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A woman looks at a wall with photos of hostages kidnapped and taken to Gaza by Hamas during its October 7 attack on Israel.

There’s Nothing Progressive About Tearing Down Posters of Israeli Hostages There’s Nothing Progressive About Tearing Down Posters of Israeli Hostages

A truly left position requires us to recognize that empathy is not a zero-sum game—and that we can, and must, mourn the deaths of both Palestinians and Israelis.

Oct 27, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky

Representative Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) outside the US Capitol, in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 7, 2023.

Biden’s Primary Challenges Are Much More Serious Than DC Insiders Think Biden’s Primary Challenges Are Much More Serious Than DC Insiders Think

There’s an ongoing debate about when Biden backers should panic. But with new opponents and new issues, it’s time to start paying attention to the nomination contest.

Oct 27, 2023 / John Nichols

Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone in “Killers of the Flower Moon,” in theaters now.

Leonardo DiCaprio Is Just the Latest of Martin Scorsese’s Husbands From Hell Leonardo DiCaprio Is Just the Latest of Martin Scorsese’s Husbands From Hell

Killers of the Flower Moon offers a vivid and compelling study of racism as domestic violence.

Oct 27, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Washington Square Park on October 26, 2023.

DSA Is United in Its Commitment to a Free Palestine DSA Is United in Its Commitment to a Free Palestine

Our strong stance isn’t due to entryism but to years of dedicated organizing by anti-occupation activists—and a robust internal democratic process.

Oct 27, 2023 / Kristin Schall and Sam Heft-Luthy

The bell jar.

Oct 27, 2023 / Steve Brodner

Joe Biden during a press conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the Rose Garden at the White House on October 25, 2023.

Muslim and Arab Voters Are Sending Biden a Stark Warning—and He’d Better Pay Attention Muslim and Arab Voters Are Sending Biden a Stark Warning—and He’d Better Pay Attention

These voters may be a deciding factor in Biden's reelection. His backing of Israel's assault on Gaza could turn them against him for good.

Oct 27, 2023 / Dana El Kurd

Writer Jonathan Lethem poses for a photo against a gray background

Jonathan Lethem Returns to the Scene of the Crime Jonathan Lethem Returns to the Scene of the Crime

In his new novel, the bard of Boerum Hill interrogates the brutal truths of gentrification.

Oct 27, 2023 / Ross Barkan

Can I Google That?

Can I Google That? Can I Google That?

Google’s antitrust lawsuit.

Oct 27, 2023 / OppArt / Paul Karasik

Those Who Say “a Cease-Fire Won’t Work” Are Wrong. Here’s Why.

Those Who Say “a Cease-Fire Won’t Work” Are Wrong. Here’s Why. Those Who Say “a Cease-Fire Won’t Work” Are Wrong. Here’s Why.

There are four arguments people often make to support Israel’s bombing campaign, and all of them are hollow.

Oct 27, 2023 / Adam Johnson

A woman is consoled as people search through buildings that were destroyed during Israeli air raids in the southern Gaza Strip on October 26, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza.

All We Want in Gaza Is to Live All We Want in Gaza Is to Live

We don’t want condolences or speeches. We want to be treated like human beings, and we want less trauma in our lives.

Oct 27, 2023 / Mohammed R. Mhawish

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