Alison Bechdel’s Next Step

Books & the Arts / June 23, 2025 In Spent, the graphic novelist confronts aging, politics, sex, and what it means to succeed under capitalism. Excerpted from the book Spent, provided courtesy of Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Copyright © 2025 by Alison Bechdel. Reprinted by permission. InContinue Reading

Trump’s decision to bomb Iran exposes fissures in US politics

US President Donald Trump’s strike on Iran’s nuclear weapons program, which he foreshadowed on and off for the past few days, has revealed a surprisingly broad middle ground in US politics, even as it has provoked controversy in the international community. Almost immediately after news of the US military actionContinue Reading