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NYC’s ‘No Kings’ Protest Defies Trump and Swipes at Cuomo

Ten years after: As a protest sign read, “We knew it would be bad, but Holy shit.”

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THE FRONT

The Disappeared: MAGA’s Performative Cruelty Is a Warning to Us All

Four books shed light on the black holes of Trump’s deceitful deportation and detention agenda.

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THE FRONT

Ricky Kurt Wassenaar: A Killer For Trump

The president routinely demonizes immigrants as “horrible killers” and “bad hombres,” but most U.S. criminals are homegrown — and Trump supporters.

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BOOKS

Long Before ‘The Godfather,’ Mario Puzo Put the Unspeakable Into Print

Seventy years ago, the novelist’s debut, “The Dark Arena,” stared into the abyss of the concentration camps the Allies discovered at the end of World War II.

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War In Ukraine

Russia’s Destruction of Ukraine’s Environment has National and International – and Personal – Consequences

A passionate nature photographer became another victim of Vladimir Putin’s savage war.

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Restitution: The Silver That Survived Kristallnacht

One by one, the Bavarian National Museum is returning silver heirlooms to their rightful places in Jewish families.

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THE FRONT

Memories of ‘Phantom Utopias’ Are Paving the Way for Fascism Around the Globe 

Recent books reveal how current dictators and wannabe autocrats use revisionist histories to gloss over the bad old days of European despotism.

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BOOKS

Queer Writers Won’t Be Disappeared

Frank Pizzoli’s “Passionate Outlier: Gay Writers and Allies on Their Work” prizes those who prized themselves.

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War In Ukraine

As the Ukraine War Enters Year Four, the Kyiv Zoo Has Found Ways to Shelter Animals – and People – During Wartime

Ukrainian zookeepers created a haven for many creatures – from elephants to spiders – and an oasis for citizens of the capital city.

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He’s Back: Protesting Trump – Again

The rerun-president’s relentless attacks on democracy and civil norms for the past eight years show all signs of only getting worse. Can the resistance outlast the bullying? 

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