It clears up a lot of confusion when you understand that the US empire is not a national government which happens to run nonstop military operations, it’s a nonstop military operation that happens …

CyberWell has pushed to censor accurate social media posts about IDF and Hamas conduct in the Gaza war by claiming such speech is tantamount to Holocaust denial

What can the philosophy of games tell us about our odd impulse to scare ourselves? By Elisa Gabbert

At this year’s National Conservatism Conference, a right-wing army prepares to rise. By Hamilton Nolan

Labour administration says ‘globally pioneering’ legislation will be brought in before next Senedd elections in 2026

Dems turn on Biden’s inner sanctum

Joe Biden "has prioritized politics over just and fair policymaking" on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, former government officials argued in their first joint statement since quitting. By Akbar Shahid Ahmed

The conduct on display in Gaza is part psychological warfare, part colonial theatre, part occupation soldiers having fun, and none of it is new. By Mary Turfah

“Jack Welch’s damage to the corporate world and society is more like that of a war criminal. He showed corporate America how unprofitable a soul was.”

Neoliberalism isn’t just a set of economic precepts—it’s also an architecture of laws passed to reinforce those precepts. Those laws must be changed.

And probably alot of other countries also. Cartoon made by @ahoy-universe

Confronted with her parents' dementia and teenagers' climate anxiety, one woman considers how our baselines shift in the face of personal — and global — loss. By Heidi Lasher

Another [Long Reads] special episode about the Israeli war on Gaza

This week we're talking about perhaps the most widely misused term in all of politics - authoritarianism. Why is it so misunderstood? Let's take a look.

A response to Matan Kaminer. By Andreas Malm

The Democratic Party's Decades-Long Courtship of Racist Fanatics. By David Sheen.

Will liberals support this genocide when Trump is doing it?

Republican officials who believe in the legitimacy of elections have formed a group that's pushing back on the election lies and conspiracy theories that have persuaded a large share of their party that elections can't be trusted.

“Celebrity memoirs, they are fan fiction,” Lisec said. “You take a couple of details then expand it."