Category Archives: Politics

THE NEW YORK TIMES – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2025

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Threatens ‘Irreparable Damage’ if U.S. Joins War

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected President Trump’s call for an “unconditional surrender” as signs grew that the U.S. was considering joining Israel’s bombardment of Iran.

War Reflects a Changed Middle East and a New Israeli Military Doctrine

For years, Israel contained its conflicts with Tehran, Hamas and Hezbollah. The broad assault on Iran highlights a shift in strategy.

Trump’s Conflicting Messages on Workplace Raids Leave Businesses Reeling

Administration officials insist that President Trump is committed to mass deportations, even as he has offered a reprieve to certain businesses.

THE ATLANTIC MAGAZINE – JULY 2025 PREVIEW

THE ATLANTIC MAGAZINE (June 17, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Witness’ – Elizabeth Bruenig’s “Witness,” on Sin and Redemption in America’s Death Chambers

Inside America’s Death Chambers

What years of witnessing executions taught me about sin, mercy, and the possibility of redemption by Elizabeth Bruenig

Inside the Exclusive, Obsessive, Surprisingly Litigious World of Luxury Fitness

How Tracy Anderson built an exercise empire by Xochitl Gonzalez

The Talented Mr. Vance

J. D. Vance could have brought the country’s conflicting strands together. Instead, he took a divisive path to the peak of power. by George Packer

HARVARD MAGAZINE – JULY/AUGUST 2025

July-August 2025

HARVARD MAGAZINE (June 17, 2025): The latest issue features ‘It’s On’…

The Standoff: Harvard’s Future in the Balance

“The stakes are so high that we have no choice but to fight,” says Garber.

Harvard’s Standoff: The Fight’s Key Players

The people shaping the battle over federal funding, international students, and DEI

by Nina Pasquini

Harvard’s Standoff: The Financial Stakes

Putting Harvard’s $53 billion endowment into perspective

by Jonathan Shaw

Meet the Lawyers Behind the Harvard v. Trump Lawsuit

A roster of lawyers on both sides

by Max J. Krupnick

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THE NEW YORK TIMES – TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2025

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Trump’s Iran Choice: Last-Chance Diplomacy or a Bunker-Busting Bomb

Iranian officials warn that U.S. participation in an attack will imperil any chance of the nuclear deal President Trump is still interested in pursuing.

Iran’s Best-Protected Nuclear Site Is Deep Underground

Trump Administration Live Updates: Senate Republicans Propose Deeper Medicaid Cuts

The G.O.P. proposal would salvage some tax credits and phase out others more slowly, making up some of the cost with deeper Medicaid cuts than the House bill.

MOMENT MAGAZINE – SUMMER 2025 ISSUE

MOMENT MAGAZINE (June 16, 2025): The Summer Double Issue 2025 features ‘What’s Changed Since 1975?’; Time traveling with Moment and 50 years of art & food….

Anniversary Essay | Time Traveling with Moment

What has happened during the last 50 years that would have surprised most American Jews in 1975? What challenges lie ahead?

Opinion | Tranquility Will Have to Wait

THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE – JUNE 23, 2025 PREVIEW

The illustrated cover of the June 23 2025 issue of The New Yorker in which Donald Trump who is wearing a white party hat...

THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE: The latest issue features David Plunkert’s “On Parade” – Toying with democracy.

President Trump’s Military Games

Trump, always attracted to playing the role of the strongman, is even more inclined than he was in his first term to misuse the military for his own political gratification. By Ruth Marcus

New York to ICE: “G.T.F.O.”

As protests against Trump’s immigration raids spread nationwide, a crowd gathered in lower Manhattan—complete with bullhorns, balloons, and a toy doughnut to bait the cops. By Adam Iscoe

What Did Elon Musk Accomplish at DOGE?

Even before Musk fell out with Donald Trump, the agency’s projected savings had plummeted. But he nevertheless managed to inflict lasting damage to the federal government. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells

THE NEW YORK TIMES – MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2025

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Israel Says It Attacked Headquarters of Powerful Iranian Military Unit

Israel said it had struck the elite Quds Force. The claim, which could not be immediately confirmed, came as Iranian missiles killed at least eight in Israel.

With No Clear Off-Ramp, Israel’s War With Iran May Last Weeks, Not Days

Both countries have little incentive to stop and no obvious route to outright victory. Much depends on President Trump.

Minnesota Man Is Charged With Murder of Lawmaker

The suspect was captured late Sunday after a two-day manhunt that put the state on edge. He was charged with second-degree murder in the attacks.

How the Suspect Was Caught

MOTHER JONES MAGAZINE – JULY/AUGUST 2025 PREVIEW

Mother Jones Magazine Cover : July + August 2025

MOTHER JONES MAGAZINE (June 15, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Technofascist Takeover’ – The plan to control Americans and delete democracy.

Control, Delete

Technofascists are moving fast to break democracy.

Cyber Secessionists

Silicon Valley moguls are creating regulation-free, crypto-based “network states.” And hoping to gobble up land near you.

Parent Trap

Tech bros and “trads” are pushing women to have more babies. Just as long as they’re the right kind of women.

Aspies Über Alles

Elon Musk believes autism makes him superhuman. Just don’t call it that.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2025

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Manhunt for Minnesota Suspect Enters 2nd Day as State Mourns Victims

The police are searching for a 57-year-old man after the killings of a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband, and the separate shooting of a state senator and his wife.

Like School Shootings, Political Violence Is Becoming Almost Routine

Threats and violent acts have become part of the political landscape, still shocking but somehow not so surprising.

Israel and Iran Trade Strikes in Increasingly Deadly Attacks

Israel and Iran were assessing the damage from a wave of attacks. Israeli jets bombarded Tehran overnight, while Iran launched ballistic missiles.

JACOBIN MAGAZINE – SUMMER 2025 PREVIEW

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JACOBIN MAGAZINE (June 14, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Speculation’ – The house always wins…

“In every stock-jobbing swindle everyone knows that some time or other the crash must come, but everyone hopes that it may fall on the head of his neighbor, after he himself has caught the shower of gold and placed it in safety.”

— Karl Marx, Capital: A Critique of Political Economy (1867)

“Along with a lot of worthless nonsense, the bubbles of the 1920s gave us some durable housing, highways, and a radio broadcasting infrastructure.”

We Have Always Lived in the Casino

John Maynard Keynes warned that when real investment becomes the by-product of speculation, the result is often disaster. But it’s hard to tell where one ends and the other begins.

Money for Nothing

Why the modern financial sector is better at extracting rents than funding the future.

The House Always Wins

The gaming industry is turning every smartphone into a casino — and it’s destroying more lives than ever.