Activism / October 12, 2023 The War on Gaza Must Not Be Waged in Our Name Being a Jew for a free Palestine is not easy. It’s also never been more necessary to stand in solidarity. Dave Zirin Ad Policy Palestinian children inspect destroyed buildings after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023….
October 12, 2023 Aging in America Shouldn’t Be This Hard Why should capital take any interest in people who are no longer a source of profit? Rebecca Gordon Ad Policy (John Stillwell / PA Wire) This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the…
October 12, 2023 The Catastrophic Moral Failing of Those Who Won’t Condemn Hamas Israel’s oppression of Palestinians is an atrocity. So was Hamas’s massacre of civilians—and anyone who claims to be on the left should say so. Sasha Abramsky Ad Policy A view of the destruction in Kibbutz Be’eri as Israeli army regained control of…
Politics / October 12, 2023 Omar and Tlaib Are Condemned in the US for Saying What Prominent Israelis Are Saying The White House is ripping Squad members for proposing de-escalation and diplomacy to stop the killing of Israelis and Palestinians. John Nichols Ad Policy Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) enters the US Capitol, in Washington, D.C.,…
Activism Today 5:30 am Lefty Groups Making It Possible for Families to Do Politics Lefty Groups Making It Possible for Families to Do Politics From Comrades with Kids to Red Sprouts, millennials find new ways of support. Raina Lipsitz October 12, 2023 A family attends a rally for action on climate change on September 20,…
Today 5:30 am The Catastrophe of October 7. Why Did It Happen? The Catastrophe of October 7. Why Did It Happen? Where do we go from here? Hillel Schenker October 12, 2023 An Israeli soldier walks past a destroyed house in Kibbutz Be’eri, near the border with Gaza, on October 11, 2023. (Menahem Kahana /…
Editorial / October 12, 2023 Democrats Can Win Big In 2024. But They Have to Fight For It. Republican chaos may help Democrats some in 2024. But if they want to win, they really need to help themselves. John Nichols for The Nation Ad Policy House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks to reporters on…
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World / October 12, 2023 Things In Palestine May Never Be the Same Again The conflict has shattered many myths about Israel’s invincibility—and shown once more that the only lasting solution is true equality for all. Saree Makdisi Ad Policy Demonstrators gather to show their solidarity with Palestine on October 11, 2023, in Vienna, Austria….
October 12, 2023 When There’s No One to Attend to the Dead How one small change to Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure created a cascade of problems for the state’s capacity to investigate death. Caroline Tracey Ad Policy Chief Medical Examiner of Webb County, Dr. Corinne Stern’s autopsy assistant moves the body of an unidentified…