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Buenos Aires, in the evening light, circa 1940

Santiago Amigorena’s Novel of the Shoah and Latin America Santiago Amigorena’s Novel of the Shoah and Latin America

In The Ghetto Within, the Argentine novelist considers the dark shadow that the Holocaust has cast not only on Europe but also on Latin America.

May 8, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Ilan Stavans

Joe Louis

How Racist Car Dealers KO’d Joe Louis How Racist Car Dealers KO’d Joe Louis

A never-before-published tranche of letters reveals the white-collar racism that prevented the world’s most popular athlete from selling Fords.

May 8, 2023 / Silke-Maria Weineck

The Anarchism of the Catholic Worker

The Anarchism of the Catholic Worker The Anarchism of the Catholic Worker

In its 90th year, the radical peace movement is reinvigorating itself by going hyper-local.

May 8, 2023 / Feature / Renée Darline Roden

The Aristocrats

The Aristocrats The Aristocrats

Merry Krishna.

May 5, 2023 / Steve Brodner

E. Jean Carroll outside Manhattan federal court house surrounded by a scrum of people, one holding a sign saying

Donald Trump Is Proud of Being a Sexual Predator Donald Trump Is Proud of Being a Sexual Predator

In his video deposition for E. Jean Carroll’s defamation suit, he displayed an arrogant misogyny that didn’t help his defense. He doesn’t care.

May 5, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Clarence Thomas Is Protected by Powerful Enablers From Both Parties

Clarence Thomas Is Protected by Powerful Enablers From Both Parties Clarence Thomas Is Protected by Powerful Enablers From Both Parties

Our lawless Supreme Court is shielded by a bipartisan elite ranging from Liz Cheney to Dick Durbin.

May 5, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Flags hang along the length of the Mall in London, England, as preparations continue for the Coronation of King Charles III

“To Hell With Kings!” “To Hell With Kings!”

Why are Americans being encouraged to celebrate another country’s coronation? Don’t we have enough problems with our own oligarchs?

May 5, 2023 / John Nichols

Internet Photo: The Number of Holes

Internet Photo: The Number of Holes Internet Photo: The Number of Holes

Shot to hell.

May 5, 2023 / OppArt

The Nord Stream Explosions: New Revelations About Motive, Means, and Opportunity

The Nord Stream Explosions: New Revelations About Motive, Means, and Opportunity The Nord Stream Explosions: New Revelations About Motive, Means, and Opportunity

As new details emerge about the pipeline blasts, they also prompt questions: What did US intelligence know about the biggest whodunit of the century, when did they know it, and how...

May 5, 2023 / James Bamford

North Carolina Republicans Just Took Gerrymandering to a Whole New Level

North Carolina Republicans Just Took Gerrymandering to a Whole New Level North Carolina Republicans Just Took Gerrymandering to a Whole New Level

The conservative state Supreme Court majority has thrown the door open to virtually unchecked GOP rule.

May 5, 2023 / Laura Flanders

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