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Tezer Özlü—the Rebel of Turkish Letters

Tezer Özlü—the Rebel of Turkish Letters Tezer Özlü—the Rebel of Turkish Letters

Journey to the Edge of Life, a striking composite of memoir, biography, and criticism, dwells on the connection between art and death.

Sep 30, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Kaya Genç

Trump stands in the Oval Office in front of US Attorney General Pam Bondi, Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.

The Trump Regime Intensifies Its War on Activism—but Dissent Is Always Possible The Trump Regime Intensifies Its War on Activism—but Dissent Is Always Possible

The president is presiding over suppression unseen in the US for decades.

Sep 29, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Donald Trump attends the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 26, 2025. in Farmingdale, New York.

Trump Is Lying About Antifa to Justify His Authoritarian Crackdown Trump Is Lying About Antifa to Justify His Authoritarian Crackdown

Too easily dismissed as hyperbole, the Antifa myth is being used as a weapon to destroy domestic opposition.

Sep 29, 2025 / Jeet Heer

England Welcomes Donald (and Friend)

England Welcomes Donald (and Friend) England Welcomes Donald (and Friend)

Rolling out the carpet on the Epstein connection.

Sep 29, 2025 / OppArt / Everyone Hates Elon

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., and Stephen Miller, deputy White House chief of staff for policy, during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025.

We’re Being Ruled Over by the World’s Biggest Losers We’re Being Ruled Over by the World’s Biggest Losers

They effectively control our fates, but deep down, they know they’re sniveling, pathetic, and inadequate, and it eats them up.

Sep 29, 2025 / Katherine Krueger

People walk through the Cornell University campus.

Cornell Cut Classes by a Pro-Palestinian Professor After an Israeli Student’s Discrimination Complaint Cornell Cut Classes by a Pro-Palestinian Professor After an Israeli Student’s Discrimination Complaint

Dr. Eric Cheyfitz, who has taught at Cornell for more than two decades, claims the university is attempting to silence him as part of a broader crackdown on pro-Palestinian activi...

Sep 29, 2025 / StudentNation / Gabe Levin

Utah Governor Spencer Cox at a dias next to FBI Director Kash Patel in an FBI polo shift.

American Racism Is a National Security Threat American Racism Is a National Security Threat

Foreign bots were spewing much of the racist rhetoric that followed Charlie Kirk’s killing. And yet it gained traction only because there is plenty of homegrown racism to exploit....

Sep 29, 2025 / Kali Holloway

Ben Shahn, 1965.

How Should We Remember the Art of Ben Shahn? How Should We Remember the Art of Ben Shahn?

Caught between his political and aesthetic commitments, the painter, photographer, and illustrator has suffered the fate of misapprehension.

Sep 29, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Pujan Karambeigi

MAGA Mouse

MAGA Mouse MAGA Mouse

Collective punishment comix.

Sep 26, 2025

A pro-Palesitine demonstrator who ended up with a bloody nose is taken into custody by police as they break up the pro-Palestine encampment at UCI in Irvine Wednesday, May 15, 2024.

Palestinians Don’t Need Any Lectures About Political Violence Palestinians Don’t Need Any Lectures About Political Violence

We’re being told that all political violence is unacceptable. Why doesn’t the US-backed genocide of our people count?

Sep 26, 2025 / Layla Saliba

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