Why We, Palestinians and Israelis, Insist on Mourning Our Dead Together Why We, Palestinians and Israelis, Insist on Mourning Our Dead Together
Alternative Memorial Day, a binational tradition since 2005, is a sign that we are capable of taking down the walls of fear.
May 22, 2019 / Avigail Corry and Sulaiman Khatib
What if Reporters Covered the Climate Crisis Like Edward R. Murrow Covered the Start of World War II? What if Reporters Covered the Climate Crisis Like Edward R. Murrow Covered the Start of World War II?
The new Covering Climate Now project will help media “tell the story so people get it.”
May 22, 2019 / Feature / Bill Moyers
Don’t Let Russiagate Fool You—America Is Still the Ultimate Election-Meddler Don’t Let Russiagate Fool You—America Is Still the Ultimate Election-Meddler
Outrage over Russia’s interference in the 2016 elections obscures the fact that America has been doing the same to other countries for decades.
May 21, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt
Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Call for an Impeachment Inquiry Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Call for an Impeachment Inquiry
Representatives Mark Pocan and Pramila Jayapal recognize that “a president who thinks he’s king…is absolutely unacceptable.”
May 21, 2019 / John Nichols
The Iron Curtain for the Russian Internet The Iron Curtain for the Russian Internet
New laws signed by Putin are an attempt to introduce direct censorship.
May 21, 2019 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
A Modi Victory Puts India’s 200 Million Muslims in Danger A Modi Victory Puts India’s 200 Million Muslims in Danger
The Hindu nationalist party ran a hate-filled campaign and now seems poised to return to power with a terrifying mandate.
May 21, 2019 / Ruchira Gupta
At Long Last, Scandal Forces the Resignation of Austria’s Neo-Nazi Vice Chancellor At Long Last, Scandal Forces the Resignation of Austria’s Neo-Nazi Vice Chancellor
But it’s no time for celebration—the left is weak, and the cynical center-right chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, may be strengthened by his coalition partner’s disgrace.
May 21, 2019 / Jordan Stancil
Trump Is Embracing Climate Destruction Trump Is Embracing Climate Destruction
Can we act in time to avoid the worst?
May 21, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Mange Meat Mange Meat
We’re so late-stage that we trade our storm-wet cash for synthetic fuzz, as if fleece wasn’t the shorn warmth of a bleating thing. There is a new wolf in me this winter and I can’t…
May 21, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Alicia Mountain