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Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, January 27, 2025.

Ten Days That Screwed the World Ten Days That Screwed the World

This time around, Trump is all business—and his singular mission is to overturn the basic canons of constitutional self-government.

Jan 30, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

The Art of Reading Like a Translator

The Art of Reading Like a Translator The Art of Reading Like a Translator

In The Philosophy of Translation, Damion Searls investigates the essential differences—and similarities—between the task of the translator and of the writer.

Jan 30, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Lily Meyer

The Problem With Cyberlibertarianism

The Problem With Cyberlibertarianism The Problem With Cyberlibertarianism

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Chris Gilliard on how politics shaped the way we think about the internet.

Jan 30, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Protesters march through downtown Chicago, opposing Donald Trump's presidential inauguration on January 20, 2025.

The United States Has Always Been a Divided Nation The United States Has Always Been a Divided Nation

Coming to terms with this reality will allow us to strengthen and maximize the full power and potential of our nation—the one dedicated to the proposition of equality.

Jan 30, 2025 / Steve Phillips

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination to be Health and Human Services Secretary.

RFK Jr.’s Family Dissents. I Hope the Democrats Do Too. RFK Jr.’s Family Dissents. I Hope the Democrats Do Too.

There are so many reasons to reject the HHS secretary nominee’s crackpot health science.

Jan 29, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Guantánamo Bay

The Uncertain Fate of Guantánamo Under Trump The Uncertain Fate of Guantánamo Under Trump

More than 23 years after the 9/11 attacks, here we are in the very same place we’ve been for endless years—on pause.

Jan 29, 2025 / Karen J. Greenberg

Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) heads to the Senate Chamber on January 22, 2025.

The GOP Senator Standing Up to Trump’s Colonial Madness The GOP Senator Standing Up to Trump’s Colonial Madness

Lisa Murkowski demanded that the president respect that “Greenland is not for sale.”

Jan 29, 2025 / John Nichols

Bench

Bench Bench

Landscape.

Jan 29, 2025 / OppArt / Mirko Ilic

Mikhail Lermontov's “Memory of Caucasus,” 1838.

The Reckless Creation of Whiteness The Reckless Creation of Whiteness

In The Unseen Truth, Sarah Lewis examines how an erroneous 18th-century story about the “Caucasian race” led to a centuries of prejudice and misapprehension.

Jan 29, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Erin L. Thompson

RFK Trump debate

Chris Hayes: How Trump Wins the Battle for Attention Chris Hayes: How Trump Wins the Battle for Attention

On this episode of Start Making Sense, the MSNBC host says information is infinite, but attention is limited—and that’s what makes it valuable.

Jan 29, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

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