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The American flag behind barbed wire

How Do We Confront America’s Attachment to Violence? How Do We Confront America’s Attachment to Violence?

Its toxicity has penetrated all too deeply into the soul of the nation.

Sep 27, 2021 / Kelly Denton-Borhaug

US Army Lt. Col. Mark O'Donnell, right, jumps to a barrier as he makes his way to a firing positionl in Konar province, Afghanistan, August 2009.

What Can We Learn From the War in Afghanistan? What Can We Learn From the War in Afghanistan?

Four lessons worth considering.

Sep 16, 2021 / Rajan Menon

Bangladesh garment factory

Sweatshops Won’t Help the World’s Poor, but Unions Could Sweatshops Won’t Help the World’s Poor, but Unions Could

Influential liberals said low-paid manufacturing jobs would help the Global South. They were wrong then—and they’re especially wrong now.

Sep 15, 2021 / James North

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Letters From the September 6/13, 2021, Issue Letters From the September 6/13, 2021, Issue

The good place… Overconsumed…

Aug 24, 2021 / Our Readers

Washington Square Park protest

Welcome to Washington Square Park, Capital of Woke Bohemia Welcome to Washington Square Park, Capital of Woke Bohemia

A vibrant new youth scene is taking shape in Greenwich Village. Some people want to shut it down.

Jul 30, 2021 / Richard Goldstein

India Walton

Progressives Around the Country Are Recalling Sewer Socialism’s Proud History Progressives Around the Country Are Recalling Sewer Socialism’s Proud History

At the local level, sidewalk socialists represent a movement whose time has come.

Jul 21, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Apartheid

Apartheid Apartheid

Lost links.

Jun 1, 2021 / OppArt / André Carrilho

100 Years Ago in Tulsa

100 Years Ago in Tulsa 100 Years Ago in Tulsa

Scenes from an American genocide.

May 31, 2021 / OppArt

Hearts for Palestine

Hearts for Palestine Hearts for Palestine

The Palestinian people's struggling for survival.

May 27, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo and Mohammad Sabaaneh

Recent History

Recent History Recent History

Reviewing the year, in stitches.

May 25, 2021 / OppArt / India Tresselt

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