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The sample page of a Columbia House Record Club advertisement as it appeared in the April 1, 1978 issue of TV Guide magazine.

Stop the Price Gouging Stop the Price Gouging

How the subscription squeeze is ending.

Oct 1, 2026 / Lindsay Owens

An anti-nuclear rally in Central Park, New York City, in June 1982.

On Being Awarded the Women Waging Peace Award On Being Awarded the Women Waging Peace Award

It has never been more urgent to revive the idea of peace, not as a slogan, but as the only serious, respectable, responsible, reasonable, humane position.

Oct 1, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Women at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963.

Black Freedom in an Age of White Oligarchy Black Freedom in an Age of White Oligarchy

Justin Leroy’s The Lowest Freedom points toward the limits of liberty under racial capitalism.

Oct 1, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Aaron Ross Coleman

Donald Trump strides down a hallway in “Final Battle,” a campaign ad paid for with taxpayer dollars.

PSA: Trump Continues to Commit Crimes PSA: Trump Continues to Commit Crimes

While the president is unlikely to face any consequences for his patently illegal, taxpayer-funded ads, it’s essential to remember he should.

Sep 30, 2026 / Elie Mystal

“In Minor Keys,” 61st Venice Biennale, 2026, installation view featuring Éric Baudelaire.

The Carnival of Venice Biennale The Carnival of Venice Biennale

That so much of the art of “In Minor Keys” is muted in effect is ironic, because so much of it is overproduced, aspirationally eye-catching, and so big.

Sep 30, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Freedom Can’t Be Fenced In

Freedom Can’t Be Fenced In Freedom Can’t Be Fenced In

A call for freedom written across a pedestrian overpass, framed by wire.

Sep 30, 2026 / OppArt / Jeanne Flavin

In an attempt by the National Park Service to protect endangered desert tortoises, signs advise drivers to “drive like a tortoise” in the Mojave National Preserve in California. Between 2001 and 2020, the number of Mojave desert tortoises fell by 54 percent.

Trump Has Made it Legal to Destroy Endangered Species’ Habitats Trump Has Made it Legal to Destroy Endangered Species’ Habitats

By redefining the meaning of “harm” in the Endangered Species Act, the administration is giving big corporations a gift they have long demanded.

Sep 30, 2026 / Kali Holloway

Supporters of then-mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani attend a campaign event in Queens, New York on November 1, 2025.

Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign May Have Accomplished Something More Fundamental Than Moving Policy Debate to the Left Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign May Have Accomplished Something More Fundamental Than Moving Policy Debate to the Left

It’s the people, stupid.

Sep 30, 2026 / Marshall Ganz

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How AI Could Kill Us All How AI Could Kill Us All

Mapping the pathways to human extinction.

Sep 30, 2026 / Michael T. Klare

Sohei Kamiya, leader of Japan’s Sanseito party, delivers a speech at a Sanseito street rally in Tokyo.

Japan’s Far Right Is Courting Young Voters Japan’s Far Right Is Courting Young Voters

Sanseitō has attracted young voters through a robust social-media strategy, Charlie Kirk–like public speaking events, and anti-establishment messaging.

Sep 30, 2026 / StudentNation / Sena Chang

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