JULY 15. 2025

Anthony Bourdain’s raw meat, well done

Eight years after his death, a reissue of Kitchen Confidential still burns with wit and rage

Trump’s private army

He promised to end America’s wars abroad. Instead, he is starting one at home

Mark Gatiss, the most bookish man on the box

The creator and star of a new postwar drama talks literature, the second world war and unconventional Hollywood marriages

Four CUNY Professors Say They Were Fired for Supporting Palestine

As Congress grills CUNY's chancellor, the terminated Brooklyn College faculty say Palestine activism is "the only thing we have in common. "

Azerbaijan's Middle East gambit

by Tanya Goudsouzian & Eldar Mamedov

ICE Lawyers Are Hiding Their Names in Immigration Court

ICE attorneys fighting to deport immigrants are able to obscure their identities — no masks required.

Watch Bonnie Wright and Pattie Gonia Road Trip for the Planet

The filmmaker and drag queen talk to Atmos about their new TV show Go Gently, which uplifts environmental stewards and solutions.

Does it matter if The Salt Path is made up?

It’s just the latest in a long line of books that weren’t what they seemed

Alastair Campbell’s diary: Yes, it’s a genocide

Fence sitting is no longer possible, or right. The manner and scale of Israel’s demolition of Gaza goes way beyond either legal proportion or respect for civilian life

Wetherspoon serves up its revenge cold

The Brexit-supporting pub chain has published a 20-page magazine detailing all the times it's been unfairly maligned in the media

Trump/Trump is no Frost/Nixon

The president was quizzed by his own daughter-in-law for a Fox News interview which avoided hard questions

Against climate resilience

Development agendas framed around “resilience” promise empowerment but often reproduce colonial power dynamics in the guise of climate adaptation.

Tips for Investigating New Oligarchs and Novel Corruption Ploys

The mega-rich oligarchs of the world have a surprising amount in common. Here are tips and resources for investigating their hidden assets and to finding out who is helping them.

We must still fight the fire

Fight The Fire, published by The Ecologist, is being translated into Greek. Here we look at political developments since it was first published four years ago.

Two centuries of unequal exchanges

How should we analyze the new wave of trade tensions that gripped the world in 2025?

JULY 14. 2025

Inquiries don’t work

Victims do not get their compensation, quick action to fix obvious problems is impossible and the guilty escape the blame.

The Climate Crisis Is Wrecking Our Health. This Doctor Has a Radical Cure.

In her new book, Kinship Medicine, Dr. Wendy Johnson offers a blueprint for a more connected, ecological form of care.

After the coups

Without institutional foundations or credible partners, the Alliance of Sahelian States risks becoming the latest failed experiment in regional integration.

Exclusive: the Southport riots and Twitter’s failure

A new investigation shows how the moderating system on the social media network broke down at the worst possible time

Guide to Investigating Land Conflicts in South Asia

This guide equips journalists with the tools and resources to report on conflicts over land and its resources, such as water and forests.