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Silence Is Complicity

Silence Is Complicity Silence Is Complicity

Let’s speak out against white supremacy, human trafficking, bigotry, sexual abuse, gun violence, oppression, mass shootings, domestic violence…

Oct 13, 2023 / OppArt / Judy Polstra

Ooutside the morgue of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, a Palestinian man weeps while carrying the body of one of the victims killed by Israeli air strikes.

Report From Gaza: “The Hospital Yard Is Filled With Corpses” Report From Gaza: “The Hospital Yard Is Filled With Corpses”

Israel’s bombardment has pushed Gaza’s largest hospital, Al-Shifa, beyond its capacity, with electricity and water cuts endangering the lives of patients.

Oct 13, 2023 / Ibtisam Mahdi

A microscope image of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Maryland.

The Coronavirus Still Doesn’t Care About Your Feelings The Coronavirus Still Doesn’t Care About Your Feelings

The Covid-19 pandemic is not a state of mind—and telling us not to panic isn’t healthcare.

Oct 13, 2023 / Arijit Chakravarty and Martha Lincoln

George W. Bush at the Israeli Presidential Conference in 2008, at the Jerusalem International Convention Center.

The Limits of Historical Analogy The Limits of Historical Analogy

The rush to call last week’s attack “Israel's 9/11” brings the worst failings of American foreign policy to the surface.

Oct 13, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Too Many Economists Thought This Was Impossible

Too Many Economists Thought This Was Impossible Too Many Economists Thought This Was Impossible

The increase in the number of people working has helped tamp down inflation and has shown the importance of aiming for full employment.

Oct 13, 2023 / Mike Konczal

The London offices of Penguin Random House.

The Haunting of the Publishing House The Haunting of the Publishing House

The racism and prejudice of the industry has been the subject of recent novels. In R.F. Kuang's Yellowface, that plot becomes a horror story.

Oct 13, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Laura B. McGrath

Palestinian children amid rubble of buildings bombed by Israel

The War on Gaza Must Not Be Waged in Our Name The War on Gaza Must Not Be Waged in Our Name

Activism / October 12, 2023 The War on Gaza Must Not Be Waged in Our Name Being a Jew for a free Palestine is not easy. It’s also never been more necessary to stand in solidari…

Oct 12, 2023 / Dave Zirin

The Supreme Court Is Going to Rubber-Stamp Racial Gerrymandering

The Supreme Court Is Going to Rubber-Stamp Racial Gerrymandering The Supreme Court Is Going to Rubber-Stamp Racial Gerrymandering

The court has found a loophole that could allow districts to exclude Black voters—and still call it constitutional.

Oct 12, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Israeli-Palestinian conflict - Kibbutz Be'eri

The Catastrophic Moral Failing of Those Who Won’t Condemn Hamas The Catastrophic Moral Failing of Those Who Won’t Condemn Hamas

October 12, 2023 The Catastrophic Moral Failing of Those Who Won’t Condemn Hamas Israel’s oppression of Palestinians is an atrocity. So was Hamas’s massacre of civilians—and anyone…

Oct 12, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky

Elderly hands

Aging in America Shouldn’t Be This Hard Aging in America Shouldn’t Be This Hard

Why should capital take any interest in people who are no longer a source of profit?

Oct 12, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon

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