The Score / October 13, 2023 Too Many Economists Thought This Was Impossible The increase in the number of people working has helped tamp down inflation and has shown the importance of aiming for full employment. Mike Konczal Ad Policy (Infographic: Tracy Matsue Loeffelholz) This article appears in the October 30/November 6, 2023 issue, with…
World / October 13, 2023 The Limits of Historical Analogy The rush to call last week’s attack “Israel’s 9/11” brings the worst failings of American foreign policy to the surface. Chris Lehmann Ad Policy George W. Bush at the Israeli Presidential Conference in 2008, at the Jerusalem International Convention Center. (Haraz N. Ghanbari / AP…
October 13, 2023 The Coronavirus Still Doesn’t Care About Your Feelings The Covid-19 pandemic is not a state of mind—and telling us not to panic isn’t healthcare. Ad Policy A microscope image of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Md. (Universal Images Group via Getty Images) You might…
Politics / October 12, 2023 The Supreme Court Is Going to Rubber-Stamp Racial Gerrymandering The court has found a loophole that could allow districts to exclude Black voters—and still call it constitutional. Elie Mystal Ad Policy Demonstrators protest against gerrymandering at a rally at the Supreme Court Building during the landmark gerrymandering case Rucho v….
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 /…