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Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at a town hall in Ogunquit, Maine.

Graham Platner and the Online Rush to Judgment Graham Platner and the Online Rush to Judgment

At some point, we have to recognize that we just don’t know about the Maine Senate candidate’s past motivations—or about much of anything else, either.

Oct 29, 2025 / Ron Currie

Gaza, Heartbreak, and Ruins

Gaza, Heartbreak, and Ruins Gaza, Heartbreak, and Ruins

Israel killed at least 67,000 Palestinians, and left Gaza devastated.

Oct 29, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the military aboard the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier docked at an American naval base, in Yokosuka, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.

We Have to Talk About Donald Trump’s Brain We Have to Talk About Donald Trump’s Brain

Are we just going to sit around and pretend that the president isn’t having a lot of… questionable moments these days?

Oct 29, 2025 / Rafi Schwartz

The Portland Pride Parade and Festival in June 2019.

Even in Oregon, the Fight for Marriage Equality Might Not Be Over Even in Oregon, the Fight for Marriage Equality Might Not Be Over

After the state’s ban on gay marriage was lifted in 2014, advocates took a breath. But more than a decade later, with Obergefell now at risk, there's more work to be done.

Oct 29, 2025 / StudentNation / Charlie Bloomer

What Connects the Paris Commune and the George Floyd Uprising?

What Connects the Paris Commune and the George Floyd Uprising? What Connects the Paris Commune and the George Floyd Uprising?

A conversation with the writer and theorist Jasper Bernes about the left after the summer of 2020 and the state of revolutionary politics.

Oct 29, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Clinton Williamson

Trump and team sat across from Zelensky

Europe Is at Donald Trump’s Mercy. It Has Itself to Blame. Europe Is at Donald Trump’s Mercy. It Has Itself to Blame.

The European Union has failed to mount an alternative to Donald Trump. On defense, geopolitical alignment, and trade policy, it is ever more subservient to the United States.

Oct 28, 2025 / Harrison Stetler

A firefighter stands near burning market after Russian drone attack on October 22, 2025, in Kramatorsk, Ukraine

The Risk of a Radical Escalation Leading to Actual Conflict Between NATO and Russia Grows The Risk of a Radical Escalation Leading to Actual Conflict Between NATO and Russia Grows


Verdun in the Donbas.

Oct 28, 2025 / Anatol Lieven

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press conference at a federal office building on October 20, 2025, in Bradenton, Florida.

Minneapolis Braces Itself for the National Guard Minneapolis Braces Itself for the National Guard

Kristi Noem visited the Twin Cities and decried out-of-control crime. Is a federal occupation next?

Oct 28, 2025 / Alyssa Oursler

Russ Vought, Project 2025’s Architect of Destruction

Russ Vought, Project 2025’s Architect of Destruction Russ Vought, Project 2025’s Architect of Destruction

Pulling the strings to undo democracy.

Oct 28, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper and Anonymous

Angie Vargas

The Soccer Mom Who Strikes Fear Into the Heart of ICE The Soccer Mom Who Strikes Fear Into the Heart of ICE

Meet Angelica Vargas, one of the most prominent of a new kind of activist: the ICE chaser.

Oct 28, 2025 / Malavika Kannan

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