Will Technology Save Us From a Nuclear Attack? Will Technology Save Us From a Nuclear Attack?
So far, the Golden Dome seems more like a marketing concept designed to enrich arms contractors and burnish Trump’s image rather than a carefully thought-out defense program.
Nov 27, 2025 / Ashley Gate and William D. Hartung
Make Thanksgiving Radical Again Make Thanksgiving Radical Again
The holiday’s real roots lie in abolition, liberation, and anti-racism. Let’s reconnect to that legacy.
Nov 27, 2025 / Kali Holloway
The Security Council’s Resolution on Gaza Makes Trump Its New Overlord The Security Council’s Resolution on Gaza Makes Trump Its New Overlord
The resolution is not only a possible violation of UN rules, it also makes the administration directly responsible for Palestinian oppression.
Nov 26, 2025 / Phyllis Bennis
Can Aftyn Behn Stun the GOP in Tennessee Next Week? Can Aftyn Behn Stun the GOP in Tennessee Next Week?
The Democrat has a real chance to flip a deep-red congressional seat. In an exclusive interview, she explains why her bid is shaking up the politics of 2025 (and maybe 2026).
Nov 26, 2025 / John Nichols
A Short History of the Long War on Drugs in Latin America A Short History of the Long War on Drugs in Latin America
How did we get to a moment when a president could order the serial killing of civilians, publicly share videos of the crimes, and find that the response is little more than a shru...
Nov 26, 2025 / Greg Grandin
Cubans Watch the Escalating US-Venezuelan Crisis Cubans Watch the Escalating US-Venezuelan Crisis
For most people on the island, the threat is just one more worry amid a grueling economic crisis.
Nov 26, 2025 / Marc Frank
Karoline Leavitt Cheer(mis)leader Karoline Leavitt Cheer(mis)leader
Trump’s press secretary’s flaming lies.
Nov 26, 2025 / OppArt / Jeff Gates
The Pilgrims Were Doomsday Cultists The Pilgrims Were Doomsday Cultists
The settlers who arrived in Plymouth were not escaping religious persecution. They left on the Mayflower to establish a theocracy in the Americas.
Nov 26, 2025 / Jane Borden
The Inexplicable Logic of Contact Sports The Inexplicable Logic of Contact Sports
In The Season, Helen Garner considers the zeal and irrationality of fandom and her country’s favorite pastime, Australian rules football.
Nov 26, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Mikaela Dery
[they’re in their lord of the flies bag] [they’re in their lord of the flies bag]
Nov 26, 2025 / Poems / Fatimah Asghar