The Democratic Party Botched the 2024 Election

Anne Colamosca Tribune
The Democrats neglected their voter base in 2024 and failed to respond to Trump’s campaign with anything beyond the maintenance of a bankrupt neoliberalism.

Ten Sneaky Sleeper Provisions

Robert Kuttner The American Prospect
Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, Yet more horrors are hidden in the fine print.

My Vote

Charles Finn The Nature of our Times
Poet and environmentalist Charles Finn imagines a regime that respects the world and all its creatures.

Why South Africa Is Torn Over the Trump-Ramaphosa Showdown

Sizwe Mpofu Walsh TIME
Pretoria must now accept that Washington will inflame racial tensions in South Africa for the foreseeable future. What happens in our country is no longer just a foreign-policy file, but a live domestic wedge issue in MAGA-world. 

A House Divided: Washington, Langley, Saigon, and the Plot Against Diem

Arturo Jimenez-Bacardi and Luca Trenta National Security Archive
Newly available historical evidence shows that the U.S. was deeply involved with the key players who would ultimately assassinate Diem, up to and including the day of the coup. CIA leaders opposed the coup but were overruled by President Kennedy.

Trump and the Press | John Oliver

How Trump is attempting to reshape coverage in the press, threatening media he doesn’t agree with, and why this signals a slide toward authoritarianism

Why Putin Believes the War Is Defensive

People in the West often assume that Putin is concerned with territorial expansion or gaining material advantages, and they miss the ideological dimensions.