Politics / September 29, 2023 Why the Mainstream Media Loved Trump’s Fake Pro-Workers Rally A combination of horse race journalism and anti-union bias led to absurd reporting. Jeet Heer Ad Policy What’s wrong with this picture? Although Trump held his rally at a non-union plant, the media reported it on a parallel with President Biden’s…
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Politics / September 29, 2023 Dianne Feinstein’s Empty Seat After the California senator’s death, the balance of power in American politics is left uncertain. Sasha Abramsky Ad Policy Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) at a Senate Judiciary Business Meeting in the Senate Dirksen Office Building on Capitol Hill, May 2023. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times…
Dispatch / September 29, 2023 50 Years Ago, My Family Fled Chile. This Year, I Returned. I went to Chile for the anniversary of the 1973 coup to trace the country’s painful history—and my own. Mara Marques Cavallaro Ad Policy Presente!: Marques Cavallaro holding a photo of her grandmother. (Pablo Unzueta) This article appears in…
Politics / September 29, 2023 This Might Be the Most Cringeworthy “Impeachment” Inquiry in US History The GOP investigation into Joe Biden is so weak that even their own witnesses were skeptical. Awkward! John Nichols Ad Policy Ranking member Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., cites quotes by Republican members as Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., looks on,…
Town Called Malice / September 29, 2023 Americans Have Already Lived Through a Shutdown While Republicans threaten to bring the government to a halt, Democrats are caving in to the austerity measures they demand. Chris Lehmann Ad Policy (AP Photo / J. Scott Applewhite, File) This article appears in the October 16/23, 2023 issue, with…
World / September 29, 2023 In Its Rush to Waive Visas for Israeli Visitors, the Biden Administration Has Insulted and Betrayed Arab Americans The repeated promise by US officials that Israel would never get a visa waiver until it stopped discriminating against Arab American visitors turned out to be worthless. James Zogby Ad Policy US…