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Letters: Airline Deregulation, Interviewing the Cuban President, Human Resources at Human Rights Watch Letters: Airline Deregulation, Interviewing the Cuban President, Human Resources at Human Rights Watch

The industry-friendly skies… Cuba libre… Bosses are getting the boot, too…

May 7, 2024 / Our Readers

Macklemore onstage with a delightful duck-print short-sleeve shirt.

Macklemore Dares Others to Stand Up for Palestine Macklemore Dares Others to Stand Up for Palestine

With “Hind’s Hall,” the rapper is telling artists and other culture workers, “The students are risking it all. Where are you?”

May 7, 2024 / Dave Zirin

Donald Trump listens as South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem speaks during a Buckeye Values PAC Rally in Vandalia, Ohio, on March 16, 2024.

Kristi Noem Is the Latest Republican to Learn You Can’t Out-Trump Donald Trump Kristi Noem Is the Latest Republican to Learn You Can’t Out-Trump Donald Trump

The South Dakota governor's attempt at mimicking the former president’s obstreperous public image has fallen disastrously flat.

May 7, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer celebrates with supporters in Birmingham, England on May 4, 2024.

Local Elections in Britain Put the Labour Party’s Stance on Gaza Under the Spotlight Local Elections in Britain Put the Labour Party’s Stance on Gaza Under the Spotlight

Labour leader Keir Starmer is favored to win the UK’s general election later this year, but—as with Joe Biden—there is one word that could derail his campaign: Gaza.

May 7, 2024 / Steve Howell

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest outside of the Washington Hilton, the site of the Annual White House Correspondents Dinner, on April 27, 2024 in Washington, D.C.

It’s Time to Stop Ignoring the Sexual Violence Happening in Gaza It’s Time to Stop Ignoring the Sexual Violence Happening in Gaza

As long as our outrage is selectively assigned only to specific victims in specific contexts, we are lying to ourselves about the reality of violence in war zones.

May 7, 2024 / Laura Charney

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When Will There Be Justice for the Survivors of Abu Ghraib? When Will There Be Justice for the Survivors of Abu Ghraib?

Twenty years later, the unforgettable images of torture at Abu Ghraib serve as a continuous reminder of the nature of American brutality in the War on Terror that has not ended.

May 7, 2024 / Maha Hilal

Crazy Cake

Crazy Cake Crazy Cake

Glockhead and loaded.

May 7, 2024 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

A crowd of students stands in front of a library at Columbia University protesting the university's decision to suspend two student groups

A Year Under the Palestine Exception at Columbia University A Year Under the Palestine Exception at Columbia University

Columbia has tossed aside the mission at the heart of undergraduate liberal arts education: preparing student to be citizens in a pluralistic democracy.

May 7, 2024 / Joseph A. Howley

Pro-Palestinian Protesters Holds Gather For Another Protest On University Of Texas Campus

The Protesters’ Call for Divestment Is Not a Technical One The Protesters’ Call for Divestment Is Not a Technical One

It is a question of will, not capacity.

May 7, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Nell Irvin Painter’s Chronicles of Freedom

Nell Irvin Painter’s Chronicles of Freedom Nell Irvin Painter’s Chronicles of Freedom

A new career-spanning book offers a portrait of Painter’s career as a historian, essayist, and most recently visual artist.

May 7, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques

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