The Riotous Worlds of Thomas Pynchon The Riotous Worlds of Thomas Pynchon
From “The Crying Lot of 49” to his latest noirs, the American novelist has always proceeded along a track strangely parallel to our own.
Feb 10, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Kunkel
The Racist Lie Behind ICE’s Mission in Minneapolis The Racist Lie Behind ICE’s Mission in Minneapolis
It was never about straightforward enforcement of immigration law.
Feb 10, 2026 / Column / Chris Lehmann
Gaza Is Still Here Gaza Is Still Here
Despite a “ceasefire,” Israel’s killing has not ended. Neither has the determination of the Palestinian people to survive.
Feb 10, 2026 / Feature / Rayan El Amine, Lizzy Ratner, and Jack Mirkinson
What the Pro-Choice Movement Can Learn From Those Who Overturned “Roe” What the Pro-Choice Movement Can Learn From Those Who Overturned “Roe”
The anti-abortion movement was methodical and radical at the same time. The abortion-rights movement must be too.
Feb 10, 2026 / Amy Littlefield
Somali Americans Aren’t Going Anywhere Somali Americans Aren’t Going Anywhere
Trump keeps targeting Minnesota’s Somali community. But as one organizer says, “What we’ve built here, we’re not going to let it be easy for people to take that away from us.”
Feb 10, 2026 / Iliana Hagenah
Bad Bunny’s Technicolor Halftime Stole the Super Bowl Bad Bunny’s Technicolor Halftime Stole the Super Bowl
The Puerto Rican artist’s performance was a gleeful rebuke of Trump’s death cult and a celebration of life.
Feb 9, 2026 / Dave Zirin
1933 Revisited 1933 Revisited
Trump’s ICE agents terrorize American citizens unchecked.
Feb 9, 2026 / OppArt / Gary Taxali
Drag Can Save a Life in New York City—if People Show Up Drag Can Save a Life in New York City—if People Show Up
Black and trans drag performers are crowdfunding to survive in one of the most expensive cities in the world.
Feb 9, 2026 / Ava Pauline Emilione
Fiorello La Guardia and the Making of Modern New York Fiorello La Guardia and the Making of Modern New York
How the popular mayor and a popular front of radicals and reformers transformed New York City
Feb 9, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Michael Kazin
ICE Officers Should Be Held Accountable. These Law School Students Know How. ICE Officers Should Be Held Accountable. These Law School Students Know How.
Over 2,600 students and legal academics have signed a letter calling on Congress to close a loophole to allow individuals to sue federal officers for violating the Constitution.
Feb 9, 2026 / StudentNation / Amelia Dal Pra