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A photo of the renowned Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer is displayed at a protest calling for a cease-fire and a free Palestine in Cologne, Germany, on December 9, 2023.

Refaat Alareer Was a Brilliant Poet and Intellectual—He Was Also My Teacher Refaat Alareer Was a Brilliant Poet and Intellectual—He Was Also My Teacher

To those of us lucky enough to learn from him, Alareer offered a chance to explore new worlds and stories, defying the laws of physics and oppression.

Dec 15, 2023 / Jehad Abusalim

The Poorest Nations Are Hit Hard by Climate Change

The Poorest Nations Are Hit Hard by Climate Change The Poorest Nations Are Hit Hard by Climate Change

Disaster strikes hardest on the countries least responsible for global warming.

Dec 15, 2023 / OppArt / Mac McGill

A woman wearing a

Moms for Liberty Isn’t Going Anywhere Moms for Liberty Isn’t Going Anywhere

The more bitterness and resentment about public schools the group can generate, the easier it will be to privatize education—a long-standing goal for its deep-pocketed backers.

Dec 15, 2023 / Jennifer C. Berkshire and Jack Schneider

Pro-Palestine protesters gather outside the offices of The New York Times to challenge the newspaper's coverage of the Israel-Gaza war during a global call to

The Responsibility of Culture Workers to Help Stop the War on Gaza The Responsibility of Culture Workers to Help Stop the War on Gaza

Researchers, writers, and scholars can identify the institutions that provide ideological cover for Israel’s violence and then intervene to stop them.

Dec 15, 2023 / Kay Gabriel

Biden with Israeli, US flags

Israel Is Not America’s Responsibility Israel Is Not America’s Responsibility

Yet the Global War on Terror seems on the verge of absorbing the Gaza War into its current configuration.

Dec 15, 2023 / Andrew J. Bacevich

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the late Senator John McCain at the Tempe Center for the Arts, Thursday, September 28, 2023, in Tempe, Ariz.

Biden Is Struggling to Gain Ground in the West Biden Is Struggling to Gain Ground in the West

In key swing states like Arizona, the president’s prospects in 2024 are hardly a sure thing.

Dec 15, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky

Homeschooled students and parents

Homeschooled Students’ Invisible Mental Health Crisis Homeschooled Students’ Invisible Mental Health Crisis

Homeschooling has become America’s fastest-growing form of education, but many parents aren’t equipped to handle their children’s mental health struggles alone.

Dec 15, 2023 / StudentNation / Lauren Barton

Alex Jones, shot from above in profile, gesticulating and speaking into a boom mike.

I Finally Left Xitter Because of Alex Jones I Finally Left Xitter Because of Alex Jones

I regret not leaving all the other times I promised to. But on the Sandy Hook anniversary, I had to get out of there.

Dec 14, 2023 / Joan Walsh

The Israeli Left Today

The Israeli Left Today The Israeli Left Today

A conversation with David Myers about the peace movement in Israel.

Dec 14, 2023 / Q&A / Jon Wiener

Charlie Kirk speaking on a stage under a giant banner reading

How Colleges Became Recruitment Hubs for the Gen-Z Right How Colleges Became Recruitment Hubs for the Gen-Z Right

Right-wing Zoomers are outflanking their MAGA elders in enthusiastic embrace of radically antidemocratic, exclusionary, and bigoted beliefs.

Dec 14, 2023 / Ben Lorber

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