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The Ghosts of Ingeborg Bachmann

The Ghosts of Ingeborg Bachmann The Ghosts of Ingeborg Bachmann

Haunted by a dark past, the poet and novelist tried to explore the limits of language itself.

Sep 9, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Becca Rothfeld

Yolanda Díaz Is the New Face of the Spanish Left

Yolanda Díaz Is the New Face of the Spanish Left Yolanda Díaz Is the New Face of the Spanish Left

The labor minister hopes to keep Spain’s far right at bay, while winning workers more free time. Will she pull it off?

Sep 9, 2025 / Feature / Sarah Jaffe

Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as he departs a House Republican meeting at the US Capitol on May 20, 2025, in Washington, DC. Trump joined conservative House lawmakers to help push through their budget bill after it advanced through the House Budget Committee on Sunday evening.

Stable Business Genius Stable Business Genius

Sep 9, 2025 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The Most Important Story I’ve Never Told

The Most Important Story I’ve Never Told The Most Important Story I’ve Never Told

The Pulitzer Prize– and Emmy Award–winning journalist recounts a story of hope and heartbreak on the South Side of Chicago.

Sep 9, 2025 / Feature / Trymaine Lee

An art installation that displays black-and-white images of people detained or deported as a result of ICE raids in Southern California.

The Supreme Court Just Gave the OK to Racial Profiling The Supreme Court Just Gave the OK to Racial Profiling

The court’s ruling allowing ICE to resume its indiscriminate roundups of LA’s Latino residents can only be described as one thing.

Sep 8, 2025 / Elie Mystal

President Donald Trump signs an executive order renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (C) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine shake hands, in the Oval Office of the White House on September 5, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Donald Trump Is Bringing the Imperial Wars to the Homefront Donald Trump Is Bringing the Imperial Wars to the Homefront

The ruler of a dying empire inflicts mindless militarism on Venezuela and Chicago.

Sep 8, 2025 / Jeet Heer

A still from the footage of the Trump administration striking a boat allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean.

With the Strike on a “Drug-Carrying Boat,” Trump Returns to a Dangerous US Policy for Latin America With the Strike on a “Drug-Carrying Boat,” Trump Returns to a Dangerous US Policy for Latin America

The attack on a ship off the Venezuelan coast is the first time the US has carried out a deadly military operation on its own in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama.

Sep 8, 2025 / Michael Fox

Dark Money Invades Social Media

Dark Money Invades Social Media Dark Money Invades Social Media

On The Time of Monsters: Taylor Lorenz on the shadowy groups backing some big Democratic influencers.

Sep 8, 2025 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Who Keeps Kids Safe?

Who Keeps Kids Safe? Who Keeps Kids Safe?

In the US, children and teens are more likely to die from guns than from anything else.

Sep 8, 2025 / OppArt / Robin McCarthy

Demonstrators gather to protest against a travel ban announced by US President Donald Trump.

The “Refugee Pipeline” Has Been Abandoned The “Refugee Pipeline” Has Been Abandoned

Since Trump took office, assistance for refugees has largely been revoked or suspended, with many recent arrivals from Afghanistan unable to bring their families.

Sep 8, 2025 / StudentNation / Ava Menkes

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