Politics
Trump’s excrement-dropping AI video shows the gutter has come to power
October 29, 2025The president sinks to a new low of vulgarity while dragging his minions in the Republican Party along in his defense.
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Books that changed the world: Historians assess 100 years of International Publishers
October 29, 2025With McCarthy-style witch-hunts once again on the horizon, institutions like International Publishers, which incubate free thinking, social critique, and dissent, are all the more valuable.
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‘Norita’ film review: Emotional doc explores resistance and revolutionary motherhood in Argentina
October 29, 2025The story of how a small spitfire of a woman gave a murderous dictatorship hell and inspired her fellow mothers to never back down.
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Federal judge halts Trump’s firings, but can’t mandate back pay
October 29, 2025President can’t arbitrarily fire federal workers during shutdown, judge rules
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‘Positive Obsession’ review: Riveting biography offers intimate look at Afrofuturist icon Octavia Butler
October 28, 2025New book explores the personal journals of the novelist, offering deeper look at her struggles for recognition, her working style, and her views on American political realities.
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