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Left: Gaza City’s Omari Mosque after Israeli bombardment. Right: A Palestinian man reading in the courtyard of the same mosque last spring.

What Israel’s Destruction of the Great Omari Mosque Means What Israel’s Destruction of the Great Omari Mosque Means

Yes, it’s a crime against cultural heritage. But more importantly, it’s part of a campaign of total annihilation.

Jan 24, 2024 / Column / Kate Wagner

A boy searches through buildings, destroyed during Israeli air raids in the southern Gaza Strip on November 10, 2023, in Khan Yunis, Gaza.

Architects Must Refuse to Profit From the Ruins of Palestine Architects Must Refuse to Profit From the Ruins of Palestine

Gaza is a site of human tragedy, not a prize of war.

Nov 14, 2023 / Column / Kate Wagner

In Defense of Homeownership

In Defense of Homeownership In Defense of Homeownership

It’s been blamed for everything from NIMBYism to urban sprawl. So why do I still want in?

Oct 18, 2023 / Column / Kate Wagner

Why Houses Don’t Look Like Houses Anymore

Why Houses Don’t Look Like Houses Anymore Why Houses Don’t Look Like Houses Anymore

Aggregated real estate listings like Zillow have distorted our understanding of what makes a house a home.

Sep 19, 2023 / Column / Kate Wagner

Lessons From the Catastrophic Failure of the Metaverse

Lessons From the Catastrophic Failure of the Metaverse Lessons From the Catastrophic Failure of the Metaverse

Did the “creative class” learn anything from buying into a product that was obviously destined to flop?

Jul 3, 2023 / Column / Kate Wagner

The Anti-Abortion Movement Weaponizes Women Against Women

The Anti-Abortion Movement Weaponizes Women Against Women The Anti-Abortion Movement Weaponizes Women Against Women

Anti-abortion women perpetuate the idea that women’s lives are about deference and self-sacrifice. But women must help one another see ourselves as human first.

May 27, 2022 / Column / Nicole Nehrig

Diary of a Queer Kid

Diary of a Queer Kid Diary of a Queer Kid

My experience as a child with an “odd” gender identity makes me very afraid for kids facing malicious transphobia in Texas.

Apr 29, 2022 / Column / Katherine Franke

No Good Can Come From Downplaying Covid

No Good Can Come From Downplaying Covid No Good Can Come From Downplaying Covid

Democrats must figure out how to discuss the hard truths about the pandemic, or it could cost them.

Apr 11, 2022 / Column / John Nichols

A mobile Covid test site in Times Square

Covid Is Here to Stay. This Is How We Should Respond. Covid Is Here to Stay. This Is How We Should Respond.

Learning to live with Covid-19 is not an individual state of mind.

Sep 17, 2021 / Column / Abdullah Shihipar

Tents of asylum-seekers at the Southern border of the US

Global Vaccine Inequity Could Make Migration Harder Than Ever Global Vaccine Inequity Could Make Migration Harder Than Ever

Migrants are facing even more restrictions in the Covid era—and thanks to lack of vaccine access in lower-income countries, they will be less likely to meet them.

Sep 15, 2021 / Abdullah Shihipar

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