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The Vexed History of Zionism and the Left

The Vexed History of Zionism and the Left The Vexed History of Zionism and the Left

A new book asks why the left fell out of love with Zionism, but what it reveals is why liberal Zionists fell out of love with the left.

Feb 10, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Leifer

The Center Is a Decaying Piece of Real Estate

The Center Is a Decaying Piece of Real Estate The Center Is a Decaying Piece of Real Estate

And Bernie Sanders is the only candidate not clinging to it.

Feb 10, 2020 / Column / Shuja Haider

Rep. Katie Porter Wants to Make It Easier for Single Moms Like Her to Serve in Congress

Rep. Katie Porter Wants to Make It Easier for Single Moms Like Her to Serve in Congress Rep. Katie Porter Wants to Make It Easier for Single Moms Like Her to Serve in Congress

Despite the record gains by female candidates in the 2018 midterms, women still make up just 24 percent of Congress. Without a structural solution, says Porter, that won’t change.

Feb 10, 2020 / Feature / Marisa Agha

Pete Rose on Stuart Varney's “Varney & Co.” at Fox Business Network Studios in June, 2019 in New York City.

Pete Rose Thinks He Has a Chance at the Hall of Fame Pete Rose Thinks He Has a Chance at the Hall of Fame

Pete Rose should think again.

Feb 7, 2020 / Dave Zirin

‘The Nation’ Is Nominated for a 2020 National Magazine Award

‘The Nation’ Is Nominated for a 2020 National Magazine Award ‘The Nation’ Is Nominated for a 2020 National Magazine Award

Arundhati Roy has been named a finalist in category of Essays and Criticism for “India: Intimations of an Ending.”

Feb 7, 2020 / Press Room

Protestors at a Hong Kong mall

Discrimination Isn’t Helping to Contain the Coronavirus Discrimination Isn’t Helping to Contain the Coronavirus

The epidemic has sparked attacks on mainland Chinese—and some of the worst offenders are Hong Kongers and other members of the diaspora.

Feb 7, 2020 / JN

Poster of Trump at a women's march rally that says

Trump Is a Would-Be Dictator Trump Is a Would-Be Dictator

Within minutes of his Senate acquittal, he was tweeting a video depicting him winning every election for the next several thousand years, ending with the logo “Trump 4EVA.”

Feb 7, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Universal Coverage Is Not Only Realistic, It’s a Better System

Universal Coverage Is Not Only Realistic, It’s a Better System Universal Coverage Is Not Only Realistic, It’s a Better System

Our health care outcomes are worse than any developed country, and it doesn’t have to be this way.

Feb 7, 2020 / J. Mijin Cha

Tracking Down Mayor Pete’s Black Voter Problem

Tracking Down Mayor Pete’s Black Voter Problem Tracking Down Mayor Pete’s Black Voter Problem

Listening to voters in his home state, our reporter discovers he’s queer for Buttigieg.

Feb 7, 2020 / Feature / Darryl Pinckney

server puts out menus

New York Is Eliminating the Tipped Minimum Wage—Except for Restaurant Workers New York Is Eliminating the Tipped Minimum Wage—Except for Restaurant Workers

For workers who rely on tips, sexual harassment is part of the job. That’s why restaurant workers launched a campaign to end the tipped minimum wage.

Feb 7, 2020 / Bryce Covert

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