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Posters of hostages at the entrance to a school in Jerusalem. Pictures of children who have returned from captivity have been removed and those who are still in captivity remain.

No, the Israel/Palestine Conflict Is Not “Simple” No, the Israel/Palestine Conflict Is Not “Simple”

Such a complex situation cannot be boiled down to a battle between the oppressor and the oppressed.

Dec 8, 2023 / Alexis Grenell

The statue of first lady Eleanor Roosevelt stands before the United Nations emblem at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt memorial.

On the 75th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights On the 75th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights

How Eleanor Roosevelt's leadership made her the “First Lady of the World.”

Dec 8, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Work of Black Life: A Conversation With Christina Sharpe

The Work of Black Life: A Conversation With Christina Sharpe The Work of Black Life: A Conversation With Christina Sharpe

In Ordinary Notes, a extraordinary work of memoir, poetry, and criticism, she writes a love letter to Black art.

Dec 8, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Rhoda Feng

Norman Lear speaking on stage, holding a microphone.

My Last Conversation With Norman Lear My Last Conversation With Norman Lear

He invented modern television. And he still found time to nurture his political causes, from People for the American Way to The Nation.

Dec 7, 2023 / Obituary / Joan Walsh

On the debate stage, Chris Christie and Ron DeSantis gesture and point toward each other while Nikki Haley looks on between them.

In the GOP Debate, It’s the Lost Cause Redux In the GOP Debate, It’s the Lost Cause Redux

Fighting in Alabama, capital of the Confederacy, Jim Crow, and Donald Trump, the final four GOP presidential candidates fought to be the nominee in case Trump gets sent to jail or ...

Dec 7, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Headstones bearing information about people who died from using OxyContin line a security fence outside the Supreme Court Building on Monday, December 4, 2023.

The Rot at the Heart of the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Case The Rot at the Heart of the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Case

The case against the makers of OxyContin is about a lot of things—above all the way wealthy people work the system to escape accountability.

Dec 7, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Trump Bons Mots

Trump Bons Mots Trump Bons Mots

Stable genius.

Dec 7, 2023 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

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.

The Trump Dictatorship Goes on Autopilot The Trump Dictatorship Goes on Autopilot

The MAGA world is making all the same fascist threats it did the last time around—and the media is still twiddling its thumbs.

Dec 7, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

A medical provider in black scrubs and a black mask, wearing a rainbow pin and woman sign pin, with a stethoscope around her neck, clasping the hands of a patient.

As Costs and Demand Skyrocket, Abortion Funds Struggle to Keep Up As Costs and Demand Skyrocket, Abortion Funds Struggle to Keep Up

Abortion funds received a huge wave of donations in the aftermath of Dobbs. But that initial swell has receded even as demand for help have both dramatically increased.

Dec 7, 2023 / Bryce Covert

An aerial view shows the destruction caused by Israeli strikes in Wadi Gaza, in the central Gaza Strip, on November 28, 2023, amid a truce in battles between Israel and Hamas.

The “Hunt for Hamas” Narrative Is Obscuring Israel’s Real Plans for Gaza The “Hunt for Hamas” Narrative Is Obscuring Israel’s Real Plans for Gaza

The US press and politicians are trying to fit the attacks on Gaza into a Zero Dark Thirty mold, but it’s something much simpler—and sinister.

Dec 7, 2023 / Adam Johnson

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