Chinese Transnational Repression Is a Real Issue—but Shujun Wang Is a Bad Example Chinese Transnational Repression Is a Real Issue—but Shujun Wang Is a Bad Example
Our government spent almost a decade chasing a professor they thought was a spy. The case raises questions about our ability to pursue real perpetrators of China’s crimes.
Jun 17, 2025 / Timothy McLaughlin
The Heritage of Dylann Roof The Heritage of Dylann Roof
Ten years after the Charleston massacre, reverence for the Confederacy that Roof idolized is going strong.
Jun 17, 2025 / Elizabeth Robeson
Compassion Flotilla Compassion Flotilla
On June 8, the Madleen aid ship was intercepted, as it approached the shores of Gaza to distribute humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave’s starving population. The twelve p...
Jun 17, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Brian Wilson (1942–2025) Outlived the Times He Helped Define Brian Wilson (1942–2025) Outlived the Times He Helped Define
When the Beach Boys front man died, the obituaries described him as a genius. Which means what, exactly?
Jun 17, 2025 / Sid Holt
The Shady Financial Past of a Major Trump Crypto Investor The Shady Financial Past of a Major Trump Crypto Investor
Andrei Grachev, an early booster of a Trump crypto offering, has cycled through several alleged investment scams and was convicted on fraud charges in Russia.
Jun 17, 2025 / Jacob Silverman
No Kings No Kings
Nobody gets to be a King.
Jun 16, 2025 / OppArt / James McMullan, Nancy Stahl, and Chris Piascik
Greater America Has Been Exporting Disunion for Decades Greater America Has Been Exporting Disunion for Decades
So why are we still surprised when the tide of blood reaches our own shores? Some personal reflections on Marco Rubio and me—and the roots of Trump’s imperial ambitions.
Jun 16, 2025 / Feature / Viet Thanh Nguyen
When It Comes to Understanding the Dangers Posed by Big Tech, We’re Lost in the Cloud When It Comes to Understanding the Dangers Posed by Big Tech, We’re Lost in the Cloud
By treating IT and AI as neutral tools, we obscure our ability to see—and resist—power. If just one of the big three tech giants collapses, societal mayhem could follow.
Jun 16, 2025 / Column / Zephyr Teachout
Why We Must Keep Talking About Abortion Pills Why We Must Keep Talking About Abortion Pills
As part of a delegation to Brazil, I saw how our countries’ respective struggles to maintain and expand reproductive justice are really part of the same fight.
Jun 16, 2025 / Regina Mahone
How Trump Is Transforming Higher Education: The View from 4 Campuses How Trump Is Transforming Higher Education: The View from 4 Campuses
At universities in California, Illinois, Louisiana, and Texas, students report changes to clubs, diminished research opportunities, and fears for international students’ safety.
Jun 15, 2025 / Steven Yoder, Felicia Mello, Alexandra Villarreal, and Miles MacClure