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Jon Stewart on the set of The Daily Show.

Jon Stewart Is Not the Enemy Jon Stewart Is Not the Enemy

You don’t defeat Trump by rejecting comedy.

Feb 16, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump with a baseball bat

Donald Trump Threatens to Start a Global Protection Racket Donald Trump Threatens to Start a Global Protection Racket

His promise to abandon NATO members who fall short of military spending targets puts international stability at risk.

Feb 16, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky

Palestinian families are seen among tents as they struggle with strong winds, downpours and floods while Israeli attacks continue in Rafah of Gaza on February 15, 2024.

In Rafah, We Are Waiting for the Worst In Rafah, We Are Waiting for the Worst

We had no reason to believe that Israel would care about our lives. We knew with certainty that the invasion would come.

Feb 16, 2024 / Kamal Sobeh

Musk Oil

Musk Oil Musk Oil

Frank discussion.

Feb 16, 2024 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Urban Surveillance Is More Menacing Than Ever

Urban Surveillance Is More Menacing Than Ever Urban Surveillance Is More Menacing Than Ever

Cameras aren’t just monitoring us in public—now they’re actually yelling at us.

Feb 16, 2024 / Column / Kate Wagner

Palestinians are standing next to an unexploded bomb dropped by an Israeli F-16 warplane in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on January 1, 2024

They’re Supposed to Be Socially Conscious Investors. Why Are They Funding the War on Gaza? They’re Supposed to Be Socially Conscious Investors. Why Are They Funding the War on Gaza?

A range of so-called ESG (environmental, social, and corporate governance) funds have major investments in some of the weapons manufacturers making arms for Israel.

Feb 16, 2024 / Sarah Sax

An injured person is aided near the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on February 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.

What the Super Bowl Parade Shooting Has to Do With the Empire of the Gun What the Super Bowl Parade Shooting Has to Do With the Empire of the Gun

A mass shooting during the Kansas City Chiefs’ championship celebration reveals something dark about this country and the violence it exports around the world.

Feb 15, 2024 / Dave Zirin

Former president Donald Trump speaks during a visit to a Team Trump Volunteer Leadership Training, at the Grimes Community Complex in Grimes, Iowa, on Thursday, June 1, 2023.

Donald Trump Makes a Mockery of the Constitution Donald Trump Makes a Mockery of the Constitution

His determination to put the 14th Amendment in the trash can of history should draw the most concern.

Feb 15, 2024 / Clarence Lusane

Gaza Citizens Are Starving

Gaza Citizens Are Starving Gaza Citizens Are Starving

Illuminating an expanding humanitarian crisis.

Feb 15, 2024 / OppArt / Tayseer Barakat

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas

The Mayorkas Impeachment Is Just the Latest GOP Stunt The Mayorkas Impeachment Is Just the Latest GOP Stunt

The inquisition of the secretary of Homeland Security, without any evidence to speak of, does little other than rile up the MAGA base—and its leader.

Feb 15, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

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