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President Donald Trump signs an executive order renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (C) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine shake hands, in the Oval Office of the White House on September 5, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Donald Trump Is Bringing the Imperial Wars to the Homefront Donald Trump Is Bringing the Imperial Wars to the Homefront

The ruler of a dying empire inflicts mindless militarism on Venezuela and Chicago.

Sep 8, 2025 / Jeet Heer

A still from the footage of the Trump administration striking a boat allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean.

With the Strike on a “Drug-Carrying Boat,” Trump Returns to a Dangerous US Policy for Latin America With the Strike on a “Drug-Carrying Boat,” Trump Returns to a Dangerous US Policy for Latin America

The attack on a ship off the Venezuelan coast is the first time the US has carried out a deadly military operation on its own in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama.

Sep 8, 2025 / Michael Fox

Who Keeps Kids Safe?

Who Keeps Kids Safe? Who Keeps Kids Safe?

In the US, children and teens are more likely to die from guns than from anything else.

Sep 8, 2025 / OppArt / Robin McCarthy

Demonstrators gather to protest against a travel ban announced by US President Donald Trump.

The “Refugee Pipeline” Has Been Abandoned The “Refugee Pipeline” Has Been Abandoned

Since Trump took office, assistance for refugees has largely been revoked or suspended, with many recent arrivals from Afghanistan unable to bring their families.

Sep 8, 2025 / StudentNation / Ava Menkes

Rebecca Solnit on Trump, Books, and the Reincarnation of King George III

Rebecca Solnit on Trump, Books, and the Reincarnation of King George III Rebecca Solnit on Trump, Books, and the Reincarnation of King George III

A conversation with the writer and activist about living in a nation where those who lead are often disinclined to read—let alone write—meaningful books.

Sep 8, 2025 / Q&A / John Nichols

William F. Buckley Jr.’s Friends and Enemies

William F. Buckley Jr.’s Friends and Enemies William F. Buckley Jr.’s Friends and Enemies

What was it about Buckley that made him so attractive to liberals—and what was it about liberals that caused them to be attracted to conservative figures like Buckley in the first...

Sep 8, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump Really Is the Biggest Loser

Donald Trump Really Is the Biggest Loser Donald Trump Really Is the Biggest Loser

In his weekly newsletter, Elie Mystal parses everything from Trump’s recent spate of legal losses to Tom Cruise’s running prowess.

Sep 5, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) poses with President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House on January 5, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Old, Wealthy Democrats Are Sabotaging Their Own Party Old, Wealthy Democrats Are Sabotaging Their Own Party

The problem of gerontocracy includes the donor class.

Sep 5, 2025 / Jeet Heer

In July 2025, Omar Fateh won the Minneapolis Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party endorsement for mayor, which the state party revoked.

People “Are Tired of Backroom Decisions”: A Conversation With Minneapolis’s Omar Fateh People “Are Tired of Backroom Decisions”: A Conversation With Minneapolis’s Omar Fateh

The Minnesota state senator won Minneapolis’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party endorsement for mayor—but the state-level party revoked it.

Sep 5, 2025 / Q&A / Peter Lucas

Wall of Names

Wall of Names Wall of Names

Colors.

Sep 5, 2025 / Steve Brodner

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