Activism / October 27, 2023 DSA Is United in Its Commitment to a Free Palestine Our strong stance isn’t due to entryism but to years of dedicated organizing by anti-occupation activists—and a robust internal democratic process. Ad Policy Pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Washington Square Park on October 26, 2023. (Selcuk Acar / Anadolu via Getty Images)…
Culture / October 27, 2023 Leonardo DiCaprio Is Just the Latest of Martin Scorcese’s Husbands From Hell Killers of the Flower Moon offers a vivid and compelling study of racism as domestic violence. Jeet Heer Ad Policy Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone in Killers of the Flower Moon. (Courtesy of AppleTV) Martin Scorsese may not…
Politics Biden’s Primary Challenges Are Much More Serious Than DC Insiders Think There’s an ongoing debate about when Biden backers should panic. But with new opponents and new issues, it’s time to start paying attention to the nomination contest. Ad Policy Representative Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) outside the US Capitol, in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February…
Activism / October 27, 2023 There’s Nothing Progressive About Tearing Down Posters of Israeli Hostages A truly left position requires us to recognize that empathy is not a zero-sum game—and that we can, and must, mourn the deaths of both Palestinians and Israelis. Sasha Abramsky Ad Policy A woman looks at a wall with photos…
2 hours ago About sharing William Moris-Patto died at just seven weeks old By Phil Shepka BBC News, Cambridgeshire A coroner has found there was “gross failure in medical care amounting to neglect” in the death of a baby who was not given a routine vitamin after birth. William Moris-Patto was born at Addenbrooke’s Hospital…
She will have to testify in a $250m case that accuses her father Donald Trump of falsifying business records.
24 minutes ago About sharing The US lawsuit accuses former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, Mike Jeffries, of rape By Rianna Croxford and Ruth Evans BBC Panorama and BBC News A lawsuit against fashion brand Abercrombie & Fitch – accusing the firm of funding a sex-trafficking operation – has been filed in New York. The…
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Culture / October 27, 2023 Jonathan Lethem Returns to the Scene of the Crime In his new novel, the bard of Boerum Hill interrogates the brutal truths of gentrification. Ross Barkan Ad Policy Writer Jonathan Lethem. (Leonardo Cendamo / Getty) Jonathan Lethem, as he sees it, is the last of his kind—the Brooklyn novelist who…
Politics / October 27, 2023 Muslim and Arab Voters Are Sending Biden a Stark Warning—and He’d Better Pay Attention These voters may be a deciding factor in Biden’s reelection. His backing of Israel’s assault on Gaza could turn them against him for good. Dana El Kurd Ad Policy Joe Biden during a press conference with…