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Feb 25, 2026

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The Bloody Show

In an unhinged State of the Union, Trump brought necropolitics to primetime

Jonathan M. Katz

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Feb 9, 2026

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The Most American Halftime

Decoding Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl for the haters

Feb 5, 2026

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WANTED: An Opposition Party

The Democrats ain't it. A dying media won't be it. Can the people make one?

Jan 25, 2026

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When will he resign?

The only question worth asking

Far right en marche

Europe proves again that meeting fascists halfway is a bad strategy

Friday note: Sisyphus edition

DeSantis done, 'anti-wokism' still here

A double Monday repost

Disaster after disaster

Malicious propaganda between hurricanes, and what can be done to stop it

Off the 'Stack

Lose my trust, lose me

Coup complete

From the vault: Who is El Salvador's Nayib Bukele and what does he want?

An interview slightly ahead of its time

Fascism

'The worst of the worst'

Trump's new Guantánamo order portends a chilling future based on an ugly past

Explore the unseen connnections

Behind World Affaris, Politics, Disaster, and More. By Jonathan M. Katz

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FEATURED

The Bloody Show

THE LATEST

The Most American Halftime

WANTED: An Opposition Party

When will he resign?

TRENDING

Far right en marche

Friday note: Sisyphus edition

DeSantis done, 'anti-wokism' still here

Disaster after disaster

Off the 'Stack

Coup complete

From the vault: Who is El Salvador's Nayib Bukele and what does he want?

'The worst of the worst'

Explore the unseen connnections

Past issues

Addicted to war

The endgame for Gaza begins

From the vault: Who is El Salvador's Nayib Bukele and what does he want?

The free speech event that wasn't

ANALYSIS

Epstein and Empire

The endgame for Gaza begins

The Hub of the Wheel

REPORTING

No, the 'UN' didn't lower its standards for declaring a famine in Gaza

'We deserve better.'

My interview with the president

CULTURE

Hypocrisy's vectors

War holiday redux

My Aunt Rachel

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