Politics / October 14, 2023 Israelis Are Rejecting Netanyahu. So Why Is Biden Giving Him a Blank Check? Biden needs to recognize that Israelis are right when they criticize Netanyahu as a failed leader. Then he needs to stop giving him the green light to destroy Gaza. John Nichols Ad Policy Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Subject to Debate / October 14, 2023 Affirmative Action for Men? College admissions policies claiming to maintain a gender balance are giving male applicants yet another advantage. Katha Pollitt Ad Policy (Getty) This article appears in the October 30/November 6, 2023 issue, with the headline “A Thumb on the Scale.” Consider the many difficulties girls…
This Week / October 13, 2023 Lost in a fog. Steve Brodner Ad Policy Keep Reading Steve Brodner Steve Brodner is an award-winning graphic artist/journalist. More from The Nation Neither Palestinians nor Israelis Will Be Safe Unless All Are Safe Neither Palestinians nor Israelis Will Be Safe Unless All Are Safe The way out of…
World / October 13, 2023 Neither Palestinians nor Israelis Will Be Safe Unless All Are Safe The way out of this nightmare is not through more military assaults and mass atrocities but through insisting on addressing the root causes of this violence. Jamil Dakwar Ad Policy A man cradles a child injured during the bombing…
Politics / October 13, 2023 The House GOP Is Irretrievably Broken It couldn’t happen to a more deserving group of people. The problem is that their dysfunction could break the country, too. Joan Walsh Ad Policy House majority leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) announces that he is pulling out of the race to become speaker following…
Economy Today 12:17 pm Safe Staffing Is Front and Center in Another Huge Healthcare Strike Safe Staffing Is Front and Center in Another Huge Healthcare Strike Seventy-five thousand healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente locations across five states and Washington, D.C., walked off the job to demand an end to staffing shortages. Bryce Covert October 13,…
Society / October 13, 2023 A Reminder to the Media: Palestinian Lives Matter Too Throughout the past week of horrors in Gaza and Israel, mainstream US news programs have made it painfully clear that, for them, Palestinians are expendable. Jack Mirkinson Ad Policy NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt reports from Tel Aviv, Israel, on…
World / October 13, 2023 Jewish Grief Must Not Be Used as a Weapon of War We are in mourning this week—but we cannot sit back while Israel uses our trauma as a reason to destroy Gaza. Stefanie Fox Ad Policy Palestinians carrying their belongings flee following the Israeli army’s warning to leave their homes…
Politics / October 13, 2023 The British Labour Party, Sponsored by Amazon and Deliveroo On the conference stage where, four years ago, delegates waved Palestinian flags, Keir Starmer defended Israel’s right to retaliate in Gaza. Marcus Barnett Ad Policy Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, delivers his keynote speech on day three of the…
Society / October 13, 2023 How Leonard Leo Weaponized the Courts Against Democracy The Federalist Society uses billionaire funds and right-wing ideology to remake the law. Jeet Heer Ad Policy Leonard Leo, the executive vice president of the Federalist Society, speaks at the 2017 National Lawyers Convention in Washington, D.C., on November 16, 2017. (Sait…