The Cringeworthy Hypocrisy of “Guernica” The Cringeworthy Hypocrisy of “Guernica”
Mass resignations at the literary magazine following the publication of a piece by an Israeli peace activist reveal a part of the left that cannot countenance historical nuance.
Mar 15, 2024 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
Haiti’s Hour of Deliverance or Despair Haiti’s Hour of Deliverance or Despair
Gangs assert their patriotism while the latest international rescue plan teeters between failure and a possible way forward.
Mar 14, 2024 / Amy Wilentz
The Flame Lights, but Doesn’t Cause Burns The Flame Lights, but Doesn’t Cause Burns
Oaxaca, Mexico: The role art plays to empower the people.
Mar 14, 2024 / Anonymous
Art During Wartime Art During Wartime
Can it really be that to call for sympathy with victims of murder and kidnapping is necessarily to demand violence in return?
Mar 14, 2024 / Barry Schwabsky
The Dubious Ethics of “the World’s Most Ethical Companies” The Dubious Ethics of “the World’s Most Ethical Companies”
Ethisphere has a proprietary metric for assessing how morally correct companies are. This year, it gave an award to Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer.
Mar 14, 2024 / Jess McAllen
The Risks of Dementia in the House, the Senate—and the White House The Risks of Dementia in the House, the Senate—and the White House
Biden’s occasional slips, like Trump’s off-topic rambling, are likely the result of normal aging, not Alzheimers. But dementia in high places is definitely worth worrying about.
What Was Palestine Before the Nakba? What Was Palestine Before the Nakba?
A stunning photo archive reveals a time before the walls and checkpoints, when Palestine was not defined by its ailments but by its industries and cultures
Mar 14, 2024 / Feature / Mohammed El-Kurd
Why Are Armed Troops in NYC Subways? Why Are Armed Troops in NYC Subways?
Kathy Hochul made a grave miscalculation by further militarizing a city she doesn’t live in or understand.
Mar 14, 2024 / Ross Barkan
Why Is the ACLU Waging Class Warfare? Why Is the ACLU Waging Class Warfare?
The assumption that management’s job is to destroy unions is so deeply embedded in our society that even the iconic civil liberties organization is not immune.
Mar 14, 2024 / Hamilton Nolan
A Broadway Play’s Clumsy Intervention Into Antisemitism A Broadway Play’s Clumsy Intervention Into Antisemitism
Prayer for the French Republic is among a spate of recent dramas devoted to the precarity of Jewish life at the expense of solidarity.
Mar 14, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Alisa Solomon