann, from behind, 1930.

Thomas Mann’s Pessimistic Humanism Thomas Mann’s Pessimistic Humanism

What can we still learn from the The Magic Mountain?

Nov 19, 2025 / Susan Bernofsky

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks during the press conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act with the Epstein abuse survivors in Washington, DC, on November 18, 2025.

House Republicans Defy Trump; Plus, When WWII Vets Came Home House Republicans Defy Trump; Plus, When WWII Vets Came Home

On this episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols comments on the politics around release of the Epstein files, and David Nasaw discusses The Wounded Generation.

Nov 19, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

A photovoltaic power station in Binzhou City, Shandong province, on November 18, 2025.

China Is Now the World’s Climate Champion China Is Now the World’s Climate Champion

The news out of COP30 does not engender much hope, but China’s embrace of renewable energy shows that climate protection makes smart economic sense.

Nov 18, 2025 / Paul Hockenos

A projection onto a building near the White House demands Donald Trump release the Epstein files in July 2025.

Who’s Afraid of the Epstein Files? Who’s Afraid of the Epstein Files?

The release of Jeffrey Epstein’s documents is likely to implicate a whole network of members of the American ruling class.

Nov 18, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Cleveland Browns player Carl Nassib enters the bue tent during an NFL football game against the New York Jets, in Cleveland.

Sports Media Has Forgotten About CTE Even After Player Deaths Sports Media Has Forgotten About CTE Even After Player Deaths

The NFL season has been rife with tragedy—not that the league or its media partners have noticed.

Nov 18, 2025 / Dave Zirin

Robert Roberson

Texas Almost Executed a Man Based on “Junk Science.” His Ordeal Isn’t Over. Texas Almost Executed a Man Based on “Junk Science.” His Ordeal Isn’t Over.

Robert Roberson, who was nearly killed due to the discredited “shaken baby syndrome” theory, is still at risk.

Nov 18, 2025 / Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg

Knight

Knight Knight

Of the round belly.

Nov 18, 2025 / OppArt / Robert Minor

“I feel that the community here really understands me, both Mexican and expats,” Karen says, referring to the influx of Americans who’ve relocated to the city since Trump was first elected president in 2016. Karen was terminated as part of the Trump administration's January 20 executive order suspending the US Refugee Admissions Program.

A Fired Federal Worker Finds Refuge in Mexico A Fired Federal Worker Finds Refuge in Mexico

“The administration doesn’t want me. I personally don’t feel safe [in the United States]. I know I’m not the only person who feels that way.”

Nov 18, 2025 / Feature / Rebekah Sager

The Deliberate Decimation of the Federal Workforce

The Deliberate Decimation of the Federal Workforce The Deliberate Decimation of the Federal Workforce

Systems built up over the last 120 years are being either eliminated or corroded at warp speed, with the implicit blessing of the US Supreme Court.

Nov 18, 2025 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

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