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The New Far-Right Coalition That's Out to Destroy American Democracy

"Money, Lies, and God" argues that the failed January 6 insurrection didn't discourage those who want to dismantle the republic. If anything, it emboldened them—and next time, they may succeed.

By Casey Michel

World Voices Festival: 80+ authors. 4 days. 2 cities. 1 world.

PEN America's World Voices Festival is an international celebration of literature and storytelling featuring more than 80 writers from 30 countries, including Ava Duvernay, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Rana Ayyub, Jennifer Egan, Patricia Evangelista, M. Gessen, and Ali Hazelwood.

Join us in New York City and Los Angeles from April 30 to May 3.

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Andor Is the Best Star Wars You Will Ever See

The second and final season of Tony Gilroy's epic is suspenseful, action-filled—and a timely, unflinching portrayal of the human costs of rebellion.

By David Klion

The Last Days of the Boat-Dwellers of Sausalito

How a California town destroyed an affordable enclave along its coast

By Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein

RSVP Now: Resisting the Authoritarian Takeover

On May 14, TNR's editor, Michael Tomasky, and staff writers Matt Ford, Timothy Noah, Tori Otten, and Greg Sargent will host the next in our series America in Crisis, live and livestreamed from the Atlas Performing Arts Center in D.C.

With the new administration in place, this event will bring together influential political commentators with TNR's most engaged readers to explore what we can do to fight back against Trump's antidemocratic rampage.

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Henry James Was Not at Home in America

At the turn of the century, the expatriate novelist visited the U.S. for the first time in decades. He left feeling more estranged from his home country than ever.

By Scott Bradfield

David Cronenberg Takes High Tech to the Graveyard

In his new film, Shrouds, paranoia seeps into the afterlife.

By Adam Nayman

Exiling Americans? This Isn't Legal. It's Not Even Close.

Trump is openly floating the idea of banishing "homegrowns" to Salvadoran prisons, with zero legal basis. This isn't "deportation." It's the kind of fascist lunacy that should be laughed out of the room—except his administration is actually considering it.

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What If David Mamet Was Always a MAGA Fanboy?

When "Glengarry Glen Ross" premiered in 1984, critics gushed at its supposed critique of rapacious capitalism. But the new production, and changing times, force a reconsideration.

By Samuel G. Freedman

What's the Matter with Glenn Greenwald and Matt Taibbi?

Tech billionaires and iconoclast journalists suddenly see eye to eye.

By Jacob Bacharach

Decades Later, the Truth Behind a Grisly Mass Murder in El Salvador

The 1980 execution of four American churchwomen was one of the most shocking human rights crimes of the twentieth century. No one has ever really gotten to the bottom of it—until now.

By George Black

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