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A man takes a photograph at Deng Xiaoping Portrait Square in Shenzhen, China, 2020.

How China Engineered the Next Century How China Engineered the Next Century

Dan Wang argues that the battle between China and the United States is simply a conflict between engineers and lawyers. The situation is much more complicated than that.

Aug 26, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Rollin Hu

Rashid Khalidi speaks during a welcome rally for Mahmoud Khalil in Manhattan, New York.

Columbia, Trump, and the Palestine Exception Columbia, Trump, and the Palestine Exception

On this episode of American Prestige.

Aug 26, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Omar Fateh in an interview with KARE 11 News on August 7. 2025.

Minnesota Democrats Are at War Over the “Mamdani of Minneapolis” Minnesota Democrats Are at War Over the “Mamdani of Minneapolis”

Democratic socialist mayoral candidate Omar Fateh won the endorsement of his city party. Then the state party overturned the result. Representative Ilhan Omar calls it “inexcusabl...

Aug 26, 2025 / John Nichols

FBI agents carry boxes as they arrive at the home of John Bolton, Donald Trump's former national security advisor, during a court-authorized search on August 22, 2025, in Bethesda, Maryland.

Trump’s Raid on John Bolton’s Home Is Different From What I Experienced—It’s Revenge Trump’s Raid on John Bolton’s Home Is Different From What I Experienced—It’s Revenge

The raids on my home and Bolton's marks a chilling evolution from George W. Bush to Trump 2.0.

Aug 26, 2025 / Thomas Drake

Graham Platner.

Graham Platner Is the Real Deal Graham Platner Is the Real Deal

The Maine oyster farmer embodies the populist energy that Americans have been looking for. He’s the best candidate to defeat Republican Senator Susan Collins.

Aug 26, 2025 / Aaron Regunberg

Fakhri Abu Diab amid the rubble of his former home.

The Americans Stealing Palestinian Land The Americans Stealing Palestinian Land

As the West Bank gets carved up for illegal settlements, US real estate companies are eager to cash in.

Aug 26, 2025 / Carolina Sophia Pedrazzi

Kilmar Ábrego García and his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, stand surrounded by a crowd of supporters.

The Bravery of Kilmar Ábrego García vs. the Barbarism of Donald Trump The Bravery of Kilmar Ábrego García vs. the Barbarism of Donald Trump

The husband, father, and union worker from Maryland is risking indefinite incarceration in Uganda to stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves.

Aug 25, 2025 / Dave Zirin

John Bolton, former national security adviser to President Trump, arrives home, as the FBI searches his house August 22, 2025 in Bethesda, Maryland.

Even John Bolton Doesn’t Deserve This Even John Bolton Doesn’t Deserve This

Trump’s former national security adviser is a very hateable figure. But he still needs defending from the president’s lawlessness.

Aug 25, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Pop Goes the Weasel

Pop Goes the Weasel Pop Goes the Weasel

Putin has played Trump for years.

Aug 25, 2025 / OppArt / Ann Telnaes

Dan Golden watering his marijuana plants on his farm in Humboldt County, California.

California’s Small Cannabis Farmers Have Been Left High and Dry California’s Small Cannabis Farmers Have Been Left High and Dry

Humboldt County helped fuel the rise of the marijuana industry, but after the plant’s legalization, its farmers are struggling.

Aug 25, 2025 / StudentNation / Colin Warren

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