Trump’s Conviction Was Supposed to Boost His Popularity. It Hasn’t. Trump’s Conviction Was Supposed to Boost His Popularity. It Hasn’t.
Contrary to Republican claims that the public would see their presumptive nominee’s criminal trial as a political persecution, polls are showing that voters aren’t convinced.
Who Really Suffers When the Supply Chain Is in Crisis? Who Really Suffers When the Supply Chain Is in Crisis?
Peter S. Goodman’s recent book on the pandemic’s effect on global rhythms of supply and demand tries to answer why “the world ran out of everything.”
Black Liberation and Palestinian Liberation Are Interconnected Black Liberation and Palestinian Liberation Are Interconnected
We must come together to fight for justice at home and around the world, write Nina Turner and Rashida Tlaib.
Democrats Must Change Their Whole Approach Toward White People Democrats Must Change Their Whole Approach Toward White People
Most of them are with Trump, and that’s not going to change. Instead, Democrats should target a far more winnable group of voters.
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World
In France’s Snap Elections, Can a “Popular Front” Hold Off the Far Right? In France’s Snap Elections, Can a “Popular Front” Hold Off the Far Right?
At least they’re giving themselves a fighting chance.
Israel’s Legal Reckoning and the Historical Shift in Justice for Palestinians Israel’s Legal Reckoning and the Historical Shift in Justice for Palestinians
Global courts challenge Israeli action in Gaza.
Who Will Govern South Africa? Who Will Govern South Africa?
The era of ANC hegemony is over, and Jacob Zuma’s new party is threatening violence if he’s not welcomed into the government.
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July 30th, 2014: Why Does This Nation of Immigrants Always Imprison ‘The Other’? Why Does This Nation of Immigrants Always Imprison ‘The Other’?
Has the romanticization of American history allowed the resurgence of discriminatory practices in recent episodes of crisis?
Politics
Hillary Clinton Just Made the Wrong Choice in One of 2024’s Most Crucial Races Hillary Clinton Just Made the Wrong Choice in One of 2024’s Most Crucial Races
The 2016 Democratic presidential nominee knows George Latimer is using racist GOP talking points to attack Jamaal Bowman. Yet she has endorsed Latimer. What an embarrassment.
The Liberal Police State: How Democrats Are Playing Into GOP Hands The Liberal Police State: How Democrats Are Playing Into GOP Hands
Applying the tactics of counterinsurgency warfare to peaceful domestic protest risks blurring the line between Trump and his opponents.
Trump’s Favored Candidate Just Won Nevada’s Senate Primary Trump’s Favored Candidate Just Won Nevada’s Senate Primary
Sam Brown will face incumbent Democratic Senator Jacky Rosen in November, in a state where the outcome remains far from clear.
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The Rise of the Sensitivity Reader The Rise of the Sensitivity Reader
Adam Szetela’s That Book Is Dangerous! examines the emergence of a new job in publishing—secondary readers who comb through books for possible offenses.
Pierre Guyotat’s Moral Order Pierre Guyotat’s Moral Order
The French writer’s fiction engages in a radical egalitarian project aimed at negating the right’s nihilism.
Searching for Solidarity at the Train Station Searching for Solidarity at the Train Station
Mattia Filice’s Driver, a poetic novel about train conductors in France, offers an empathetic vision of working for the public.
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The Mandate for Leadership, Then and Now The Mandate for Leadership, Then and Now
The Heritage Foundation’s 1980 manual aimed to roll back the state and unleash the free market. The 2025 vision is more extreme, and even more dangerous.
Why Trump’s Second Victory Would Be Worse Why Trump’s Second Victory Would Be Worse
There’s now a real, organized effort to transform his resentments and impulses into policy. It’s called Project 2025.
Under a Second Trump Term, the DHS Will Be Even Harsher Than Before Under a Second Trump Term, the DHS Will Be Even Harsher Than Before
Project 2025 lays out a vision of a new immigration enforcement agency that will be more effective than ever in deporting, detaining, and denying entry to immigrants.
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