Milei’s Tightrope Act
Why the Argentine president will struggle to exploit his new mandate.
Who My Child Was and Would Be
When Nat transitioned, I learned that when someone you love changes, you change, too.
Joachim Trier Has Put Oslo on the Cinematic Map
His new film, “Sentimental Value,” is another intimate character study set in the Norwegian capital. His approach to directing is as empathic as his films.
Nancy Pelosi Helped Drive the Democrats’ Degeneration
In 1985, Nancy Pelosi ran for chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and lost. The contours of that fight are long forgotten, save for one detail that became central to Pelosi’s mythology. Amid a heated contest, Pelosi alleged that a higher-up at the AFL-CIO who supported her opponent had called her an “airhead. ” The …
Zohran Mamdani, Eugene V. Debs and the Dawn
The mayor-elect chose his words carefully on election night—signaling his Democratic socialist beliefs and issuing a call to action. The post Zohran Mamdani, Eugene V. Debs and the Dawn appeared first on Truthdig.
The Runaway Monkeys Upending the Animal-Rights Movement
A troop of macaques escaped one of the largest primate-breeding facilities in America. Now a strange coalition of uncompromising activists and MAGA loyalists is demanding that all lab animals be set free.
Today’s Atlantic Trivia: I Run, I Ran, Iran
Test your knowledge—and read our latest stories for a little extra help.
Russia’s Grain Smuggling Fleet Continues Undeterred
An investigation by Bellingcat has identified yet another Russian-flagged bulk carrier, Irtysh (IMO: 9664976), operating in defiance of Western sanctions by exporting grain from occupied Crimea to Houthi-controlled Yemen.
Roaming Charges: The Evil Dead
The bipartisan whitewashing of Dick Cheney is as much of a perversion of US history as Trump's eliding any mention of the horrors of slavery, the internment of Japanese-Americans and the genocide against the indigenous population of the US from national parks and museums. More The post Roaming Charges: The Evil Dead appeared first on CounterPunch.
You Can’t Spell Groyper Without G-O-P
From Nick Fuentes to Zohran Mamdani, recent events suggest the future of a headless, increasingly neo-Nazi Republican Party is screwed. The post You Can’t Spell Groyper Without G-O-P appeared first on Truthdig.
The Gaza Tribunal: A Simulacrum of Justice
The contemporary discourse on genocide is dominated by international criminal law, designed to punish individuals after the fact. Yet the framework derived from Public International Law and the Genocide Convention’s founding purpose was not punishment but prevention.
Remembering Dick Cheney, ‘Polarizing’ War Criminal
Terms like “polarizing” and “controversial” are the outer limits of acceptable critique for mass murderers who happened to be US statesmen.
U.S. Postal Service Cuts Funding for a Phoenix Mail Room Assisting Homeless People
by Nicole Santa Cruz ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. Carl Steiner walked to the window of a small gray building near downtown Phoenix and gave a worker his name.
Office Hours: How will Democrats deliver on the “affordability” agenda?
It’s the biggest political and economic question ahead
Google, Microsoft, and Meta Have Stopped Publishing Workforce Diversity Data
Other big tech companies including Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia have continued their annual disclosures this year even as the Trump administration cracks down on DEI.