“This Was a Watershed Moment”: What the ICJ’s Israel Ruling Really Means “This Was a Watershed Moment”: What the ICJ’s Israel Ruling Really Means

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Q&A / Jack Mirkinson

Mitch McConnell Caves In to Donald Trump Yet Again Mitch McConnell Caves In to Donald Trump Yet Again

A potential border deal may fall through, as the Senate minority leader scrambles to make concessions to his party’s putative nominee.

Chris Lehmann

After a Chemical Attack on Pro-Palestine Protesters, Columbia Students Won’t Back Down After a Chemical Attack on Pro-Palestine Protesters, Columbia Students Won’t Back Down

“Despite the clear dangers we face at Columbia, CUAD remains committed to Palestinian liberation.”

StudentNation / Ava Young-Stoner

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Israel-Gaza War

Pro-Palestinian supporters watch proceedings outside the International Court of Justice during the court ruling in The Hague, Netherlands, on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024.

“This Was a Watershed Moment”: What the ICJ’s Israel Ruling Really Means “This Was a Watershed Moment”: What the ICJ’s Israel Ruling Really Means

An interview with Omar Shakir, the Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch, about the historic genocide ruling from the UN’s top court.

Q&A / Jack Mirkinson

In Gaza, simply getting ahold of some bread counts as a win these days.

How I Get Through Just One Day in Gaza How I Get Through Just One Day in Gaza

Every day that we don’t give up is an act of defiance, holding on to the threads of hope.

Dispatch / Afaf Al Najjar

Columbia University Palestine Protest

After a Chemical Attack on Pro-Palestine Protesters, Columbia Students Won’t Back Down After a Chemical Attack on Pro-Palestine Protesters, Columbia Students Won’t Back Down

“Despite the clear dangers we face at Columbia, CUAD remains committed to Palestinian liberation.”

StudentNation / Ava Young-Stoner

Politics

Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell Caves In to Donald Trump Yet Again Mitch McConnell Caves In to Donald Trump Yet Again

A potential border deal may fall through, as the Senate minority leader scrambles to make concessions to his party’s putative nominee.

Chris Lehmann

House of Representatives floor

The New Do-Nothing Congress The New Do-Nothing Congress

Representatives failed to make progress on most matters of consequence for the past year, but they sure had a lot to say.

Column / Chris Lehmann

Joe Biden at a reproductive freedom campaign rally at George Mason University in Manassas, Va.,on Tuesday, January 23, 2024.

Biden Might Have Had the Best Night of All in New Hampshire Biden Might Have Had the Best Night of All in New Hampshire

The state Biden pushed out of the primary calendar gave the write-in candidate a landslide win, and signs of a path to victory in November.

John Nichols

Books & the Arts

Isabella Hammad’s Novel of Art and Exile in Palestine

Isabella Hammad’s Novel of Art and Exile in Palestine Isabella Hammad’s Novel of Art and Exile in Palestine

Enter the Ghost looks at a group of Palestinians who try to put on a production of Hamlet in the occupied West Bank. 

Books & the Arts / Raja Shehadeh

Heather Cox Richardson and the Battle Over US History

Heather Cox Richardson and the Battle Over US History Heather Cox Richardson and the Battle Over US History

One interpretation presents the country as irredeemably tainted by its past. Another contends that the United States has also tended toward egalitarianism.

Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein

The Brilliant Discontents of Lou Reed

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A new biography examines the enigma of the musician.

Books & the Arts / Sasha Frere-Jones

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What Does It Mean to Be Palestinian Now?

What Does It Mean to Be Palestinian Now? What Does It Mean to Be Palestinian Now?

After October 7, this question has become a matter of grave importance, amid crackdowns on free speech and protest. Five writers reflect on the state of Palestinian life today.

Feature / Noura Erakat, Ahmed Moor, Noor Hindi, Mohammed El-Kurd, and Laila Al-Arian

The Blue-Blood Families That Made Fortunes in the Opium Trade

The Blue-Blood Families That Made Fortunes in the Opium Trade The Blue-Blood Families That Made Fortunes in the Opium Trade

Long before the Sacklers appeared on the scene, families like the Astors, the Peabodys, and the Delanos cemented their upper-crust status through the global trade in opium.

Feature / Amitav Ghosh

“It’s Marianne or Death”: On the Campaign Trail With Marianne Williamson

“It’s Marianne or Death”: On the Campaign Trail With Marianne Williamson “It’s Marianne or Death”: On the Campaign Trail With Marianne Williamson

To her detractors, presidential candidate Marianne Williamson is a political joke. But for her most fervent supporters, she’s their only hope.

Feature / P.E. Moskowitz

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