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A view of the Canadian flag in front of the moon as smoke from forest fires reached the center of Ottawa again on June 25, 2023.

Brace Yourself: Canada’s Wildfires Are Only Intensifying Brace Yourself: Canada’s Wildfires Are Only Intensifying

The smoky skies blanketing Ottawa this past weekend demonstrate that the flames are not about to subside anytime soon.

Jun 26, 2023 / Erica Ifill

Head of the Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin left the Southern Military District headquarters on June 24, 2023 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Putin, Prigozhin, and Russia’s Future Putin, Prigozhin, and Russia’s Future

Caution should be our guiding principle.

Jun 26, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Members of the Wagner group prepare to pull out from the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to their base in Rostov-on-Don late on June 24, 2023.

Putin’s War Comes Home Putin’s War Comes Home

Though the Wagner mutiny was short-lived, it shows how Russia could collapse.

Jun 26, 2023 / Jeet Heer

School Zone

School Zone School Zone

Quiet time.

Jun 26, 2023 / OppArt / Darrin Bell

Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin looks out from a military vehicle on a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023.

When Russia Shook the World, American Cable News Stumbled When Russia Shook the World, American Cable News Stumbled

Instead of shifting to serious coverage, they ran on autopilot and left Americans without the news they needed. That’s a dangerous precedent for journalism—and democracy.

Jun 26, 2023 / John Nichols

In the Attacks on Trans Rights, We’re Seeing the Rise of a New Confederacy

In the Attacks on Trans Rights, We’re Seeing the Rise of a New Confederacy In the Attacks on Trans Rights, We’re Seeing the Rise of a New Confederacy

These legislative assaults constitute the spear tip of a nation within a nation, threatening the foundations of democracy.

Jun 26, 2023 / Feature / Nan D. Hunter

Without Apology: Abortion in Literature

Without Apology: Abortion in Literature Without Apology: Abortion in Literature

Some of the most powerful, important abortion narratives show working-class women terminating their pregnancies without regret or anguish.

Jun 26, 2023 / Feature / Edna Bonhomme

Don DeLillo’s Cold Wars

Don DeLillo’s Cold Wars Don DeLillo’s Cold Wars

His 1980s novels take the story of America’s postwar years, usually seen as a triumphal rise to perpetual dominance, and converts it into one about a long and chaotic decline.

Jun 26, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Siddhartha Deb

Resources: What You Can Do

Resources: What You Can Do Resources: What You Can Do

The activists connecting patients to abortion care need you.

Jun 24, 2023 / The Nation

Douglass

Douglass Douglass

Cioppino.

Jun 23, 2023 / Steve Brodner

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