The Refugee Crisis Isn’t Isolated to One Country The Refugee Crisis Isn’t Isolated to One Country
Displaced people are found worldwide in unprecedented numbers.
Jan 11, 2024 / Rebecca Gordon
Edward Yang’s States of Flux Edward Yang’s States of Flux
His dark comedies and family dramas of life in late-20th-century Taiwan depict a generation’s crisis, confronting the forces of finance and globalization.
Jan 11, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi
Only Joe Biden Can Stop The War in Gaza—Plus “Corporate Bullsh*t” Only Joe Biden Can Stop The War in Gaza—Plus “Corporate Bullsh*t”
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Amy Wilentz analyzes Israeli politics, left, right, and center; and Joan Walsh talks about the lies that defend profits.
Jan 10, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
Will the IOC Do Anything About the Killing of Palestinian Athletes? Will the IOC Do Anything About the Killing of Palestinian Athletes?
Israel killed a Palestinian Olympic coach in an air strike. It turned a stadium into an interment camp. But the International Olympic Committee will not act unless we make it.
Jan 10, 2024 / Dave Zirin
Democrats and the Left: A Mutual Dependency Democrats and the Left: A Mutual Dependency
Mass movements stoke the fires of popular discontent, but only the state can pass laws and overhaul key institutions.
Jan 9, 2024 / Michael Kazin
Kissinger and Nixon in Southeast Asia With Carolyn Eisenberg Kissinger and Nixon in Southeast Asia With Carolyn Eisenberg
On this episode of American Prestige, an exploration of Henry Kissinger and Richard Nixon’s joint pursuit of war in Southeast Asia during the 1960s and ’70s.
Jan 9, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
Israel Is Not Promising to “Scale Back” Its War Israel Is Not Promising to “Scale Back” Its War
As the US secretary of state shuttles to stop the war from expanding, the Israeli defense minister vows “months” more war on Gaza and suggests taking the fight to Iran.
Jan 8, 2024 / Column / Spencer Ackerman
Meet William Ackman, America’s Most Entitled Donor Meet William Ackman, America’s Most Entitled Donor
The hedge-fund activist’s attacks on Harvard and Claudine Gay have gotten much notice; less attention has been paid to the toll his financial activities have taken on the country....
Jan 8, 2024 / Michael Massing