Will Human Rights Survive? Will Human Rights Survive?
Seventy-five years ago, the UN adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Can we ensure its implementation today?
Dec 28, 2023 / Navi Pillay
Shawn Fain’s New Year’s Resolution Is to Lay the Ground for a National Strike Shawn Fain’s New Year’s Resolution Is to Lay the Ground for a National Strike
By having contracts with all the Big Three automakers expire on May Day, 2028, the UAW president also issued a challenge to the labor movement. Will his union be ready to meet it?...
Dec 28, 2023 / Jonathan Rosenblum
Katha Pollitt’s End-of-Year Giving List—Plus Bob Dylan’s Christmas Album Katha Pollitt’s End-of-Year Giving List—Plus Bob Dylan’s Christmas Album
On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, Gaza aid is number one on our list; plus Sean Wilentz explains Dylan’s holiday song selection.
Dec 28, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
nous nous baignons — variations nous nous baignons — variations
an experimental translation of Marie-Andrée Gill
Dec 28, 2023 / Poems / Kristen Renee Miller
Extinction Rebellion Wants to Reclaim the Port of Rotterdam Extinction Rebellion Wants to Reclaim the Port of Rotterdam
The climate activists are putting pressure on Dutch officials to reduce emissions at Europe’s most polluting port.
Dec 28, 2023 / Anna Hiatt
Norman Erikson Pasaribu’s Portrait of Gay Indonesia Norman Erikson Pasaribu’s Portrait of Gay Indonesia
In, Happy Stories, Mostly, a collection of short stories, the complexities of queer life in the Southeast Asian country come into focus.
Dec 28, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Bryony Lau
Wisconsin Prepares to Crush a Slithering Republican Gerrymander Wisconsin Prepares to Crush a Slithering Republican Gerrymander
A newly progressive state Supreme Court has opened the way for scrapping rigged election maps and renewing the promise of representative democracy in a key battleground state.
Dec 28, 2023 / John Nichols
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year—From Covid Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year—From Covid
If we want to mitigate the great existential threats to our survival—from microbes to the warming planet—we’re going to need bolder thinking than “getting back to normal.”
Dec 27, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves
How a Leading Definition of Antisemitism Has Been Weaponized Against Israel’s Critics How a Leading Definition of Antisemitism Has Been Weaponized Against Israel’s Critics
Pro-Israel groups have used the examples attached to the IHRA definition of antisemitism to silence dissent about Israel’s attacks.
Dec 27, 2023 / Jonathan Hafetz and Sahar Aziz