FEBRUARY 12. 2026

Jeffrey Epstein’s Relationship With High Society

Why the elites kept calling even after the sex crimes conviction.

Pam Bondi Admits DOJ Has a Secret Domestic Terrorist List

After the DOJ dodged questions for months, Bondi acknowledged in a hearing that she had a list of targets under NPSM-7.

Trump just killed the EPA’s ability to fight climate change. It may backfire.

The EPA’s repeal of the “endangerment finding” could threaten automakers and oil companies — if it survives in court.

‘All the President’s Men’ Is 50—and Still Remarkable

This film makes cold calling names from the phone book look as thrilling as Indiana Jones outsmarting the Nazis.

The Puzzling Passivity of Russians

Repression alone cannot explain the vast protest gap between Moscow, Tehran, and Kyiv.

FBI Counterterrorism Agents Spent Weeks Seeking a Climate Activist — Then Showed Up at His Door

The visit suggests a possible FBI probe into Extinction Rebellion NYC as the Trump administration increases surveillance of activist groups.

The U. S. Is Launching a Regulatory Assault on Drone Users

New restrictions try to shield ICE from being watched from above.

Marine Detained in Minneapolis Says Feds Copied His Phone Without a Warrant

He was observing after Alex Pretti's killing. Feds detained him at gunpoint, sampled his DNA, scanned his face, and cloned his phone.

AIPAC Is Flooding Illinois With Cash. Pro-Palestine Groups Are Backing Kat Abughazaleh

The pro-Israel lobby has made Illinois a top target. Justice Democrats and the newly launched PAL PAC are trying to counter their influence.

The World Needs Europe to Get Its Act Together – Fast

If Europe is to assert itself on the global stage it needs to restore its self-confidence. Europe’s leaders must have the courage to chart their own course.

Pieces of Gaza

Until 2024, the objects on display in “Trésors sauvés de Gaza” , an exhibition at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris that

Back to the Future: Resisting Fascist Capitalism’s Great Reset

Against plutocrats and autocrats, the progressive response must be active defence of equality—not as slogan, but also as material condition.

Trump’s beef trade deal is a lose-lose gamble that won’t lower prices

There's no two ways about it: Eating more beef is bad for the planet and the climate.

Growing evidence points to link between autism and wildfire smoke

Two new studies have identified an alarming connection between exposure to wildfire smoke during pregnancy and autism in young children.

FEBRUARY 11. 2026

Bangladesh Holds Most Consequential Election in Years

The first vote since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ouster favors a dynastic party but could see the Islamists rise.

Netanyahu Urges Trump to Include Israel’s Demands in Iran Nuclear Talks

But Tehran remains adamant that its missile arsenal is nonnegotiable.

Trump Hosts Netanyahu at the White House

But Tehran remains adamant that its missile arsenal is nonnegotiable.

Can Ukraine Kill Its Way to Victory?

Increased losses could strain Russia’s military, but Ukraine faces steep hurdles.

Putin’s Conspiratorial Fantasies Are Blowing Back on Him

Russian ultranationalists are turning against Moscow itself

Darryl Pinckney on Memoir, Friendship, and Elizabeth Hardwick

In the first episode of our podcast Private Life, Darryl Pinckney talks with host Jarrett Earnest about his close friend and former teacher Elizabeth Hardwick.