Dispatch / October 11, 2023 Hamas’s Shock Attack Should Spark Our Horror—And Our Questions This appalling violence emerged within a context, and we need to understand that context in order to achieve peace. Haggai Matar Ad Policy An Israeli solider stands at the grounds of a music festival after Saturday’s deadly attack by Islamist Hamas…
October 11, 2023 It’s No Mystery Why Racists Have Fallen in Love With Trump’s Republican Party The KKK did not choose to support Donald Trump because he was a Republican—but because they agreed with the ideas that he and other far-right politicians spout. Clarence Lusane Ad Policy Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention on…
Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins: Let’s start with what you mean by “crack-up capitalism.” What are its essential features? And in what sense does it contradict the picture that we have about the end of the Cold War, namely a new era of liberal internationalism, globalization, interconnection, etc.? Quinn Slobodian: My intention with the category of crack-up capitalism…
October 11, 2023 Florida Socialists Are Here to Stay. Just Ask Richie Floyd. Despite Republican lawmakers warning them to stay out of the state, this Florida city council member represents a growing contingent of Sunshine State socialists. Kathryn Varn Ad Policy (Courtesy of Richie Floyd) Off the Clock is a monthly column that brings us into…
Sue Coe Weapons that live on to destroy. The post Cluster Bombs and Children appeared first on The Nation.
Politics / October 10, 2023 Who’s Driving the GOP Clown Car? With Kevin McCarthy out, far-right Republicans Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise are vying for the House leadership chair. Chris Lehmann Ad Policy Representatives Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), left, and Steve Scalise (R-La.), confer during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 8,…
Andrea Arroyo As the conflict in Israel and Palestine escalates, the human toll will be enormous. The post Israel-Palestine appeared first on The Nation.
Books & the Arts / October 10, 2023 What Was Literary Fiction? The strangely short history of a publishing niche. Dan Sinykin Ad Policy The smallest book in the world is on display at the Frankfurt Book Fair, 1961. (Photo by Keystone / Getty Images) As an English professor, I’m often asked, “What do you…
Forever Wars / October 10, 2023 A Deal Signed in Blood An anticipated deal between the US, Saudi Arabia, and Israel is set to create a new Middle Eastern order. But as Israel and Gaza return to war, will the security pact do more than entrench the violence of the status quo? A Mideast Deal…
Activism Today 5:00 am Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire How it inspires the struggle for workers’ rights. Katrina vanden Heuvel October 10, 2023 (Left) Firefighters dousing the flames at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in New York City, on March 25, 1911. (Right) People walk past the Asch building…