Society / October 16, 2023 The NFL Prays for Israel and Ignores Palestine A few football fans started chanting “Free Palestine” during a moment of silence for the Israeli dead. It was a cry for Palestinian lives to matter as much as Israeli ones. Dave Zirin Ad Policy An interior view during the NFL football…
Society / October 16, 2023 We Must Not Let the Truth Become a Casualty of This War Now more than ever, it’s crucial that we talk about what is actually happening in Gaza and Israel, not about unverified rumors. Musa al-Gharbi Ad Policy An Israeli solider rides toward the border with the Gaza Strip on…
World / October 16, 2023 In Gaza They Don’t Even Bother to Call It Peace For Netanyahu, as for Hamas, the life of a child born into the opposing “nation” has no value. Amy Wilentz Ad Policy A wounded Gazan civilian is rescued by other civilians after the IDF bombed a residential building in the…
Politics / StudentNation / October 16, 2023 Texas Republicans Want to Ban the State From Taxing the Rich Proposition 3 would prohibit the creation of a “wealth tax” in the Lone Star State, putting businesses and billionaires over the average citizen. Aina Marzia Ad Policy Texas state Representative Cole Hefner speaks to fellow state representatives…
Books & the Arts / October 16, 2023 Ones and Zeros The rise and rise and rise of data. How Everything Became Data Starting with the birth of statistics in the 19th century and concluding with algorithms and AI systems, a new book examines how humans became studied as a set of ones and zeroes….
Economy Today 5:30 am In West Virginia, Can the Left Win Back “Trump Country”? In West Virginia, Can the Left Win Back “Trump Country”? Not until coastal journalists stop viewing rural people as an exotic species. Richard Eskow October 16, 2023 West Virginia’s statehouse is pictured here on January 17, 2021. (Jeremy Hogan / AP)…
World / October 14, 2023 Gaza Is Being Killed. We Desperately Need Your Help. The situation gets darker and bleaker by the hour. We need all people of conscience around the world to raise their voices in solidarity with us. Ahmed Abu Artema Ad Policy A woman inspects the damage to her home after Israeli strikes…
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…