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Gloria Steinem speaks on the political subjugation of women and the importance of organizing across racial and social differences to an audience at the College of Marin in Kenfield, California, on January 17, 1973.

It’s Time for Our Own Gloria Days

by Clara Bingham September 4, 2026September 4, 2026

The feminist was a spook: Gloria Steinem in New York on Feb. 17, 1970.

The Feminist Was a Spy

by Markos Kounalakis September 3, 2026September 4, 2026

The White House and its new helipad and the ballroom, right, under construction, are pictured on the South Lawn, as seen from the Washington Monument, August 23, 2026, in Washington.

A Fitting End for Trump’s Gaudy Ballroom

by Jonathan Alter September 3, 2026September 3, 2026

Firefighters put out a fire in a supermarket following a Russian drone attack in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Sunday, July 26, 2026.

Russia’s War on Ukraine

The New Normal in Kyiv, Ukraine

by Tamar Jacoby September 2, 2026September 2, 2026

The Swastika and the Red Hat: Comparing Trump to Hitler is considered facile, a trivialization of genocide. But their rises to power are frighteningly similar.

Books

The Swastika and the Red Hat

by Christoph Irmscher September 1, 2026September 1, 2026

Big Tent Man: Former President Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

How to Build a Big Tent

by Bill Scher September 1, 2026September 1, 2026

Washington Monthly College Rankings

A Different Kind of College Ranking

by Paul Glastris and Nate Weisberg August 30, 2026September 1, 2026

How Online Algorithms Rig the College Search Process. Search engines steer students with fewer resources toward schools with worse outcomes, many of them predatory for-profits.

How Online Algorithms Rig the College Search Process

by Samantha Powers August 30, 2026August 14, 2026

Best Colleges for Rural America

by Gillen Tener Martin August 30, 2026September 1, 2026

America’s Best Colleges for Research

America’s Best Colleges for Research

by Alex Bronzini-Vender August 30, 2026August 14, 2026

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