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The Riotous Worlds of Thomas Pynchon

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

Molly Crabapple's Time Capsule of Resistance

Molly Crabapple's Time Capsule of Resistance Molly Crabapple's Time Capsule of Resistance

A new set of note cards by the artist and writer documents scenes of protest in the 21st century.

Feb 10, 2026 / Molly Crabapple

Bad Bunny performs during the halftime show for Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium on February 8, 2026.

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 1933 Revisited

Trump’s ICE agents terrorize American citizens unchecked.

Feb 9, 2026 / OppArt / Gary Taxali

A man walks past signs hanging on a fence in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on February 3, 2026.

Keith Ellison: Trump Hates Minnesotans Because We Love Each Other Keith Ellison: Trump Hates Minnesotans Because We Love Each Other

The president has gone after us because of who we are and what we value. We have an obligation to resist.

Feb 9, 2026 / Keith Ellison

Observers film ICE agents on February 5, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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

Fiorello La Guardia speaking in 1933 in East Harlem.

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

“You shouldn’t wait until somebody is on ‘Drag Race’ to show your support,” says Afrosephone. “The one thing that will keep us performing, the one thing that will keep us afloat, is if you show up.”

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

Kristi Noem Must Be Impeached

Kristi Noem Must Be Impeached Kristi Noem Must Be Impeached

Members of Congress have a constitutional duty to remove this gangster from office.

Feb 9, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel, John Nichols for The Nation

Trump Is Using Terrorist Charges to Wage Political War

Trump Is Using Terrorist Charges to Wage Political War Trump Is Using Terrorist Charges to Wage Political War

Josh Kovensky on a dangerous politicization of the law.

Feb 8, 2026 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

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