Climate Change Has Upended Kenya’s Agricultural Economy Climate Change Has Upended Kenya’s Agricultural Economy
As the region faces unprecedented flooding, farmers are struggling to make ends meet.
May 17, 2024 / Emily Whitney
Harrison Butker Is a Jerk, a Bigot, and a True Representative of the NFL Harrison Butker Is a Jerk, a Bigot, and a True Representative of the NFL
In a brief commencement speech, the Kansas City kicker managed to be racist, sexist, and homophobic. The NFL’s response is revealing.
May 16, 2024 / Dave Zirin
Southeast Asia Is in an Uproar Over Gaza Southeast Asia Is in an Uproar Over Gaza
From political mommy bloggers to McDonald’s boycotts, frustration with Israel and the US’s approach to Gaza has reverberated across the region. Now, there are implications for Chi...
May 16, 2024 / Timothy McLaughlin
CUNY and Columbia: A Tale of Two Campuses CUNY and Columbia: A Tale of Two Campuses
Why are the City College protesters being charged with felonies that could land them up to nine years in jail—while Columbia students are facing much lighter sentences?
May 16, 2024 / Nicolas Niarchos
Biden’s Best Move Is to Declare Class War. Why Is He Holding Back? Biden’s Best Move Is to Declare Class War. Why Is He Holding Back?
With Donald Trump making promises to oil barons, the President has avoided making his Republican opponent's connections to corporate America a feature of his reelection campaign.
May 16, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
The Israel-Affiliated Organization Leading the Backlash Against Student Protests The Israel-Affiliated Organization Leading the Backlash Against Student Protests
The Israeli-American Council has worked in tandem with Israeli intelligence agencies for years. Last month, its leaders vowed to shut down the encampment at UCLA.
May 16, 2024 / James Bamford
The Roots of Trans Women’s Unjust Treatment The Roots of Trans Women’s Unjust Treatment
Jules Gill-Peterson’s A Short History of Trans Misogyny is an essential primer on the colonial and racist origins of hatred against those who refuse to adhere to the gender binary...
May 16, 2024 / Books & the Arts / McKenzie Wark
News Deserts Are Obscuring the Breadth of Climate Disasters News Deserts Are Obscuring the Breadth of Climate Disasters
Bootstrapped publications like mine do their best to keep the news alive in communities now struggling just to survive.
May 15, 2024 / Jane Braxton Little