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Gabriel García Márquez’s Last Lesson

Gabriel García Márquez’s Last Lesson Gabriel García Márquez’s Last Lesson

His final novel, Until August, serves as not only a record of his last struggles with illness but also as a document of courage.

May 7, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Nicolás Medina Mora

Israeli police raid the Jerusalem office of Al Jazeera on May 5, 2024.

Biden Must Condemn Israel’s Attack on Al Jazeera—Now Biden Must Condemn Israel’s Attack on Al Jazeera—Now

Benjamin Netanyahu’s government shut down the network’s operations in Israel. Press freedom advocates are raising an outcry, and Americans should back them up.

May 7, 2024 / John Nichols

Barnard Faculty Walkout

College Faculty Members Are Teaching a Lesson in Solidarity College Faculty Members Are Teaching a Lesson in Solidarity

As students coast to coast continue to call on their universities to divest from Israel, professors are standing up for their right to protest.

May 7, 2024 / StudentNation / Aina Marzia

Israeli Iron Dome air defense system launches to intercept missiles fired from Iran, April 14, 2024.

After the Attacks Between Israel and Iran—What Comes Next? After the Attacks Between Israel and Iran—What Comes Next?

The details of the tit-for-tat reveal that Israel is not the newly triumphant leader of an anti-Iran alliance, but a lonely pariah in a region that is entering a new era.

May 7, 2024 / Comment / Trita Parsi and Nick Cleveland-Stout

pregnancy ultrasound

Abortion Bans Are “an Assault on the Practice of Medicine” Abortion Bans Are “an Assault on the Practice of Medicine”

Restrictive laws don’t just take away the right to choose, say physicians and ob-gyns, but also prevent proper treatment of pregnancies.

May 7, 2024 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Choosing Sides

Choosing Sides Choosing Sides

May 7, 2024 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The Abortion Pill Underground

The Abortion Pill Underground The Abortion Pill Underground

Since Roe was overturned, thousands of people in red states have found a way to get an abortion—often thanks to providers operating at the edge of the law.

May 7, 2024 / Feature / Amy Littlefield

Donald Trump in court sitting at the defendant's table, flanked by his lawyers.

Does Donald Trump Want to Go to Jail? Does Donald Trump Want to Go to Jail?

I know, he’s a big man-baby and he’d hate even a minute of it. But his martyr complex could overcome his cowardice.

May 6, 2024 / Joan Walsh

The Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg.

Save Us All From The Atlantic’s Protest Coverage Save Us All From The Atlantic’s Protest Coverage

The magazine has unleashed its top writers on the Palestine student movement. The results have been as dire as you might imagine.

May 6, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

A California Highway Patrol officer detains a protester at UCLA on May 2, 2024.

The Student Movement Is Writing a New Chapter of History The Student Movement Is Writing a New Chapter of History

The protesters are building on decades of struggle for Palestine and pulling us all into a radically new future. Suddenly, history is speaking with gusto.

May 6, 2024 / Dylan Saba

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