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Peter Kuper Ice caps melting as we watch. The post Close the Fridge! appeared first on The Nation.
Peter Kuper Ice caps melting as we watch. The post Close the Fridge! appeared first on The Nation.
Activism / StudentNation / October 20, 2023 “We Are the Voices of Gazan Citizens Right Now” Hundreds of Palestinian Americans and supporters from Cincinnati, Ohio, gathered in Ziegler Park. “My city no longer exists. My village is no longer there.” Zurie Pope Ad Policy Pro-Palestine protesters marching on East Central Parkway in downtown Cincinnati on…
World / October 20, 2023 Argentina’s Son-of-Sam Presidential Election The front-runner in next week’s election wants to create a free-market dystopia where even human organs are for sale. Oh—and he believes he can communicate with his dead dog. Jacob Sugarman Ad Policy Lawmaker and presidential candidate for La Libertad Avanza Javier Milei speaks during a…
Politics / October 19, 2023 Another One Bites the Dust Jim Jordan Bites the Dust Two weeks after Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as speaker of the House, the Ohio representative has failed twice to win enough votes to secure the position. Chris Lehmann Ad Policy Representative Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) arrives at his office in the Rayburn…
Clay Bennett Halloween comes early. The post The Republican Horror Show appeared first on The Nation.
Activism / October 19, 2023 The Jewish Justice Movement Is Being Reborn At the Jewish Voice for Peace rally, thousands of protesters made clear that they will no longer allow the suffering of the Jewish people to be weaponized against others. Dave Zirin Ad Policy Jewish Voice for Peace demonstrators demand a cease-fire in the…
Politics / October 19, 2023 We Know How to Get Good Public Health Policies. Now We Need to Figure Out How to Keep Them. It’s not enough to come up with good ideas for our broken healthcare system. We need to create the political space to make them stick. Gregg Gonsalves Ad Policy Senator Sherrod…
Activism / StudentNation / October 19, 2023 Columbia University’s Double Standard for Palestinian Protests The rally by Students for Justice in Palestine faced organized counterprotesters, increased police presence, and limitations to access and assembly. Ava Young-Stoner Ad Policy Columbia students participate in a rally in support of Palestine at the university on October 12, 2023,…
Politics / October 19, 2023 Ron DeSantis Reminds America That Harvard and Yale Graduated An Ignorant Bigot The GOP candidate’s anti-Palestinian hate-mongering is as dangerous as it is disqualifying. John Nichols Ad Policy Ron DeSantis campaigning in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on October 8, 2023. (Scott Olson / Getty Images) Ron DeSantis got his BA from…
Books & the Arts / October 19, 2023 Is It Time to Imagine a World Without Roads? Be it highway or dirt track, our infrastructure has become an ecological disaster. Ben Goldfarb’s Crossings catalogs the devastation. Jimmy Tobias Ad Policy Trans Amazon highway construction near Altamira Brazil, 1971. (Courtesy of Bettmann / Getty Images) In…