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Our Times Make “Idiocracy” Look Like Utopia

October 19, 2026

The problem with our era is not the stupidity, but the sadism.

by Nathan J. Robinson

Before Bernie and Mamdani, There Was Eugene Debs

October 16, 2026

Historian Shawn Gude on his new biography of one of the 20th century’s most fascinating political figures.

by Current Affairs

No Kings. No Demands. What Happened?

October 15, 2026

Behind the scenes, the organization leading America’s largest anti-Trump protests has declined to endorse impeachment—and pressured local organizers who demand it.

by Keira Havens

Why We’re Banning AI

October 15, 2026

We urgently need to protect human thought and creativity. Our magazine is committing itself to remaining handmade. Ensure every publication you support does the same.

by Nathan J. Robinson

The Opioid Crisis Looms Over Michigan’s Senate Race

October 14, 2026

The race between a pro-pharma politician and a public health doctor raises an essential question: will the leaders who enabled this deadly catastrophe ever be held to account?

by Donald Morrison

Johnny Cash, Prison Abolitionist

October 13, 2026

The late country singer had a far more clear-eyed understanding of the horrors of incarceration than some of today’s “leftists.”

by Alex Skopic

The Political Afterlives of Ferdinand the Bull

October 12, 2026

Connected to everything from pacifism to changing gender norms, the cartoon bull is a useful guide to censorship and moral panics over what kids are reading.

by Elizabeth Marshall

Liberals Can't Address the Climate Crisis Because It Means Confronting Capitalism

October 11, 2026

We have no choice but to take on the fossil fuel industry. Those who won't acknowledge this are peddling fake solutions to climate change.

by Genevieve Guenther