In Its Fight Against Fascism, Israeli Academia Remains Blind to a Basic Truth In Its Fight Against Fascism, Israeli Academia Remains Blind to a Basic Truth
The government’s assault on democratic norms can't be separated from its oppression of Palestinians—but the Israeli academy keeps trying.
Feb 27, 2025 / Anat Matar
The Berlin International Film Festival in a Time of Crisis The Berlin International Film Festival in a Time of Crisis
During the Berlinale’s 75th anniversary, it felt like the world was coming apart—but at least we had the “borderless realm” of film.
Feb 26, 2025 / Linda Mannheim
Ro Khanna and Thomas Geoghegan on What Is To Be Done Ro Khanna and Thomas Geoghegan on What Is To Be Done
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Ro Khanna and Thomas Geoghegan talk about how the Democrats can win back working class voters.
Feb 26, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
Trump’s FBI Is the Nightmare We All Feared Trump’s FBI Is the Nightmare We All Feared
Unqualified goons at the top. Conspiracies running wild. A mandate for vengeance. Buckle up.
Feb 26, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
February Storms in a Country That Still Works—for Now February Storms in a Country That Still Works—for Now
The reliable knot that pulls together the threads of basic human life in America is beginning to unravel, and there suddenly arises the possibility that the center will not hold.
Feb 26, 2025 / Susan Brind Morrow
Backlash or Blacklist? Hollywood’s Pro-Gaza Protesters Feel the Heat Backlash or Blacklist? Hollywood’s Pro-Gaza Protesters Feel the Heat
In whisper campaigns and puzzling career reversals, pro-Palestinian actors say that they're being punished for speaking out.
Feb 26, 2025 / Ben Schwartz
Ronald Johnson’s American Romanticism Ronald Johnson’s American Romanticism
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Feb 26, 2025 / Books & the Arts / David B. Hobbs
Bernie Sanders Is Sending a Piercing Message About Musk and the Oligarchy Bernie Sanders Is Sending a Piercing Message About Musk and the Oligarchy
The senator is on the road explaining exactly what happens when the richest man in the world starts buying power.
Feb 26, 2025 / John Nichols
Greenland! Canada! The Panama Canal! The Gulf of America! Gaza! Greenland! Canada! The Panama Canal! The Gulf of America! Gaza!
Manifest Destiny gets a reboot under President Donald Trump.
Feb 25, 2025 / William J. Astore