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Montana Doesn’t Need Any More Rural Ghost Towns, but That’s What Republicans Voted For Montana Doesn’t Need Any More Rural Ghost Towns, but That’s What Republicans Voted For

Across the country, rural hospitals will close, and the empty towns will mirror the quiet halls where doctors and nurses once rushed to heal.

Aug 19, 2025 / Steve Bullock

The Revolutionary Politics of “Andor”

The Revolutionary Politics of “Andor” The Revolutionary Politics of “Andor”

The latest addition to the Star Wars series offers an intricate tale of radicalization and its costs.

Aug 19, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Jorge Cotte

Construction continues on a mixed-use apartment complex that will hold more than 700 units of housing and 95,000 square feet of commercial space, on August 20, 2024, in Los Angeles, California.

As Progressive Elected Officials, We Choose Both Economic Populism and Abundance As Progressive Elected Officials, We Choose Both Economic Populism and Abundance

The abundance agenda makes progressive populism more effective.

Aug 19, 2025 / Burhan Azeem, Teresa Mosqueda, Zo Qadri, and Anna Brawley

Stacey Abrams discusses her new novel on stage during

They’re Not Just Coming for DEI. They’re Coming for Democracy. They’re Not Just Coming for DEI. They’re Coming for Democracy.

Destroying DEI has a clear motive: to stop Americans from seeking common cause.

Aug 19, 2025 / Stacey Abrams

Members of the National Guard walk on the National Mall on August 14, 2025, in Washington, DC, following President Donald Trump’s deployment of federal forces and takeover of the city’s police department.

Is Trump’s DC Military Deployment the Start of a Slow-Motion Civil War? Is Trump’s DC Military Deployment the Start of a Slow-Motion Civil War?

Anything is possible in the coming days and weeks, but it’s difficult not to feel like we are veering toward escalating violence.

Aug 18, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Billy Wilder walks down a London street during the 1969 filming of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes.

Billy Wilder’s Battle With the Past Billy Wilder’s Battle With the Past

How the fabled Hollywood director confronted survivor’s guilt, the legacies of the Holocaust, and the paradoxes of Zionism.

Aug 18, 2025 / Ben Schwartz

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin leave at the conclusion of a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska.

Trump Won’t Deliver Peace to Ukraine—or Anywhere Else Trump Won’t Deliver Peace to Ukraine—or Anywhere Else

No one can trust the United States when a fickle man-child controls its foreign policy.

Aug 18, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Gaza Protests Spread

Gaza Protests Spread Gaza Protests Spread

Starvation mounts as Netanyahu escalates attacks.

Aug 18, 2025 / OppArt / Andrew Courtney

A pro-Trump protester outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse, where Trump was given an unconditional discharge in January 2025.

MAGA Conservatives Are Terrified of the Future MAGA Conservatives Are Terrified of the Future

Trump and his followers don’t just want to halt progress. They want to turn back the clock.

Aug 18, 2025 / Column / Chris Lehmann

An effigy of President Donald Trump is lowered outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol.

On the Power of Small Acts of Noncompliance On the Power of Small Acts of Noncompliance

At a moment when large-scale resistance can feel futile,
there are other ways to oppose, engage, and fight back.

Aug 18, 2025 / Column / Elie Mystal

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