Julian Assange: Democratic Party is “doomed”

Assange says the politics of centrism and the Democrats’ neglect of their base are why they can’t move forward Published June 26, 2017 12:33PM (EDT) (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange had strong words for the Democratic Party on Sunday, blaming party leaders for forcing the politics ofContinue Reading

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