Books & the Arts / October 18, 2023 The Creed of Liberty The remarkable life of Samuel Ringgold Ward. The Many Lives of Samuel Ringgold Ward R.J.M. Blackett’s new biography examines the life of the abolitionist, newspaper editor, activist, and globetrotter. Kellie Carter Jackson Ad Policy Samuel Ringgold Ward. (Schomburg Center for Research in Black…
Mic Drop / October 18, 2023 In Defense of Homeownership It’s been blamed for everything from NIMBYism to urban sprawl. So why do I still want in? Kate Wagner Ad Policy Can this even still happen for anyone anymore? (Shutterstock) This article appears in the October 30/November 6, 2023 issue, with the headline “Why Own…
Today 5:30 am Can the UN Help the Nuclear Victims, At Last? Can the UN Help the Nuclear Victims, At Last? A new resolution in the General Assembly aims to address the devastating legacy of testing and use. October 18, 2023 A mushroom-shaped cloud from the underwater Baker nuclear explosion of July 25, 1946, in…
World Today 5:39 pm Gaza Is Facing a Desperate Public Health Crisis. We Need a Cease-Fire, Now. Gaza Is Facing a Desperate Public Health Crisis. We Need a Cease-Fire, Now. The situation on the ground is creating the conditions for infectious disease to spread, which would lead thousands of Gazans to die of infections, malnutrition,…
World / October 17, 2023 I Am Trying to Be Strong, but the Truth Is That I’m Terrified I huddled with my family in the safest room of our house in Gaza and prayed: If we are to die, may we die softly and not suffer any pain. Mohammed R. Mhawish Ad Policy Palestinian emergency…
Politics / October 17, 2023 Can a Federal Court Shut the Biggest Mouth in America? A recent hearing in the case against the former president had Judge Tanya Chutkan both laughing out loud and shaking her head. Chris Lehmann Ad Policy A courtroom artist’s sketch depicts former president Donald Trump during his appearance at the…
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Politics Today 10:54 am Go Home, Tom Suozzi. You Already Cost Democrats the House. Go Home, Tom Suozzi. You Already Cost Democrats the House. The defeated Democrat thinks he can reclaim his seat from George Santos. But two good candidates have already stepped up. Joan Walsh October 17, 2023 Former US Representative Tom Suozzi in…
Today 5:30 am How Today’s Turmoil Is Eliciting a Wave of Nostalgia for Pax Americana How Today’s Turmoil Is Eliciting a Wave of Nostalgia for Pax Americana Yet the notion that the United States ever withdrew from the world is risible. Katrina vanden Heuvel October 17, 2023 A television screen reads “Pax Americana” in September…
Activism / StudentNation / October 17, 2023 “One of the Worst Weeks at Harvard I’ve Ever Experienced”: The Targeting of Campus Activists How a letter from the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee became an international news story. Rebecca Cadenhead Ad Policy Students gather at Harvard University to show their support for Palestinians in Gaza. (Joseph Prezioso…