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Six Poems to Celebrate Orion’s archive project

The first priority is Trump’s image, not national interests.

The State Department has launched a throwback recruitment campaign following layoffs and changes to diversity policies.

Two Americans killed in Mexico, previously identified only as embassy staff but working for the CIA, participated in a raid on a drug lab.

How to make sure the cease-fire weakens Hezbollah instead of strengthening it.

Pricey oil and sanctions relief mean smiles in Moscow.

The universe creatively sets the rules for its own becoming.

With its last contract expiring, activists say NYC garage owners should spurn ICE to avoid becoming complicit in Trump's deportation blitz.

In Trump’s strategy of feigning madness to get what he wants, there is no longer any border between pretense and actual irrationality.

Why a global era of authoritarian governance may be coming to an end.

Péter Magyar’s election victory gives Hungary its best chance in a generation to break with a centuries-long pattern of authoritarian rule.

Slam Frank and Musical Theater’s Hamilton Bind

Fiction

Amid Trump’s war in Iran and an exodus of intelligence staffers, Sebastian Gorka has asserted that a blueprint for fighting terror threats is “imminent” — but has not released it. Iranian threats have refocused attention on the lack of a doctrine.

Since Utah passed a law letting residents plug solar systems into their home outlets, 30 more states have drafted similar bills.

A new "working class climate agenda" seeks to provide economic relief and tackle global warming at the same time.

The gap between what international courts say and what governments do is stark.

Climate action may be facing headwinds right now. But the passion, courage, and creativity that defined the climate movement for decades have not gone anywhere. Doctors continue to care for the health of their patients on a changing planet. Grantmakers continue to reach for new pots of funding to enable crucial climate and justice work.

KFC pledges to source a third of its chicken from the UK – why is the bar so low on our high street?

Conflict with Iran hurts American wallets, but it’s far more devastating for people in the global south.