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Trump China Tariffs

What to Expect With Trump’s Future China Policy What to Expect With Trump’s Future China Policy

China is considered the Big One by those in Trump’s entourage responsible for devising foreign policy.

Dec 23, 2024 / Michael T. Klare

Mourners hug in front of a makeshift memorial of flowers and candles for the victims of a car-ramming attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, on December 23, 2024.

A Far-Right Attacker Kills 5 in a Christmas Market. The German Far Right Takes Advantage. A Far-Right Attacker Kills 5 in a Christmas Market. The German Far Right Takes Advantage.

The eastern German city of Magdeburg mourns as the Alternative für Deutschland party sees an opportunity after one of its supporters plowed into a fairy-tale Christmas market.

Dec 23, 2024 / Carol Schaeffer

Barry Malzberg at ReaderCon in 2010.

Novelist on a Deadline: Barry Malzberg, 1939–2024 Novelist on a Deadline: Barry Malzberg, 1939–2024

A speed demon at the typewriter, Malzberg wrote quickly and brilliantly in a variety of genres including mystery, thrillers, and erotica, but his core work was in science fiction....

Dec 23, 2024 / Jeet Heer

These Progressive Will Guide Us Through the Darkness

These Progressive Will Guide Us Through the Darkness These Progressive Will Guide Us Through the Darkness

Without a doubt, 2025 is going to be tough—but these visionaries give us hope in this uncertain time.

Dec 23, 2024 / Feature / John Nichols

When Our Orgy of Gun Violence Came to My Hometown

When Our Orgy of Gun Violence Came to My Hometown When Our Orgy of Gun Violence Came to My Hometown

After Columbine and Sandy Hook, after the AME Church in Charleston and the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, we stopped saying "It can't happen here." And then it did.

Dec 23, 2024 / Feature / Eric Orner

Students at Columbia University's Journalism School affix messages to their cap and gowns before accepting diplomas.

A Stunning Year for Student Journalism A Stunning Year for Student Journalism

Here are 20 of the best StudentNation articles from 2024 to highlight the extraordinary reporting of the next generation.

Dec 23, 2024 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Chappel Roan; Tyler, the Creator; Willie Nelson.

The Best Albums of 2024 The Best Albums of 2024

This year’s best music, our critic thinks, defied conventions of genre and doctrine, showing how hybrid and fluid the art has become.

Dec 23, 2024 / Books & the Arts / David Hajdu

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson paces just prior to the House's approval of a stopgap spending bill.

The Spending Fiasco Was a Preview of the Trump-Musk Administration The Spending Fiasco Was a Preview of the Trump-Musk Administration

Congress narrowly averted a shutdown, but the whole episode offers a sneak peak of the oligarchy in store.

Dec 21, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Capitol Liquidity

Capitol Liquidity Capitol Liquidity

A.I. Capone.

Dec 20, 2024

Elon Musk inside the Capitol, holding a cup of coffee and frowning.

The Billionaire Who Stole Christmas The Billionaire Who Stole Christmas

Elon Musk torpedoed a bipartisan deal to avoid a government shutdown. Trump one-upped him by demanding that the bill hike the debt ceiling. A new bill failed. Who’s in charge here...

Dec 20, 2024 / Joan Walsh

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