Culture
Goya’s ‘The Disasters of War’ and the aesthetics of terror
April 9, 2026March 30 marked the 280th anniversary of the birth of an artist who explored with equal intensity the horror of his era and terror as a psychological reaction and existential condition.
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Sixty monuments under fire: The U.S.-Israeli assault on Iran’s cultural memory
March 26, 2026The United States has weaponized history itself, converting museums, mosques, and palaces into collateral in a broader agenda of coercion.
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What has the demise of New START to do with me?
February 10, 2026The end of the U.S.-Russia treaty doesn't predict nuclear war, but a people's movement must govern the future as the military industrial complex threatens all we hold dear.
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‘Melania’: The Movie. The Bribe. The Shame.
February 2, 2026It's not just about a bad movie but how Jeff Bezos, and other American business leaders, are allowed to give huge bribes to the president of the United States.
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Communist historiography comes to light at American Historical Association conference
January 16, 2026The panel shows a shift in the study of communist history and civil rights away from the fear-mongering of the Cold War, to a more honest analysis of shortcomings and successes.
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