Why It Feels Like the 1850s

Robert Kuttner The American Prospect
States that deny rights to women are demanding that free states do their bidding—with the help of courts.

F Is for Fear

Heidi Seaborn Rattle
Poet Heidi Seaborn (a distinctive surname) envisions a death at sea by strangulation, though it didn’t quite happen that way.

Wagnerization: How Putin Degraded the Russian State

Ilya Matveev Left East
The Wagner mutiny exposed the weakness of the Russian state. Behind the monolithic facade of Putinism are clans, networks and corporations pursuing their own goals. They are quite capable of bringing the country to collapse and civil war.

How College Towns Are Decimating the GOP

Charlie Mahtesian and Madi Alexander Politico
Growing population in America’s highly educated enclaves has led to huge gains for the Democratic Party. And Republicans are scrambling for answers.

The Manhattan Project Scientist Who Quit

Joseph Rotblat was a physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project, believing it was necessary in view of German atom bomb development. When he learned the German project was unsuccessful, he resigned and became a life-long campaigner for disarmament

How Streaming Caused the TV Writers Strike

We interviewed four television writers and showrunners about how streaming has changed how they work, how their incomes have taken a hit, and why it has become harder than ever to build a career.