The Dark Satire of Pete Hegseth’s Quantico Speech The Dark Satire of Pete Hegseth’s Quantico Speech
The secretary of war’s plea for discipline collapses into its opposite—a demand for wanton violence and mayhem
Oct 8, 2025 / Lyle Jeremy Rubin
The Blood Diamonds of Brazil The Blood Diamonds of Brazil
When an Amazonian tribe tried to regulate the mines on their territory, they invited the violence of modern life into their homeland.
Oct 8, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Jimin Kang
The Courts vs. Trump—Plus, “Gotham at War” The Courts vs. Trump—Plus, “Gotham at War”
On this episode of Start Making Sense: David Cole on Trump’s recent defeats in federal courts, and Brenda Wineapple on Mike Wallace’s history of New York City during World War II....
Oct 8, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
What’s Behind Saudi Arabia’s Surge in Executions? What’s Behind Saudi Arabia’s Surge in Executions?
Activists believe that authorities are abusing the justice system to silence dissent and chill speech.
Oct 8, 2025 / Ebtihal Mubarak
Trump Is Effortlessly Destroying Washington’s International Influence Trump Is Effortlessly Destroying Washington’s International Influence
With Congress compliant, the Supreme Court complicit, and media corporations compromised, Trump has forged a clear path to international irrelevance.
Oct 7, 2025 / Alfred McCoy
What Would Jesus Do? What Would Jesus Do?
The Gaza crisis demands action from everyone.
Oct 7, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Pete Hegseth’s Crypto History Pete Hegseth’s Crypto History
Does the defense secretary have unclaimed earnings from a firm he formerly advised?
Oct 7, 2025 / Jacob Silverman
Trump and Hegseth’s Plan for the “War Within” Trump and Hegseth’s Plan for the “War Within”
‘They spit, we hit.’
Oct 7, 2025 / Michael T. Klare
I’ve Endured Two Years of Genocide. But I’m Still Here. I’ve Endured Two Years of Genocide. But I’m Still Here.
The world before October 7, 2023, is a distant memory. But we carry on, fueled by the determination that this land will become a place of life once more.
Oct 7, 2025 / Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi
Thomas Mallon’s Theory of the Diary Thomas Mallon’s Theory of the Diary
The New York writer and editor’s diaries of the AIDS era presents a curious case of what we are supposed to expect from private documents that become historical sources.
Oct 7, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Sheila McClear