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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, left, listens to his deputy foreign minister and chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani, before their meeting with the Russian foreign minister in Tehran on June 23, 2022.

Negotiate With Iran or the Whole of the Middle East Could Burn Negotiate With Iran or the Whole of the Middle East Could Burn

If the US is going to avoid a regional war, Biden has no choice but to talk with Washington’s regional adversary.

Mar 20, 2024 / Column / Spencer Ackerman

The Problematic Past, Present, and Future of Inequality Studies

The Problematic Past, Present, and Future of Inequality Studies The Problematic Past, Present, and Future of Inequality Studies

Branko Milanović’s century-spanning intellectual history of inequality in economic theory reveals the ideological reasons behind the field’s resurgence in the last few decades.

Mar 20, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Jonathan Glazer accepts an Oscar

Jonathan Glazer on Gaza and the Holocaust Jonathan Glazer on Gaza and the Holocaust

Jewish self-defense or universal rights?

Mar 19, 2024 / Barnett R. Rubin

Broadway opening night for Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People at Circle in the Square Theatre on March 18, 2024.

Protests Are Supposed to Be an Inconvenience Protests Are Supposed to Be an Inconvenience

Critics of the climate activists who interrupted a recent Broadway play are missing the point.

Mar 19, 2024 / Caroline Levine

Photo of Nex Benedict on a table beside candles and flowers

Nex Benedict’s Queer Classmates Say the Biggest Bullies Are the Politicians Nex Benedict’s Queer Classmates Say the Biggest Bullies Are the Politicians

The death of a trans teen catapulted Owasso into national debates about trans rights. But the Oklahoma town’s queer community has been at the center of controversy before.

Mar 19, 2024 / Sarah Baum

Protest Eggs

Protest Eggs Protest Eggs

Hands off Ukraine.

Mar 19, 2024 / OppArt / Martha Lewis

Donald Trump Rally with Joe Biden video

Why I’m Voting for the Enemy Why I’m Voting for the Enemy

The left needs to challenge Biden, especially on US involvement in Gaza. But to do that, we need to keep him in office.

Mar 19, 2024 / Column / Adolph Reed Jr.

Aaron Rodgers of the New York Jets prior to the game against the Los Angeles Chargers on November 6, 2023.

A Short History of the Aaron Rodgers for Vice President Campaign A Short History of the Aaron Rodgers for Vice President Campaign

After just one week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears to be abandoning the idea of putting the quarterback on his ticket.

Mar 19, 2024 / John Nichols

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives for a rally at the Dayton International Airport on March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio.

Why Can’t the Political Press Just Say the Truth About Trump? Why Can’t the Political Press Just Say the Truth About Trump?

Trump wants to be a dictator, and the pundit class keeps obfuscating that crucial fact.

Mar 19, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Making Sense of the Fascism Debate

Making Sense of the Fascism Debate Making Sense of the Fascism Debate

A Rorschach test for understanding what is ailing American society.

Mar 19, 2024 / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

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