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Donald Trump arrives at the Republican Governors Association meeting at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC, on Thursday, February 20,

Trump’s New Muslim Ban Is Worse Than His First Trump’s New Muslim Ban Is Worse Than His First

This version is quieter, sneakier, and more dangerous than the one we all remember.

Feb 24, 2025 / Josef Burton

CBP drone

Welcome to the New Military-Industrial Complex Welcome to the New Military-Industrial Complex

An assortment of new firms, born in Silicon Valley or incorporating its disruptive ethos, have begun to challenge the older ones for access to lucrative Pentagon awards.

Feb 24, 2025 / Michael T. Klare

Tech billionaire Elon Musk speaks live via a video transmission during the election campaign launch rally of the far-right Alternative for Germany party on January 25, 2025, in Halle, Germany.

Elon Musk Pushes for Global Neo-Nazi Regime Change. The World Is Fighting Back. Elon Musk Pushes for Global Neo-Nazi Regime Change. The World Is Fighting Back.

Trump’s most important adviser is promoting racist parties all over the world.

Feb 24, 2025 / Jeet Heer

History Repeats Itself

History Repeats Itself History Repeats Itself

And democracy fades.

Feb 24, 2025 / OppArt / Jesse Duquette

Bryan Johnson, founder and chief executive officer of Kernel Holding SA.

How I Didn’t Die: My Day at Bryan Johnson’s Immortality Summit How I Didn’t Die: My Day at Bryan Johnson’s Immortality Summit

It turns out that optimizing yourself like artificial intelligence not only won’t ensure that you live forever. It is also very expensive.

Feb 24, 2025 / Maya Vinokour

Akseli Gallen-Kallela’s “The Lord of the Castle Spying on His Daughter” (circa 1900).

Can We Still Recover the Right to Be Left Alone? Can We Still Recover the Right to Be Left Alone?

The political theorist Lowry Pressly thinks we’ve abandoned a more creative and humanist definition of the concept.

Feb 24, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Cora Currier

Donald Trump delivers remarks after signing an executive order at his Mar-a-Lago resort on February 18, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida.

This Executive Order Reveals the Trump-Musk Endgame This Executive Order Reveals the Trump-Musk Endgame

A recent order aimed at destroying independent regulatory agencies isn’t just about taking control of the state—it’s a giant cash-grab in disguise.

Feb 21, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Trump’s Plan Is to Flood the Zone With Garbage

Trump’s Plan Is to Flood the Zone With Garbage Trump’s Plan Is to Flood the Zone With Garbage

All of it is meant to disorient and overwhelm us. The question is: How are we to navigate all that excrement?

Feb 21, 2025 / Rebecca Gordon

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer and House majority leader Hakeem Jeffries share a lighter moment. Many voters fail to see the humor.

Trump Is Unpopular—and So Are the Do-Nothing Democrats Trump Is Unpopular—and So Are the Do-Nothing Democrats

The president is increasingly hated, but so is an opposition party that fails to oppose.

Feb 21, 2025 / Jeet Heer

People march past NYU Langone Health during a rally demanding that NYU Langone commit to providing gender-affirming care for transgender youth, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in New York.

“We’re Living Through Hell”: What Trump’s Anti-Trans War Really Means “We’re Living Through Hell”: What Trump’s Anti-Trans War Really Means

When hospitals suddenly stop treatment for trans patients, real people are harmed: “I was sent links to suicide hotlines instead of a prescription.”

Feb 21, 2025 / Elsie Carson-Holt

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