Hollywood’s Vocal Actors Union Goes Silent on a Gaza Ceasefire Hollywood’s Vocal Actors Union Goes Silent on a Gaza Ceasefire
Amin El Gamal, head of SAG-AFTRA's committee on Middle Eastern and North African members, has advocated for a statement supporting a ceasefire in Gaza—so far without success
Nov 25, 2024 / Ben Schwartz
The Mirabal Sisters The Mirabal Sisters
Patria, Minerva, and María Teresa Mirabal were sisters from the Dominican Republic who opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo; they were assassinated on November 25, 1960, und...
Nov 25, 2024 / OppArt / Sylvia Hernández
America Has Done Mass Deportation Before America Has Done Mass Deportation Before
From the Indian Removal Act of 1830 to the deportation of Mexican-Americans during the Great Depression, Trump can easily find precedents for his policy. None of them ended well.
Nov 25, 2024 / Eric Foner
Wall Street Embraces MBS’s Money Man Wall Street Embraces MBS’s Money Man
After the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, business leaders made a show of shunning Saudi Arabia, doing deals only behind closed doors. Now it’s all out in the open.
Nov 25, 2024 / Jonathan Guyer
What Explains Trumpism? What Explains Trumpism?
It’s capitalism, and it’s global.
Nov 25, 2024 / Stephen Crowley
Rich Countries Must Pay Up or Humanity Will Pay the Price Rich Countries Must Pay Up or Humanity Will Pay the Price
The climate activist Lidy Nacpil says the climate bill owed to developing nations is in the “trillions, not billions.”
Nov 25, 2024 / Q&A / Carol Schaeffer
Climate Change Is the Real National Security Threat Climate Change Is the Real National Security Threat
In the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, it’s clear we’re defending against the wrong perils.
Nov 25, 2024 / Feature / Michael T. Klare
The Discontents of Michel Houellebecq The Discontents of Michel Houellebecq
What happened to the French novelist?
Nov 25, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Cole Stangler
How the US Media Helped the Biden Administration Distance Itself From the Horrors of Gaza How the US Media Helped the Biden Administration Distance Itself From the Horrors of Gaza
White House–curated stories of performative outrage and feigned helplessness provided cover for an administration arming death on an industrial scale.
Nov 25, 2024 / Adam Johnson and Othman Ali