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A copy of the diary of Anne Frank on exhibit Frankfurt, Germany, on March 24, 2017.

The Magical, Mysterious World of Archives The Magical, Mysterious World of Archives

Archives are where forgotten lives, hidden histories, and unfinished stories wait to be rediscovered.

May 20, 2026 / Michele Willens

Swearing-in ceremony for the US Army’s Detachment 201—the so-called Army Executive Innovation Corps—with lieutenant colonels from four tech companies, including Shyam Sankar, chief technology officer (CTO) for Palantir; Andrew Bosworth, CTO for Meta; Kevin Weil, chief product officer of OpenAI; and Bob McGrew, adviser at Thinking Machines Lab and former chief research officer for OpenAI, on June 13, 2025.

How Silicon Valley and Private Finance Are Reshaping War How Silicon Valley and Private Finance Are Reshaping War

Revealing the dangerous alliance of techno-fascists with finance capital and the military-industrial complex.

May 20, 2026 / Shana Marshall

A crowd in Berlin celebrating the Kaiser’s proclamation of war against Great Britain, 1914.

Siegfried Kracauer’s Quixotic Anti-War Novel Siegfried Kracauer’s Quixotic Anti-War Novel

In 1928’ s Ginster, the German writer broke the mold of the World War I novel by refusing politics for aesthetics.

May 20, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Jasmine Liu

Trump and Kim 2019

What North Korea Can Tell Us About America’s Future What North Korea Can Tell Us About America’s Future

Trump and Kim have something in common: their desire for total control.

May 19, 2026 / John Feffer

Sunbonnet Truths

Sunbonnet Truths Sunbonnet Truths

Sunbonnets stitching together razor-sharp truths.

May 19, 2026 / OppArt / Jane Pearlmutter

A “Stop the Steal” protester on January 6, 2021.

Trump Just Created a White Grievance Reparations Fund Trump Just Created a White Grievance Reparations Fund

And it will be paid for with your tax dollars.

May 19, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Demonstrators set fire in Havana, Cuba, in protest against the lack of energy and blackouts in their neighborhoods hit with widespread power cuts on May 14, 2026.

The CIA Goes to Cuba The CIA Goes to Cuba

After decades of covert operations, the CIA director has given the Cubans an overt ultimatum for change on the island.

May 18, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh

Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One after his departure from Beijing Capital Airport on May 15, 2026.

Trump Gloats About “Making a Fortune” While Americans Suffer Trump Gloats About “Making a Fortune” While Americans Suffer

As his war in Iran wreaks havoc, Trump is fixated on personal glory and enrichment.

May 18, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Undoing the Voting Rights Act

Undoing the Voting Rights Act Undoing the Voting Rights Act

Racists undoing democracy.

May 18, 2026 / OppArt / Brian Stauffer

Trapped in “el Pozo”: As Overcrowding in ICE Detention Increases, So Does Solitary Confinement

Trapped in “el Pozo”: As Overcrowding in ICE Detention Increases, So Does Solitary Confinement Trapped in “el Pozo”: As Overcrowding in ICE Detention Increases, So Does Solitary Confinement

The spike in solitary confinement epitomizes the abuses of a migrant detention system that seems to be spinning out of control.

May 18, 2026 / Francisco Rodriguez

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