On the 75th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights On the 75th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights
How Eleanor Roosevelt's leadership made her the “First Lady of the World.”
Dec 8, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Biden Is Overseeing the Silent Death of the First Amendment Biden Is Overseeing the Silent Death of the First Amendment
By continuing the persecution of Julian Assange, the US government is signaling how little it cares about press freedom.
Dec 8, 2023 / Yanis Varoufakis, Lina Attalah, and John Kiriakou
No, the Israel/Palestine Conflict Is Not “Simple” No, the Israel/Palestine Conflict Is Not “Simple”
Such a complex situation cannot be boiled down to a battle between the oppressor and the oppressed.
Dec 8, 2023 / Alexis Grenell
The New Labor Militancy of LA’s Hotel Workers The New Labor Militancy of LA’s Hotel Workers
UNITE HERE Local 11 is staggering its strikes across Los Angeles, targeting one out-of-contract hotel one day and another the next.
Dec 8, 2023 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
My Last Conversation With Norman Lear My Last Conversation With Norman Lear
He invented modern television. And he still found time to nurture his political causes, from People for the American Way to The Nation.
Dec 7, 2023 / Obituary / Joan Walsh
In the GOP Debate, It’s the Lost Cause Redux In the GOP Debate, It’s the Lost Cause Redux
Fighting in Alabama, capital of the Confederacy, Jim Crow, and Donald Trump, the final four GOP presidential candidates fought to be the nominee in case Trump gets sent to jail or ...
Dec 7, 2023 / Joan Walsh
The Rot at the Heart of the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Case The Rot at the Heart of the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Case
The case against the makers of OxyContin is about a lot of things—above all the way wealthy people work the system to escape accountability.
Dec 7, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Randi Weingarten on the Peace Movement in Israel; Gary Younge on ‘Rustin’ Randi Weingarten on the Peace Movement in Israel; Gary Younge on ‘Rustin’
On this episode of Start Making Sense, the AFT president reports on her recent trip to Israel, and the former Guardian correspondent talks about the organizer of the 1963 March on...
Dec 7, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
The Planet Is Burning The Planet Is Burning
And the US’s habits of primacy are a key reason why.
Dec 7, 2023 / Sarang Shidore