Gaza Is Still Here Gaza Is Still Here
Despite a “ceasefire,” Israel’s killing has not ended. Neither has the determination of the Palestinian people to survive.
Feb 10, 2026 / Feature / Rayan El Amine, Lizzy Ratner, and Jack Mirkinson
How Heidi Reichinnek Saved Germany’s Left How Heidi Reichinnek Saved Germany’s Left
The co-leader of Die Linke helped rescue the party and make it into a political force. But can she beat back Germany’s ascendant far right?
Feb 10, 2026 / Feature / Carol Schaeffer
Inside Ukraine’s Underground Maternity Wards Inside Ukraine’s Underground Maternity Wards
Four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion, Ukrainian health workers are shoring up maternity care to protect the most vulnerable—and preserve Ukrainian id...
Feb 10, 2026 / Feature / Cecilia Nowell
The Ghosts of Colonialism Haunt Our Batteries The Ghosts of Colonialism Haunt Our Batteries
With its cobalt and lithium mines, Congo is powering a new energy revolution. It contains both the worst horrors of modern metal extraction—and the seeds of a more moral economics...
Feb 10, 2026 / Feature / Nicolas Niarchos
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
How Capitalism Transformed the Natural World How Capitalism Transformed the Natural World
In her new book, Alyssa Battistoni explores how nature came to be treated as a supposedly cost-free supplement of capital accumulation.
Feb 10, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Kohei Saito
How to Build a Moon Garden When the News Is All Horror How to Build a Moon Garden When the News Is All Horror
Feb 10, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Sunnyside Yard and the Quest for Affordable Housing in New York Sunnyside Yard and the Quest for Affordable Housing in New York
Constructing new residential buildings, let alone those with rental units that New Yorkers can afford, is never an easy task.
Feb 10, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Karrie Jacobs
The Exposure Therapy of “A Private Life” The Exposure Therapy of “A Private Life”
In her new film, Jodie Foster transforms into a therapist-detective.
Feb 10, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Lovia Gyarkye
Rome, take your amethyst back Rome, take your amethyst back
Feb 10, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Ricardo Maldonado