What’s Behind the Corporate Pillaging of “60 Minutes” What’s Behind the Corporate Pillaging of “60 Minutes”

By firing veteran correspondent Scott Pelley, the leaders of CBS News have elevated toadying over truth-telling.

Ben Schwartz

A Personal TomDispatch Farewell A Personal TomDispatch Farewell

After 24 years of incisive reporting and commentary on America’s destructive imperial exploits, Tom is passing the torch.

Tom Engelhardt

What a Week in the Hospital Showed Me About Our Broken Healthcare System What a Week in the Hospital Showed Me About Our Broken Healthcare System

My stay drove home one of the biggest problems facing us: a devastating shortage of primary care doctors.

Gregg Gonsalves

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The House Voted to End the Iran War. Now the Real Battle Begins. The House Voted to End the Iran War. Now the Real Battle Begins.

Jun 5, 2026 / Jeet Heer

The District 12 Candidate Nobody Is Talking About The District 12 Candidate Nobody Is Talking About

Jun 5, 2026 / Katha Pollitt

Israel Tortured These Activists. Now They’re Speaking Out. Israel Tortured These Activists. Now They’re Speaking Out.

Jun 5, 2026 / Saliha Bayrak

The Only Thing You Need to Know About the White House’s Aliens.gov Website The Only Thing You Need to Know About the White House’s Aliens.gov Website

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Politics

Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, from left, US President Donald Trump, and Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.

The House Voted to End the Iran War. Now the Real Battle Begins. The House Voted to End the Iran War. Now the Real Battle Begins.

Congress took an important symbolic step toward reasserting its authority over war powers. But much, much more needs to be done.

Jeet Heer

Congressional District 12 candidate Nina Schwalbe participates with fellow Democrats Jack Schlossberg, Micah Lasher, and George Conway in a public forum moderated by Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City on May 6. 2026.

The District 12 Candidate Nobody Is Talking About The District 12 Candidate Nobody Is Talking About

“Our democracy is in deep trouble,” says Nina Schwalbe, “from vaccines to abortion to science, to SNAP, to rule of law.”

Katha Pollitt

Tom Homan, White House “border czar,” during a television interview in Washington, DC, on June 4, 2026.

The Only Thing You Need to Know About the White House’s Aliens.gov Website The Only Thing You Need to Know About the White House’s Aliens.gov Website

It’s an attempt to rile up the MAGA base over reforms to the immigration system 60 years ago.

Sasha Abramsky

Books & the Arts

The New York Mets celebrating their game 7 win during the 1986 World Series.

The Cruel Optimism of Being a Mets Fan The Cruel Optimism of Being a Mets Fan

A new book by A.M. Gittlitz tells the story of a beloved baseball team.

Books & the Arts / Will Harrison

Children looking at a mural of Antonio Gramsci, 1975.

The Ghosts of Antonio Gramsci The Ghosts of Antonio Gramsci

Andy Merrifield’s Roses for Gramsci, a highly personal history of the Italian thinker and his work, examines his influence across generations.

Books & the Arts / Aditya Bahl

Tiki-torch wielding protesters on the campus of the University of Virginia on the night before the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, 2017.

The Troubled History of Charlottesville The Troubled History of Charlottesville

Deborah Baker’s Charlottesville: An American Story is history of the city and how its checkered past ultimately led to the Unite the Right rally.

Books & the Arts / José Sanchez

World

Injured activists from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, detained by Israeli forces after their vessels were intercepted in international waters in the Mediterranean, gather upon arrival at Istanbul Airport on May 21, 2026, in Istanbul, Turkey.

Israel Tortured These Activists. Now They’re Speaking Out. Israel Tortured These Activists. Now They’re Speaking Out.

Multiple Gaza flotilla activists describe severe violence and psychological torment while in Israeli detention.

Saliha Bayrak

Ukrainian soldiers from the 30th Brigade fire with Bohdana artillery at Russian positions in the Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on May 31, 2026.

Stalemate or Escalation in Ukraine Stalemate or Escalation in Ukraine

With the war in Ukraine grinding into stalemate, the danger is no longer breakthrough but escalation beyond anyone’s control.

Anatol Lieven

A Russian tourist wearing a shirt with the face of Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara prepares to board a return flight at José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba, on February 16, 2026.

Trump Is Weaponizing Long-Standing Restrictions on Freedom to Travel to Cuba Trump Is Weaponizing Long-Standing Restrictions on Freedom to Travel to Cuba

The administration is targeting travelers who criticize US policy.

David Montgomery

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How Prediction Markets Are Taking Control of Everything

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We have seen the future, and it is Polymarket and Kalshi processing insider bets on mayhem, chaos—and celebrity-wedding guest lists.

Feature / David Futrelle

Trillion-Dollar Tech Bandits Are Finally Facing Justice

Trillion-Dollar Tech Bandits Are Finally Facing Justice Trillion-Dollar Tech Bandits Are Finally Facing Justice

An outdated law has allowed Big Tech to evade accountability for 30 years. Now landmark court rulings are giving consumers a chance to fight back.

Feature / Margaret Mabie and Yasmine Taeb

The Dismantling of Black Studies

The Dismantling of Black Studies The Dismantling of Black Studies

Everyone committed to democracy, intellectual freedom, and the rule of law should be alarmed at what is happening—and prepared to act.

Feature / Jafari Sinclaire Allen

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