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Now Is Not the Time to Playact Nuclear War Now Is Not the Time to Playact Nuclear War

NATO and Russia are both choosing this fraught moment to hold nuclear exercises.

Oct 18, 2022 / Matt Bivens

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Electric Vehicles Won’t Save Us Electric Vehicles Won’t Save Us

A national fleet of battery-powered cars is unlikely to prove sustainable and could have catastrophic consequences globally.

Oct 18, 2022 / Stan Cox and Priti Gulati Cox

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ICE Is Subjecting a Record Number of Asylum Seekers to Electronic Monitoring ICE Is Subjecting a Record Number of Asylum Seekers to Electronic Monitoring

While Biden has reduced the overall number of migrants in ICE detention, his administration has also presided under a significant expansion of electronic monitoring. 

Oct 18, 2022 / Gaby Del Valle

View of the entrance to Julia Richman Education Complex High School on Manhattan's Upper East Side in New York, N.Y.

Gallia Est Omnis Divisa in Partes Tres Gallia Est Omnis Divisa in Partes Tres

NYU organic chemistry professor fired after students complain that his course is too difficult.—News reports A pity that she’s now beneath the soil. She rests in peace, where one c…

Oct 18, 2022 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaking outside the Capitol during a 2021 House Freedom Caucus news conference. From left to right behind her are Reps. Scott Perry, Ralph Norman, Andy Harris, Randy Weber, Dan Bishop, Andrew Clyde, Bob Good, Mary Miller, Louie Gohmert, and Chip Roy.

Trump Toadies Control the Republican Party Trump Toadies Control the Republican Party

The Republican Party’s official agenda is a capitulation to extremists and a display of distortion and aggression. 

Oct 18, 2022 / Chris Lehmann

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Letters From the October 31/November 7, 2022, Issue Letters From the October 31/November 7, 2022, Issue

Principled jurisprudence… Accountability for Ghouta…

Oct 18, 2022 / Our Readers

China and Russia Are Not Mirror Images

China and Russia Are Not Mirror Images China and Russia Are Not Mirror Images

Both countries pose major challenges to US foreign policy, but understanding their differences is crucial to reforming the global system.

Oct 18, 2022 / Feature / Jake Werner

MI5’s War Against British Intellectuals and Artists

MI5’s War Against British Intellectuals and Artists MI5’s War Against British Intellectuals and Artists

The British Security Service’s futile record of harassment and surveillance.

Oct 18, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Richard J. Evans

Bulletproof Love?

Bulletproof Love? Bulletproof Love?

Gender-based violence in the USA is exacerbated by widespread access to firearms.

Oct 17, 2022 / OppArt / Holly Ballard Martz

Joe Biden, left, fist bumps with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Royal Palace.

The Saudi Regime Isn’t Afraid of Joe Biden The Saudi Regime Isn’t Afraid of Joe Biden

Despite widespread disgust at Saudi perfidy, odds are that crackpot realism will once again trump human rights—or even the national interest.

Oct 17, 2022 / Jeet Heer

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