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
Putin, Prigozhin, and Russia’s Future Putin, Prigozhin, and Russia’s Future
Caution should be our guiding principle.
Jun 26, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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
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
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
The Conviction of Justyna Wydrzyńska The Conviction of Justyna Wydrzyńska
The Polish activist became the first person in Europe to be convicted for helping another woman get an abortion—and galvanized a movement behind her.
Jun 23, 2023 / Feature / Rebecca Grant
The Federal Government Is “Affirming Everything That Black People Have Been Saying” The Federal Government Is “Affirming Everything That Black People Have Been Saying”
The Department of Justice report slamming the Minneapolis Police Department is also a cause for hope.
Jun 22, 2023 / Ibrahim Hirsi
Why Does Ro Khanna Want Modi to Address Congress? Why Does Ro Khanna Want Modi to Address Congress?
Despite his condemnations of Hindu nationalism, Representative Ro Khanna pushed for Modi to speak to a joint session of Congress and has received more than $110,000 from Hindu nati...
Jun 21, 2023 / Deeksha Udupa
We Are Born to Be Happy We Are Born to Be Happy
Street art from Oaxaca, Mexico.
Jun 21, 2023 / OppArt
Modi’s Visit to the US Whitewashes India’s Far-Right Violence Modi’s Visit to the US Whitewashes India’s Far-Right Violence
Young Indian-Americans—and Americans at large—cannot ignore President Biden’s tacit endorsement of repression, authoritarianism, and religious intolerance.
Jun 21, 2023 / StudentNation / Shraddha Joshi