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A protester holds portrait of Macron upside-down

Emmanuel Macron Is on His Last Legs Emmanuel Macron Is on His Last Legs

The French took to the streets en masse last week, days after the collapse of the latest Macron-aligned government. But the divided left-wing opposition is struggling to capitaliz...

Sep 16, 2025 / Harrison Stetler

Elderly woman arrested at protest against the proscription of Palestine Action in the United Kingdom.

Labour Has Only Itself to Blame for the UK’s New Left-Wing Party Labour Has Only Itself to Blame for the UK’s New Left-Wing Party

Starmer’s rightward turn and austerity agenda fracture Labour, as Corbyn and Sultana rally disillusioned voters behind a new left alternative.

Sep 16, 2025 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata

Smoke billows during Israeli strikes on the Mushtaha Tower in Gaza City on September 5, 2025.

To Those Who Have Just Awakened to the Horrors in Gaza To Those Who Have Just Awakened to the Horrors in Gaza

Yes, we should welcome the latecomers to the fight against genocide, but there also needs to be accountability.

Sep 16, 2025 / Column / David Klion

Kirkland Discounts

Kirkland Discounts Kirkland Discounts

Freedom sells out cheap.

Sep 15, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Wrecking Freedom of Expression

Wrecking Freedom of Expression Wrecking Freedom of Expression

The Trump administration has announced plans to audit exhibitions at eight Smithsonian museums. Among the works labeled “objectionable” is an artwork by cartoonist Felipe Galindo F...

Sep 15, 2025 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

Children collect usable items from the rubble of Israeli army's attack on the As-Salam Tower.

Will the US Continue to Aid, Abet, and Arm Genocide in Gaza? Will the US Continue to Aid, Abet, and Arm Genocide in Gaza?

Every leader should move now to end our complicity.

Sep 15, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A group of men engaged in illegal gold mining look for specks of gold in Kibi in southern Ghana.

The Other Side of Trump’s Tariffs: Ghana’s Toxic Gold Rush The Other Side of Trump’s Tariffs: Ghana’s Toxic Gold Rush

As gold prices spike across the globe, illegal mining is exploding—and driving the west African country toward ecological collapse.

Sep 15, 2025 / Feature / Jocelyn C. Zuckerman

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) departs after a press conference following the House Republicans weekly caucus meetings on Capitol Hill on September 09, 2025

The GOP’s Bloated Pentagon Budget Is Indefensible The GOP’s Bloated Pentagon Budget Is Indefensible

The House just approved $892.6 billion in military spending—continuing the march toward $1 trillion defense budgets.

Sep 12, 2025 / John Nichols

Where Are the Epstein Files??

Where Are the Epstein Files?? Where Are the Epstein Files??

Trump wants to bury his history.

Sep 12, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Elon Musk’s AI Grift

Elon Musk’s AI Grift Elon Musk’s AI Grift

The tech lord’s recent bid to reshuffle the ownership structure of his empire reinforces the clout of the Middle Eastern strongman regimes in its orbit.

Sep 12, 2025 / Feature / Jacob Silverman

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