Dissent Magazine —- Summer 2026 Preview


DISSENT MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘America At 250’


Call It the End

Introducing our Summer 2026 issue on America at 250. Patrick Iber

The American Revolution in Global Retreat

More so than at any point in the last century, U.S. independence now seems like a parochial affair. Aziz Rana

Rot and Reform

An interview with David Bateman and Julie C. Suk on the state of American democracy in 2026. Patrick IberDavid Bateman and Julie C. Suk

New Declarations

By invoking the American Revolution, twentieth-century anticolonial figures connected their project with the movement for civil rights in the United States. Adom Getachew

THE NEW YORK TIMES – SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2026

U.S. and Iran Signal Move Toward Peace Deal, but Details Remain Murky

President Trump said the U.S. and Iran had “largely negotiated” an agreement, even as American and Iranian officials described the terms differently.

With Big Decisions Ahead, the Supreme Court Collides With a Testy Trump

President Trump has alternated between bullying the justices and cozying up to them as the court prepares to announce rulings that will affect his agenda.

Trump Is Setting His Sights on Restricting Legal Immigration

Russia Pummels Kyiv in Major Missile and Drone Attack

Buildings rattled in the Ukrainian capital for hours early Sunday. It was unclear if Russia’s Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile had been used.

How a Curious FIFA Boardroom Deal Handed Fox an Astounding Bargain

A decision to stave off litigation between Fox and FIFA turned into a bonanza worth hundreds of millions of dollars in discounted World Cup rights to the broadcaster.

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE- MAY 24, 2026

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 5.24.26 Issue features Azeen Ghorayshi on testosterone and a new male ideal; Avraham Z. Cooper on the interstitium; M.H. Miller on the Venice Biennale; and more.

The Testosterone Moment Is Here. And Men May Never Look the Same.

From the Trump administration to online influencers, the hormone is increasingly seen as the key to achieving a new male ideal.

The Civil Rights Era Is Collapsing Before Our Eyes

America is witnessing the greatest decimation of Black political power in over a century. By Nikole Hannah-Jones

How to Get a Pardon in Trump’s Washington

Fast-talking lawyers and lobbyists promise to get white-collar criminals out of jail — for a fee. By Jeffrey Toobin

Silicon Valley’s Answer to Declining Male Fertility? Sperm Racing.

A San Francisco biotech start-up races sex cells on tiny tracks. Can an internet joke become a serious business?

BARRON’S MAGAZINE ———- MAY 25, 2026 PREVIEW

Barron's | Financial and Investment News

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Too Big To Buy’ – The mega IPO’s have arrived. Beware the risks.

SpaceX IPO Is a Game You Should Play at Your Own Risk

The largest U.S. IPOs tend to underperform the market, with a not-insignificant share of those stocks delivering negative returns.

Bond Yields Are Nearing the Danger Zone

Government spending and inflation are sending long-term yields higher across the developed world. Will the 30-year Treasury yield 6% in a year?

Live Longer and Better. Does Medicine’s New Obsession Really Work?

The longevity industry is booming with high-tech tests, drugs, and medical devices. What to know for your health—and personal finances.

Inflation Is Stinging Bonds—With One Big Exception

Treasury inflation-protected securities are generating positive returns despite a rough bond market.

Japanese Stocks Are Bargains, Even After Big Gains

Value investors think the good times are far from over for the Japanese stock market. Here are stocks and funds to invest in now.

Henry Ford Upped Wages So Workers Became Consumers. The Rest Is History.

Ford’s decision to pay $5 a day helped create America as we know it today.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2026

Defiant After Bad Week, Trump Pushes Ahead on Politically Unpopular Ideas

President Trump continues to act like he’s politically all-powerful, even in the face of indications that he is not.

Green Card Seekers Must Leave U.S. to Apply, Trump Administration Says

Once Trump’s Co-Pilot Against Iran, Netanyahu Is Now a Mere Passenger

A partner in the war, Israel has been largely left out of the peace talks, a humbling setback for Benjamin Netanyahu with significant risks for the country.

The Risks of Iran’s Threat to Control the Strait of Hormuz

Xi Calls for All-Out Rescue After Coal Mine Explosion Kills at Least 90 in China

The death count rose drastically on Saturday as the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, called for an investigation and emphasized the need to “hold those responsible to account.”

THE NEW REPUBLIC MAGAZINE – JUNE 2026

The Magazine - June 2026

THE NEW REPUBLIC MAGAZINE: The latest issue features a cover story analyzing the president’s mental fitness alongside reporting on administration impacts on higher education, energy, and agriculture. The issue also explores social issues, including the anti-abortion movement, the rise of digital misogyny, and cultural critiques of television and literature.

Donald Trump Is Finally Cracking Up for Real

His recent tirades confirmed what more than half of America now believes: The president is mentally unfit. How will we survive two and a half more years of this? And what’s he got in store for us?

Trump’s January 6 Slush Fund Is a Criminal Enterprise

The president has long been operating under the assumption that he is immune from prosecution. His latest scheme, however, may be a step too far.

Losing It

Seriously – 2 1/2 more years of this?

The Election Fraudsters Who Will Follow in Tina Peters’s Footsteps

We can debate all day whether Colorado Governor Jared Polis should have commuted her sentence. Meanwhile, state and local officials are openly preparing to meddle in the midterm elections.

Why Trump Is So Afraid of Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, and The View

Political scientist Meredith Conroy says that late-night shows are still politically relevant in as their audiences shrink.

SCIENCE MAGAZINE ———– MAY 21, 2026 Preview

This depiction of viral threats confronting both bacteria and people, and  the protein and cellular defenses

SCIENCE MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Shared Defenses’ – Bacterial antiviral systems are echoed in human immunity.

The oscillatory biology of sleep: Linkage to dementia

Magnon hydrodynamics in an atomically thin ferromagnet

Interacting effects of human presence and landscape modification on birds and mammals

A deep-time landscape of plant cis-regulatory sequence evolution

THE NEW YORK TIMES – FRIDAY, MAY22, 2026

In a Rarity, Republicans Stand Up to Trump

President Trump faced a wall of opposition from Senate G.O.P. lawmakers, in part over his plan to create a $1.8 billion fund to reward his allies.

Inside the Senate G.O.P. Meltdown Over Trump’s Fund

The acting attorney general went to Capitol Hill to allay Republicans’ concerns over a fund to pay people who claim government mistreatment. It did not go well.

Iran and Oman in Talks Over Strait of Hormuz Ship Payment System

The discussions suggest that the U.S. and the Iranian government may not be close to reaching a deal to end a war that has badly damaged the global economy

House G.O.P. Cancels Vote to End War as More Party Members Defect

Oil Prices Jump on Impasse Over Reopening the Strait of Hormuz

Before Europe Anoints Someone to Talk to Putin, It Debates What to Talk About

Europeans are considering appointing an envoy to Ukraine peace talks with Russia. First, many warn, they need to decide what to ask.

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – MAY 23, 2026 PREVIEW

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘A Starship enterprise’

SpaceX is capitalism on rocket fuel

Make what you will of Elon Musk, his rocketry firm is a marvel of free markets

American growth could be even better

MAGAnomics shows the world what not to do. But also what America keeps getting right

Why NATO needs a Plan B

Mark Rutte is wrong to quash talk of one. The risks of the alliance unravelling are too great to ignore

How to stop the Ebola outbreak

The latest epidemic in central Africa is a warning about future pandemics

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