Echoes From the Odyssey

Oksana Maksymchuk Verse Daily
“War is warm this year,” writes the poet Oksana Maksymchuk, violence spilling over international borders, stinging with no end in sight.

I Spent a Week With Black Republicans

"I learned a lot about Black Republicans—their motivations, their stories, their goals," says Mother Jones correspondent Garrison Hayes in a new, indepth video showcasing substantive interviews with Black RNC attendees.

JD Vance: ‘Poornographer’

Lennard J. Davis The Conversation
JD Vance is no pauper − he’s a classic example of ‘poornography,’ in which the rich try to speak on behalf of the poor

Zelensky Advisor on the Goals of Ukraine’s Incursion Into Russia

Elizaveta Antonova Meduza
To find out about how the Ukrainian army’s foray into Russia’s Kursk region could change the tide of the war, Meduza special correspondent Elizaveta Antonova spoke to Mykhailo Podolyak, the top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Clearing the Obstacles to Citizenship

Miriam Jordan The New York Times
Immigrants are becoming U.S. citizens at the fastest clip in years. New citizens say they are looking forward to voting in November.