happy mutants 20th Century Men brilliantly flips the Cold War on its head, with superheroes Thom Dunn

Comic Books Exploring the military industrial complex of the Ultimate post-9/11 Avengers comic Thom Dunn

music Reign of Terror's Spencer Ackerman & Ted Leo release new song to benefit abortion funds Thom Dunn

America How the United States re-branded as "America" Thom Dunn

colonialism Inside the effort to save an indigenous Pacific Island language that the US tried to destroy Thom Dunn

politics Seven Stories Press compiles "Hands Off Iran" reading list Jennifer Sandlin

television Gardening legend Alan Titchmarsh is a hit on North Korean TV, but not his jeans Rob Beschizza

mistakes The Guardian takes down Osama bin Laden's infamous 'letter to America' Rob Beschizza

cinema Review: I wish "Oppenheimer" had ignited the atmosphere Natalie Dressed

bananas From capitalism to banana-less society: the bizarre vision of socialists exposed! Thom Dunn

movies The Mission: Impossible films, ranked Greg Nussen

books Tears of the Trufflepig is a head-shakingly brilliant novel about contraband animals, Mexico and a labyrinthine conspiracy Elías Villoro

Reframing railroad history Railroads and US Imperialism Elías Villoro

capitalism The failed promises of exporting American-style capitalism Elías Villoro

books The American Empire publishing project Elías Villoro

politics The U.S. has launched 251 military interventions since 1991—and 469 since 1798 Elías Villoro

canada "Little Bird" is a stunning cyberpunk graphic novel about indigenous people in a Canadian dystopia Thom Dunn

dune A 1969 interview with Frank Herbert breaks down DUNE's white savior complex Thom Dunn

guns Gatling guns, balloon corps, and other weapons introduced during the American Civil War Thom Dunn

politics Wakanda removed from official U.S. list of trade partners Rob Beschizza