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A World War II–themed party held by the residents of Rose Mount, Birkby, 1986.

Barbara Pym’s Archaic England Barbara Pym’s Archaic England

In the novelist’s work, she mocks English culture’s nostalgia, revealing what lies beneath the country’s obsession with its heritage.

Feb 6, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Ashley Cullina

Winter Olympic Committee Press Conference

The International Olympics Committee Is Urged to Drop Oil Company Sponsors The International Olympics Committee Is Urged to Drop Oil Company Sponsors

Global warming means the future of Winter Games “is literally melting away.”

Feb 5, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

Russian Nuclear Missile Victory Day Parade

The End of Arms Control? The End of Arms Control?

For the first time, we will live in a world without constraints on the US-Russian nuclear arsenal.

Feb 5, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Donald Trump gestures while speaking during an executive order signing event in the Oval Office of the White House.

Trump’s Denunciations of the Iranian Killings Are Pure Hypocrisy Trump’s Denunciations of the Iranian Killings Are Pure Hypocrisy

The arbitrary arrests and killings committed by agents of Trump’s authoritarian-style rule differ only in number, not in kind, from those in Iran.

Feb 5, 2026 / Juan Cole

A Grieving Planet

A Grieving Planet A Grieving Planet

Half mast for a troubled world.

Feb 5, 2026 / OppArt / Tom Toro

Trump’s Oily Attack on Venezuela

Trump’s Oily Attack on Venezuela Trump’s Oily Attack on Venezuela

The US government is seizing tankers like pirates.

Feb 5, 2026 / OppArt / Glen Le Lievre

Zohran Mamdani and Kathy Hochul at a rally in Queens on October 26, 2025.

Zohran Mamdani: Why I’m Endorsing Kathy Hochul Zohran Mamdani: Why I’m Endorsing Kathy Hochul

Exclusive: New York City’s mayor explains why he’s backing New York’s governor in the 2026 election.

Feb 5, 2026 / Zohran Mamdani

Democrats Need to Get Serious About Stopping Trump From Rigging the Midterms

Democrats Need to Get Serious About Stopping Trump From Rigging the Midterms Democrats Need to Get Serious About Stopping Trump From Rigging the Midterms

Here’s one idea for a coordinated response to Trump’s coordinated attacks.

Feb 5, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Mamdani Touts a Stunning View of the City, but Struggles to Clear the Sidewalks

Mamdani Touts a Stunning View of the City, but Struggles to Clear the Sidewalks Mamdani Touts a Stunning View of the City, but Struggles to Clear the Sidewalks

The New York mayor is opening the roof of the David N. Dinkins Municipal Building to the public, but has plenty of work ahead to make the city below more affordable and accessible...

Feb 5, 2026 / D.D. Guttenplan

Dean Obeidallah and Joy Reid

Has the Mainstream Media Failed Us? Has the Mainstream Media Failed Us?

Dean Obeidallah and Joy Reid discuss independent media’s role in an increasingly undemocratic world.

Feb 5, 2026 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

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