The President

Adrian Van Young

Short fiction by Adrian Van Young

October 23

Board in Class

Tisya Mavuram

The attack on public schools has only accelerated under Trump 2.0.

October 22

Belittled Magazine

Bruce Robbins

Were we fighting the power, or were we an institutional part of it?

October 21

What Are You Doing After the Orgy?

Sean Hooks

A conversation with Ilya Gridneff and Helen DeWitt.

Israel and Palestine in Context

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October 1, 2025

Given This Reality

Mary Turfah

What comes together can come apart.

September 10, 2025

Shots in Zion

Luke Carneal

Miles away from a genocide, an “alcohol empire” booms.

August 20, 2025

What Do I Have in Common with Jews?

Avi Ackermann

Judaism brings inherited obligation, not hereditary talent.

June 17, 2025

The Annexation of the West Bank Is Complete

Jasper Nathaniel

October 7 demolished the last restraints on Israel’s annexation of the West Bank.

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From the Magazine

Current issue, no. 80

Stop the Presses

Tadhg Larabee

A newsroom on strike in Pittsburgh

The NAFTA Novel

Nicolás Medina Mora

Mexican fiction, made in America

Home City, USA

Pooja Bhatia

The economic and spiritual effects of mass deportation

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We are in thrall to the fetish of progress: the belief that history has a direction and a purpose.

After the Storm

Ben Ehrenreich

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The environmental risks and regulatory complexities of deep sea mining.

Deep Sea Rush

Rebecca McCarthy

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October 17

Antitrust Issues

Lizzie O’Shea

Whither antitrust policy under the second Trump administration?

October 16

The Juice Is Loose

Britt H. Young

If the body is a machine, there is code.

October 15

The Substance

Max Kiefel

Meet the “new generation” of the Democratic Party—same as the old one.

Antitrust Issues

Lizzie O’Shea

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Antitrust Issues

Lizzie O’Shea

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October 16

The Juice Is Loose

Britt H. Young

If the body is a machine, there is code.

October 15

The Substance

Max Kiefel

Meet the “new generation” of the Democratic Party—same as the old one.

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October 14

Strange Fascination

William Giraldi

Werner Herzog on truth

October 9

Who’s Laughing Now

Adam Wilson

Anti-woke comedy in the age of cancellation

October 8

Last Call at Zoxx Social Club

Nick Rommel

Will a data center take the place of a beloved watering hole?

October 7

High-Agency Individuals

James Vincent

Can you “just do things”?

October 2

Free Radicals

Sammy Feldblum

Pepe Mujica in conversation with Chomsky

September 30

Schrodinger’s Element

Ajay Singh Chaudhary

A conversation with Thea Riofrancos

Poems

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Mouse Song

Yongyu Chen

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From Opera Fever

Chelsey Minnis

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Fatigue Performance

Noah Falck

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Fiction

October 3

Walden Homes

Blake Butler

Not all who settle are at home.

September 19

Female Small Business Owner

Grace Byron

There’s joy in seeking out a certain pleasure and finding that it does indeed taste just like you imagined it would.

September 2

Bambi

Sophie Dubber

“Of course you pay us for the drugs!”

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