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“‘Crushing Radical Left Terrorism.’”
What does the Trump regime’s new offensive tell us about this moment in the American story?
21 JULY—I do not know what we should call the Trump regime’s new offensive against “extremist violence from the political left,” also known as “far...
“Graham Platner and the machines of power.”
As the tide rises. Winslow Homer. Maine Coast, 1896. (cc0/ Wikimedia Commons.)
16 JULY—Many readers, scores, responded with exceptional insight to the piece we published after Graham Platner was forced to withdraw from the contest for a M...
“The political assassination of Graham Platner.”
When he had the mic. Brunswick, October 2025. (m. Spiess, cc by 3.0/ Wikimedia Commons.)
10 JULY—The clearest things said about Graham Platner as he was forced to suspend his triumphantly buoyant campaign for a Maine Senate seat this week...
“In the West Bank, it’s a showdown now.”
Palestinian land. Beitillu. (June, 2026)
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"What we are talking about here is an Israeli establishment that is aiming at extermination of the Palestinian...
“Yankee Doodle Dandy is done and dying.”
Cagney plays his role. On the film set, 1942. (Warner Brothers/ Wikimedia Commons.)
3 July—The semiology abroad these past days and weeks, as Americans prepared for the 4th—or have been prepared for it, I think is better put—has fascinate...
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