News

War In Ukraine

Russia’s Destruction of Ukraine’s Environment has National and International – and Personal – Consequences

A passionate nature photographer became another victim of Vladimir Putin’s savage war.

by Anna Conkling

April 17, 2025

News

Restitution: The Silver That Survived Kristallnacht

One by one, the Bavarian National Museum is returning silver heirlooms to their rightful places in Jewish families.

by Michele Stueven

April 16, 2025

THE FRONT

Memories of ‘Phantom Utopias’ Are Paving the Way for Fascism Around the Globe

Recent books reveal how current dictators and wannabe autocrats use revisionist histories to gloss over the bad old days of European despotism.

by Tim Brinkhof

April 14, 2025

BOOKS

Queer Writers Won’t Be Disappeared

Frank Pizzoli’s “Passionate Outlier: Gay Writers and Allies on Their Work” prizes those who prized themselves.

by Jeff Weinstein

April 11, 2025

War In Ukraine

As the Ukraine War Enters Year Four, the Kyiv Zoo Has Found Ways to Shelter Animals – and People – During Wartime

Ukrainian zookeepers created a haven for many creatures – from elephants to spiders – and an oasis for citizens of the capital city.

by Anna Conkling

February 21, 2025

THE FRONT

He’s Back: Protesting Trump – Again

The rerun-president’s relentless attacks on democracy and civil norms for the past eight years show all signs of only getting worse. Can the resistance outlast the bullying?

by C.S. Muncy

January 21, 2025

THE FRONT

Dispatches From the Trial of Daniel Penny

How a MAGA ‘hero’ strangled Jordan Neely but beat a manslaughter charge by selling junk justice to the jury.

by Peter Noel

December 23, 2024

POLITICS

Boning Up on History’s Strongmen to Prepare for Trump, The Sequel

It’s time to start thinking about the unthinkable.

by Robert Shuster

December 13, 2024

POLITICS

‘Stop Project 2025’ – a Comic Book Cassandra Becomes a Roadmap for Resistance

With street-level explanations, a cadre of comic creators is sounding the alarm on Trump 2.0.

by Rob Staeger

December 4, 2024

CULTURE

Rod Serling Predicted Our Ugly Moment Through Unsparing Tales of His Own Times

Arlen Schumer’s new book, "The Five Themes of the Twilight Zone," looks at a TV soothsayer.

by Robert Shuster

October 31, 2024