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Thomas Pynchon Has Been Warning Us About American Fascism the Whole Time

Thomas Pynchon Has Been Warning Us About American Fascism the Whole Time

For Devin Thomas O’Shea, This is Pynchon’s USA and We’re Just Living In It

By Devin Thomas O’Shea | January 29, 2026

What ICE’s Assault on Ventura County, California Means for the Rest of America

What ICE’s Assault on Ventura County, California Means for the Rest of America

Steven W. Thrasher on the Brutal Raids by Trump’s Ever-Growing Masked Army

By Steven W. Thrasher | January 29, 2026

Fascism is Not an Idea to Be Debated, It’s a Set of Actions to Fight

Fascism is Not an Idea to Be Debated, It’s a Set of Actions to Fight

Aleksandar Hemon on the Problem with Civility

By Aleksandar Hemon | January 29, 2026

Into a Crueler America: Two Border Crossings, 30 Years Apart

Into a Crueler America: Two Border Crossings, 30 Years Apart

Reyna Grande on a Chance Encounter at the San Antonio Airport

By Reyna Grande | January 29, 2026

Give a Nazi an Inch... And Other Important Lessons From Weimar, Germany

Give a Nazi an Inch... And Other Important Lessons From Weimar, Germany

Volker Ullrich on Wilhelm Frick’s Fascist Cultural Revolution

By Volker Ullrich | January 29, 2026

Inventing the American Revolution: On Thomas Paine’s Guide to Fighting Dictatorship

Inventing the American Revolution: On Thomas Paine’s Guide to Fighting Dictatorship

“How are free people supposed to stay free? One short answer: don’t trust anyone over thirty.”

By Matthew Redmond | January 29, 2026

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Expat, Economic Migrant or Refugee? And Why These Labels Shouldn’t Matter

By Alex Poppe | January 30, 2026

How the Killing of George Floyd Reflects America's Repeated History of Racism and Police Brutality

By Curtis Bunn | January 30, 2026

Uncaring Healthcare: The Impossible Cost of Being Undocumented and Ill in America

By Alix Dick and Antero Garcia | January 30, 2026

So, <em>Do</em> Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism?

So, Do Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism?

Kristen R. Ghodsee on the Tangle of Sex, Money, and Women’s Independence

By Kristen R. Ghodsee | January 29, 2026

How Big Data and the Surveillance State Collude to Undermine Immigrant Rights

How Big Data and the Surveillance State Collude to Undermine Immigrant Rights

César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández on Immigration Policing in the Digital Age

By César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández | January 29, 2026

Why Strikes Matter

Why Strikes Matter

Erik Loomis on the History (and Future) of Class Struggle in America

By Erik Loomis | January 29, 2026

SI SI SI SI SI: On Fascist Passions in Mussolini’s Italy

SI SI SI SI SI: On Fascist Passions in Mussolini’s Italy

Tia Glista Considers Mussolini: Son of the Century and The Silver Book

By Tia Glista | January 29, 2026

In the Twin Cities, indie bookstores are stepping up to ICE.

In the Twin Cities, indie bookstores are stepping up to ICE.

By Brittany Allen | January 29, 2026

Who is calling for a national, anti-ICE shutdown tomorrow, and why you should join.

Who is calling for a national, anti-ICE shutdown tomorrow, and why you should join.

By James Folta | January 29, 2026

“Everything We Do Matters.” Minneapolis’s Moon Palace Books is a Hub For Anti-ICE Resistance

“Everything We Do Matters.” Minneapolis’s Moon Palace Books is a Hub For Anti-ICE Resistance

James Folta Talks to Bookseller Angela Schwesnedl

By James Folta | January 29, 2026

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