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Was Occupy Wall Street More Anarchist or Socialist? Was Occupy Wall Street More Anarchist or Socialist?

Two OWS participants debate the ideology at the core of the anti-capitalist movement.

Sep 21, 2021 / The Debate / Natasha Lennard and Nikil Saval

Justin Trudeau and Jagmeet Singh

Bernie Sanders Backs Canada’s Left Rival to Justin Trudeau Bernie Sanders Backs Canada’s Left Rival to Justin Trudeau

The New Democratic Party and its dynamic young leader, Jagmeet Singh, score a cross-border endorsement.

Sep 20, 2021 / Column / John Nichols

When Biden Met Bennett—and Gave His Blessing to Impunity

When Biden Met Bennett—and Gave His Blessing to Impunity When Biden Met Bennett—and Gave His Blessing to Impunity

No country has been in a better position to impose pressure on Israel than the United States, but most presidents never tried—including the current one.

Sep 20, 2021 / Henry Siegman

Florida’s Pandemic Suicide Pact?

Florida’s Pandemic Suicide Pact? Florida’s Pandemic Suicide Pact?

DeSantis threatens lives by destroying Covid mandates.

Sep 20, 2021 / OppArt / Isabella Bannerman

The Age of Irrationality

The Age of Irrationality The Age of Irrationality

With the rise of QAnon and the anti-vax movement, skepticism has become the province of the paranoid.

Sep 20, 2021 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Fighting Inequality After Occupy Wall Street

Fighting Inequality After Occupy Wall Street Fighting Inequality After Occupy Wall Street

Policies to address America’s enormous wealth disparities are now on the political map in a way they weren’t before Occupy Wall Street.

Sep 20, 2021 / Feature / Bryce Covert

David Graeber and David Wengrow’s Anarchist History of Humanity

David Graeber and David Wengrow’s Anarchist History of Humanity David Graeber and David Wengrow’s Anarchist History of Humanity

In The Dawn of Everything, Graeber and Wengrow offer a sweeping and ambitious exploration of life without the state.

Sep 20, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Immerwahr

Chris-Wray-testimony

There’s No Good Reason FBI Director Chris Wray Still Has a Job There’s No Good Reason FBI Director Chris Wray Still Has a Job

Wray has a pattern of refusing to pursue powerful men like Brett Kavanaugh and Larry Nassar on behalf of women and people of color.

Sep 17, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Rikers

Rikers Rikers

Kindred spirits. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of September 13.

Sep 17, 2021 / Steve Brodner

Kathleen Rice at Hearing

AOC Would Have Cast the Winning Vote for Drug Price Reform AOC Would Have Cast the Winning Vote for Drug Price Reform

But top Democrats blocked her in favor of centrist Kathleen Rice—who voted with Big Pharma instead.

Sep 17, 2021 / John Nichols

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