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“Call of Duty”: Pentagon Ops

“Call of Duty”: Pentagon Ops “Call of Duty”: Pentagon Ops

Inside the weird synergies that launched the videogaming industry---and made the Pentagon fantasies in Call of Duty its stock in trade.

Oct 24, 2024 / Feature / Jesse Robertson

The view from the Taipei 101 tower, 2020.

What No One Talks About When They Talk About Taiwan What No One Talks About When They Talk About Taiwan

In so many histories, writers so often ignore the social movements and underclass that helped define island nation's destiny.

Oct 24, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Brian Hioe

Fernando Valenzuela, in his old Dodgers jersey, throws the pitch in a baseball field.

Fernando Valenzuela’s Magical Life and Tragic Death Reminds Us That Immigration Is Beautiful Fernando Valenzuela’s Magical Life and Tragic Death Reminds Us That Immigration Is Beautiful

The Dodgers pitcher had a legendary rookie year in 1981 in which he helped defeat the Yankees in the World Series.

Oct 23, 2024 / Obituary / Dave Zirin

New York magazine

Media Elites Are the Last People to Ask About the Future of Journalism Media Elites Are the Last People to Ask About the Future of Journalism

And New York magazine’s latest cover package does just that.

Oct 23, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

A street in Sunbury, Pennsylvania.

Signs of the Times in Pennsylvania Signs of the Times in Pennsylvania

A dispatch from the heart of the heart of a swing state.

Oct 23, 2024 / Van Gosse

Fun-Damental Rights

Fun-Damental Rights Fun-Damental Rights

Women’s rights at risk.

Oct 23, 2024 / OppArt / Judy Polstra

The Republican Pet-Killing Brigade

The Republican Pet-Killing Brigade The Republican Pet-Killing Brigade

For all the bogus furor MAGA world has raised over immigrant pet-eating, the real animal slayers are pursuing high office and making policy for the GOP. 

Oct 23, 2024 / Ben Schwartz

No More FEMA!

No More FEMA! No More FEMA!

Screw us!

Oct 23, 2024 / OppArt / Clay Jones

Pine Street Inn, New England’s largest homeless services organization, cohosted a voter registration drive to encourage voting among people experiencing homelessness.

The Hidden Barriers to Voting While Unhoused The Hidden Barriers to Voting While Unhoused

Turnout is low among people experiencing homelessness–a result of restrictive registration laws, political disaffection, and the misconception that they’re not allowed to vote.

Oct 23, 2024 / StudentNation / Maggie Grether

Donald Trump listens as GOP candidate for the US Senate for Wisconsin Eric Hovde speaks during a rally at Dodge County Airport on October 6, 2024, in Juneau, Wisconsin.

Wisconsin’s GOP Senate Candidate Has Made a Massive Blunder Wisconsin’s GOP Senate Candidate Has Made a Massive Blunder

Tammy Baldwin’s rival stumbled on an issue that matters—a lot—to the state’s large base of rural voters. That could tip a key race.

Oct 23, 2024 / John Nichols

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