Why Is the US Paying Kenya to Clean Up the Mess We Made in Haiti? Why Is the US Paying Kenya to Clean Up the Mess We Made in Haiti?
The Biden administration likes to talk about democracy, but when it comes to the disaster unfolding a few hundred miles from Miami, democracy is apparently far too dangerous.
Feb 6, 2024 / Amy Wilentz
Republicans Got the Border Deal They Wanted. Why Are They Disowning It? Republicans Got the Border Deal They Wanted. Why Are They Disowning It?
The Senate agreement is a historic win for the anti-immigration GOP. But Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has pronounced it “dead on arrival.”
Feb 6, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
How Right-Wing Extremists Are Impacting Ohio Politics How Right-Wing Extremists Are Impacting Ohio Politics
Groups like “We the People Freedom Ohio” were once considered fringe. But since the Trump era, such organizations have gained an outsize role in the conservative movement.
Feb 6, 2024 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope
The World’s Ultimate Frisbee Community Is Revolting Against Its Leaders Over Gaza The World’s Ultimate Frisbee Community Is Revolting Against Its Leaders Over Gaza
After the head of the international group overseeing Ultimate refused a Palestinian call to support a cease-fire, players across the globe fought back.
Feb 6, 2024 / Frankie de la Cretaz
The Queer State, With Samuel Huneke The Queer State, With Samuel Huneke
On this episode of American Prestige, a discussion on how queer politics and activism can engage in state power.
Feb 6, 2024 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner
Taylor Swift May Yet Save Joe Biden Taylor Swift May Yet Save Joe Biden
Attacks on the popular singer help highlight the sheer weirdness of Trump’s GOP.
Feb 5, 2024 / Jeet Heer
An Essential Intervention on Behalf of Embattled Palestinian Journalists An Essential Intervention on Behalf of Embattled Palestinian Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists has just committed $300,000 to an emergency fund to aid journalists working in Gaza.
Feb 5, 2024 / John Nichols
Postcard From the Edge Postcard From the Edge
Gaza’s catastrophic suffering ignored.
Feb 5, 2024 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards
The ICJ’s Ruling Was the First Crack in Israel’s Armor of Impunity The ICJ’s Ruling Was the First Crack in Israel’s Armor of Impunity
Even as the Israeli government dismisses the ruling, the international community has sent a message that Israel no longer enjoys the immunity that’s protected it since 1948.
Feb 5, 2024 / Meron Rapoport