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Disney CEO Bob Iger holds a 2016 press conference at Disney’s Shanghai resort.

How the Kimmel Controversy Echoes Disney’s Dirty China Deal How the Kimmel Controversy Echoes Disney’s Dirty China Deal

Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner berated the company’s capitulation before authoritarian MAGA threats, but in many ways, he set the example.

Sep 24, 2025 / Ben Schwartz

President Donald Trump displays his executive order establishing the Trump Card for HB-1 visa applicants at the Oval Office on September 19.

The Alternate-Universe Version of Trump’s Executive Putsch The Alternate-Universe Version of Trump’s Executive Putsch

What would a Democratic presidency armed with Trump’s limitless power look like?

Sep 24, 2025 / David Faris

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.

Rebranding to the “Department of War” Will Surely Fix Everything Rebranding to the “Department of War” Will Surely Fix Everything

Quick: Name one clear triumph in a meaningful war for the United States since 1945.

Sep 23, 2025 / William Astore

Dublin’s Croke Park stadium, which is set to host Ireland’s first regular-season NFL game on September 28, 2025.

The NFL Is Trump’s America—and It’s Invading Ireland The NFL Is Trump’s America—and It’s Invading Ireland

The league is not coming to Dublin to plant a tree. It is coming to plant a flag.

Sep 22, 2025 / Dave Zirin

Anti-government protesters in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 8.

Nepal’s Revolution Wasn’t Televised, but It Was on Discord Nepal’s Revolution Wasn’t Televised, but It Was on Discord

The country’s Gen Z uprising illustrates both the promise and limitations of online-brokered protest

Sep 22, 2025 / Corey Pein

Tribute to Charlie Kirk

Tribute to Charlie Kirk Tribute to Charlie Kirk

Orbán Outfitters.

Sep 19, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro gestures as he speaks to the press at the Federal Senate in Brasília on July 17, 2025.

Bolsonaro’s Conviction Was Decided by the Only Woman on the Brazilian Supreme Court Bolsonaro’s Conviction Was Decided by the Only Woman on the Brazilian Supreme Court

Minister Cármen Lúcia Antunes Rocha cast the deciding vote, defying the extreme right’s misogyny and sending a strong message to Bolsonaro ally US President Donald Trump.

Sep 19, 2025 / Nicole Froio

A man rides a bicycle past a damaged residental building in Novodonets'ke, Donetsk region, on September 14, 2025.

Ukraine: The Trial Ukraine: The Trial

Debating the war.

Sep 19, 2025 / Robert Skidelsky

Wings Against Trump

Wings Against Trump Wings Against Trump

Public intervention. New York City, August 2025. Photos by @roycer700_.

Sep 18, 2025 / OppArt / Maia Lorian

Trump signing executive orders

Trump Is No “President of Peace” Trump Is No “President of Peace”

He’s spoiling for war.

Sep 18, 2025 / William D. Hartung

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