A New York Cult That Promised the End of the Nuclear Family A New York Cult That Promised the End of the Nuclear Family
Alexander Stille’s The Sullivanians documents the sordid history and fascinating intellectual roots of a psychotherapy group that proposed a utopian alternative to conventional fa...
Dec 7, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Callie Hitchcock
Randi Weingarten on the Peace Movement in Israel; Gary Younge on ‘Rustin’ Randi Weingarten on the Peace Movement in Israel; Gary Younge on ‘Rustin’
On this episode of Start Making Sense, the AFT president reports on her recent trip to Israel, and the former Guardian correspondent talks about the organizer of the 1963 March on...
Dec 7, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
As Costs and Demand Skyrocket, Abortion Funds Struggle to Keep Up As Costs and Demand Skyrocket, Abortion Funds Struggle to Keep Up
Abortion funds received a huge wave of donations in the aftermath of Dobbs. But that initial swell has receded even as demand for help have both dramatically increased.
Dec 7, 2023 / Bryce Covert
The “Hunt for Hamas” Narrative Is Obscuring Israel’s Real Plans for Gaza The “Hunt for Hamas” Narrative Is Obscuring Israel’s Real Plans for Gaza
The US press and politicians are trying to fit the attacks on Gaza into a Zero Dark Thirty mold, but it’s something much simpler—and sinister.
Dec 7, 2023 / Adam Johnson
The Trump Dictatorship Goes on Autopilot The Trump Dictatorship Goes on Autopilot
The MAGA world is making all the same fascist threats it did the last time around—and the media is still twiddling its thumbs.
Dec 7, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
Home. School. Home. School.
Life for thousands of civilians caught in the crossfire.
Dec 6, 2023 / OppArt / The Harvard College Palestine Solidarity Committee
This Supreme Court Case Could Make It Even Harder to Tax Rich People This Supreme Court Case Could Make It Even Harder to Tax Rich People
The case Moore v. United States arose over a disputed $15,000 tax bill. It could cost the United States billions.
Dec 6, 2023 / Elie Mystal
The Pentagon’s Rush to Deploy AI-Enabled Weapons Is Going to Kill Us All The Pentagon’s Rush to Deploy AI-Enabled Weapons Is Going to Kill Us All
While experts warn about the risk of human extinction, the Department of Defense plows full speed ahead.
Dec 6, 2023 / Michael T. Klare
Scott Walker’s Anti-Union Law Could Be Undone by a Court That Respects the Constitution Scott Walker’s Anti-Union Law Could Be Undone by a Court That Respects the Constitution
A right-wing state Supreme Court upheld the Wisconsin governor’s assault on workers. But the court now has a progressive majority and unions are challenging the law.
Dec 5, 2023 / John Nichols