San Francisco’s Potemkin Village San Francisco’s Potemkin Village
For President Biden’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC summit in San Francisco this week, Governor Gavin Newsom transformed the city into a façade of prosperi...
Nov 17, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky
Mike Johnson, Undoing the Constitution Mike Johnson, Undoing the Constitution
New speaker vs. separation of church and state.
Nov 17, 2023 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Two Cheers for Isolationism Two Cheers for Isolationism
The left should be arguing that the US’s purpose is its own redevelopment—which is incompatible with global primacy.
Nov 17, 2023 / Jeff Faux
Israel’s War on American Student Activists Israel’s War on American Student Activists
For years the Israel on Campus Coalition—a little-known organization with links to Israeli intelligence—has used student informants to spy on pro-Palestinian campus groups.
Nov 17, 2023 / James Bamford
The UAW Has Won a Historic Victory. So What Comes Next? The UAW Has Won a Historic Victory. So What Comes Next?
The union’s triumph was a huge step forward in the quest to build a bigger and bolder labor movement.
Nov 17, 2023 / John Nichols
Biden Doesn’t Need Congress for His Plan to Support Domestic Workers Biden Doesn’t Need Congress for His Plan to Support Domestic Workers
For the first time, the Department of Labor is offering sample agreements for domestic workers and their employers to clarify expectations and protect workers’ rights.
Nov 17, 2023 / Sara Luterman
Gaza Shows the Difference Between International Law and the “Rules-Based International Order” Gaza Shows the Difference Between International Law and the “Rules-Based International Order”
World / Forever Wars / November 17, 2023 Gaza Shows the Difference Between International Law and the “Rules-Based International Order” Adherence to US hegemony determines w…
Nov 17, 2023 / Column / Spencer Ackerman
The US and Israel Think They Can Decide Gaza’s Future. Here’s Why They’re Wrong. The US and Israel Think They Can Decide Gaza’s Future. Here’s Why They’re Wrong.
Biden and Netanyahu are clinging to old imperial models about what to do with Gaza. But their plans are doomed to fail.
Nov 17, 2023 / Mohammad Alsaafin
Inside Brown University’s Sit-In for Palestine Inside Brown University’s Sit-In for Palestine
After occupying University Hall, all 20 protesters with Jews for Ceasefire Now were arrested and charged with trespassing. “These are kids. And this was a perfect example of a non...
Nov 17, 2023 / StudentNation / Nicholas Miller
Why These Teachers Unions Are Demanding a Cease-Fire Why These Teachers Unions Are Demanding a Cease-Fire
A flurry of state and local teachers unions have passed cease-fire resolutions, but few national unions have followed.
Nov 16, 2023 / Sarah Lazare