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…
World / October 19, 2023 Disinformation and Deception in Tehran and Washington A series of articles allege that some high-profile Western analysts and aides are working for the Iranian government. Are they spies? Or is someone trying to sabotage their work? Nicolas Niarchos Ad Policy Robert Malley, the Biden administration’s special envoy for Iran, testifies…
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World / October 18, 2023 Jews Say “No” to War Crimes in Their Name An interview with a Jewish Voice for Peace activist as the group prepares for the largest action in its history—a mass rally demanding an immediate cease-fire. Lizzy Ratner Ad Policy Jewish activists protest near the White House on October 16, 2023,…
October 18, 2023 The Race to Amass the Most Drones Will Only Bring Us Closer to Nuclear War With swarms of such devices battling other swarms, the risk of catastrophic defeat will loom ever larger, making the temptation to employ nuclear weapons that much harder to resist. Michael T. Klare Ad Policy A US Navy…
World / October 18, 2023 My Family Is In Gaza. I Haven’t Been Able to Contact Them In Over a Week. A Palestinian mother tells her story. Asmaa Alkaisi Ad Policy Palestinians run for cover during an Israeli airstrike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on October 18, 2023. (Mohammed Abed / AFP via…
Politics / October 18, 2023 Democrats Should Not Underestimate Steve Garvey The former baseball star wants to fill Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat in California—and his celebrity status might just give him a chance. Ad Policy Former Los Angeles Dodgers player Steve Garvey smiles before game seven of the 2017 World Series at Dodger Stadium. (Harry…
World / October 18, 2023 The Crackdown Has Begun: Israel Goes After Critics of Its Gaza War Palestinians and Jews in Israel are being suspended from universities, fired from jobs, and subjected to night arrests—all because of social media posts. Ad Policy Palestinian women are stopped by members of the Israeli security forces in the…
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…