Local Elections in Britain Put the Labour Party’s Stance on Gaza Under the Spotlight Local Elections in Britain Put the Labour Party’s Stance on Gaza Under the Spotlight
Labour leader Keir Starmer is favored to win the UK’s general election later this year, but—as with Joe Biden—there is one word that could derail his campaign: Gaza.
May 7, 2024 / Steve Howell
The Protesters’ Call for Divestment Is Not a Technical One The Protesters’ Call for Divestment Is Not a Technical One
It is a question of will, not capacity.
May 7, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Nell Irvin Painter’s Chronicles of Freedom Nell Irvin Painter’s Chronicles of Freedom
A new career-spanning book offers a portrait of Painter’s career as a historian, essayist, and most recently visual artist.
May 7, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques
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
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
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 Real Takeover of Columbia Was By Those on the Right The Real Takeover of Columbia Was By Those on the Right
Columbia offers a case-study in how right-wing politicians are using exaggerated claims of anti-semitism to advance a conservative agenda.
May 6, 2024 / Editorial / Alisa Solomon for The Nation
Campus Protesters Were Right to Spurn Peggy Noonan, Emblem of Media Obtuseness Campus Protesters Were Right to Spurn Peggy Noonan, Emblem of Media Obtuseness
Our narcissistic media elite doesn’t understand why their lies have made young people wary.
May 6, 2024 / Jeet Heer
The Flag Is Mourning. You May Kill My Body, but You Will Never Silence My Soul. The Flag Is Mourning. You May Kill My Body, but You Will Never Silence My Soul.
Graduation gown worn by the artist at Commencement Day 2019, John Jay College.
May 6, 2024 / OppArt