My Brother Was Slaughtered on October 7. I Know He Would Be Calling for a Cease-Fire. My Brother Was Slaughtered on October 7. I Know He Would Be Calling for a Cease-Fire.
If the only justification for Israel’s war on Gaza is to avenge deaths like his, the moral stain would be impossible for him to stomach.
Biden Is Tearing His Own Coalition Apart Biden Is Tearing His Own Coalition Apart
He’s trying to have both guns and butter. But you can’t revive liberalism by tying domestic renewal to militarism.
Patient Rights Groups Are Learning the Wrong Lessons From ACT UP Patient Rights Groups Are Learning the Wrong Lessons From ACT UP
These groups are invoking ACT UP’s legacy to push for further deregulation of the FDA. Here’s why they’re wrong.
The “Digital Blackface” Artist Competing for a Grammy The “Digital Blackface” Artist Competing for a Grammy
Ghostwriter’s “heart on my sleeve” became a viral hit thanks to vocals by Drake and The Weeknd. But neither artist contributed to the song.
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Nation Voices
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As We Marched on Washington, I Felt Certain That Palestine Would Be Free As We Marched on Washington, I Felt Certain That Palestine Would Be Free
Saturday’s demonstration made it clear: We Palestinians are not fighting for our liberation on our own.
Why Israel Slept Why Israel Slept
The long catalogue of intelligence failures that allowed Hamas to stage its brutal surprise attack on October 7 begins at The Venetian, Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas resort.
“The Government Encourages the Settlers to Attack and Gives Them Permission to Kill Us” “The Government Encourages the Settlers to Attack and Gives Them Permission to Kill Us”
There’s been an epidemic of violence across the West Bank since October 7, as Palestinians have been increasingly targeted by Israeli settlers.
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August 14th, 1995: Mythologizing the Bomb Mythologizing the Bomb
The beauty of the atomic scientists’ calculations hid from them the truly Faustian contract they scratched their names to.
Politics
Rashida Tlaib 1, Marjorie Taylor Greene 0 Rashida Tlaib 1, Marjorie Taylor Greene 0
Greene’s failed attempt to censure Tlaib united Democrats, divided Republicans, and energized ceasefire activism.
Trump Gets Closer to Trial in Georgia Trump Gets Closer to Trial in Georgia
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has already induced four of Trump’s codefendants to serve as prosecution witnesses.
People Are Urging Bernie Sanders to Back a Gaza Cease-Fire. Here’s Why He Hasn’t. People Are Urging Bernie Sanders to Back a Gaza Cease-Fire. Here’s Why He Hasn’t.
Sanders has insisted on supporting a “humanitarian pause” instead of a cease-fire. To understand why, you have to look at his personal history.
Tuesday’s Election Will Determine if Virginia Becomes the Next Florida Tuesday’s Election Will Determine if Virginia Becomes the Next Florida
If the GOP governor’s $30 million can flip the state legislature, he’ll curtail laws protecting abortion, gun safety, and education freedom.
Books & the Arts
How Can We Reimagine Higher Education in the Age of Climate Change? How Can We Reimagine Higher Education in the Age of Climate Change?
An interview with the founders of Gull Island Institute.
Rockwell Kent’s View From Greenland Rockwell Kent’s View From Greenland
His paintings reveal the value of looking carefully at the territory and the hazards of imperial misrepresentation
The Art of the American Revolution Across the Generations The Art of the American Revolution Across the Generations
The United States’ founding moment from Washington Crossing the Delaware to the paintings of Jacob Lawrence, Kara Walker, and Kent Monkman.
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