It’s Never Been About Freeing the Hostages It’s Never Been About Freeing the Hostages
Israel’s scorched-earth campaign will cruelly shape the lives of many future generations of Palestinians—and that’s the point.
Jun 5, 2024 / Joshua Frank
The Planet Could Bear the Scars of a Second Trump Term... Forever The Planet Could Bear the Scars of a Second Trump Term... Forever
With help from Project 2025, Trump will stall all attempts to avert the climate crisis, accelerating a catastrophe that we have only a few years to prevent.
Jun 5, 2024 / Feature / Bill McKibben
A New Chinese Exclusion Act A New Chinese Exclusion Act
Demonizing China allows Republicans to unite around an authoritarian agenda at home—and provides a convenient rationale for unfettered Pentagon profiteering.
Jun 5, 2024 / Feature / Jake Werner
Is Donald Trump Really a Male Icon? I Hope to God Not. Is Donald Trump Really a Male Icon? I Hope to God Not.
I hate gender stereotyping. But I’m a boomer, and the fake-tanned, fake-haired coward is the opposite of a manly man from our generation.
Jun 4, 2024 / Joan Walsh
Who Will Govern South Africa? Who Will Govern South Africa?
The era of ANC hegemony is over, and Jacob Zuma’s new party is threatening violence if he’s not welcomed into the government.
Jun 4, 2024 / Benjamin Fogel
America(’s) First: GOP Picks the Felon America(’s) First: GOP Picks the Felon
Their conviction that Trump’s their man.
Jun 4, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
The Mandate for Leadership, Then and Now The Mandate for Leadership, Then and Now
The Heritage Foundation’s 1980 manual aimed to roll back the state and unleash the free market. The 2025 vision is more extreme, and even more dangerous.
Jun 4, 2024 / Feature / Kim Phillips-Fein
A Just-Released Watchdog Report Makes the Case for Eliminating Land-Based Nuclear Missiles A Just-Released Watchdog Report Makes the Case for Eliminating Land-Based Nuclear Missiles
Land-based missiles are redundant and dangerous.
Jun 4, 2024 / William D. Hartung
The Israeli Injustice Complex The Israeli Injustice Complex
How the military courts serve as one of Israel’s most effective and secretive weapons.
Jun 4, 2024 / Martin Garbus
It’s Hard to Imagine a Worse Idea Than a Hybrid Democratic Convention It’s Hard to Imagine a Worse Idea Than a Hybrid Democratic Convention
If Democrats try to sideline protesters by opting for a semi-virtual convention, it will be a huge betrayal of the Democratic base.
Jun 4, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan