Congressman Jim Banks’s Pressure on Indiana University to Police Antisemitism Is Duplicitous and Dangerous Congressman Jim Banks’s Pressure on Indiana University to Police Antisemitism Is Duplicitous and Dangerous
Campus debates about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can be challenging, fractious—and sometimes triggering. But they are debates, not acts of bigotry.
Nov 29, 2023 / Jeffrey C. Isaac
Ban the 24-Hour Workday! Ban the 24-Hour Workday!
In some states—New York is one of them—it is still legal to hire someone for a 24-hour shift, but to only pay them for a fraction of those hours.
Nov 29, 2023 / Dawn Kikel
“Russian Fate: A Memoir I’ll Never Write” “Russian Fate: A Memoir I’ll Never Write”
From the archives and files of Stephen F. Cohen.
Nov 29, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How Ohio Passed the Highest-Stakes Abortion Rights Law Since “Roe” Fell How Ohio Passed the Highest-Stakes Abortion Rights Law Since “Roe” Fell
The state is now firmly held by Republicans, but organizers found a way to reach voters who are appalled by the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Nov 29, 2023 / Feature / Dani McClain
Søren Kierkegaard Dared to Ask Søren Kierkegaard Dared to Ask
In The Sickness Unto Death, the Danish philosopher posed a difficult question: Is despair an essential feature of human life?
Nov 29, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Clare Carlisle
The Long, Bloody History of the Israel-Gaza “Border” The Long, Bloody History of the Israel-Gaza “Border”
The current conflict has its roots in the 75-year struggle over the constantly shifting physical boundaries between Israel and the Palestinians whose land it has occupied.
Nov 29, 2023 / Anne Irfan
“You’re Profiting From Palestinian Deaths”: Student Protesters Confront Brown University’s President “You’re Profiting From Palestinian Deaths”: Student Protesters Confront Brown University’s President
Days after the attempted murder of three Palestinian students in Vermont, Brown University asked the city to drop the charges against members of Jews for Ceasefire Now, but remain...
Nov 29, 2023 / StudentNation / Nicholas Miller
How TV News Can Help Save the Planet How TV News Can Help Save the Planet
Television stations should take the lead on transforming the global climate story into a local one.
Nov 29, 2023 / Kyle Pope and Elena González
“Americans for Prosperity” and Nikki Haley Should Blame Themselves for Donald Trump “Americans for Prosperity” and Nikki Haley Should Blame Themselves for Donald Trump
AFP Action’s Haley endorsement is too little, too late. We’re likely in for a 2016 rerun, with vain politicians again splintering the anti-Trump vote and handing him the GOP nomina...
Nov 28, 2023 / Joan Walsh
George Santos, Social Critic George Santos, Social Critic
The New York representative seems like Congress’s biggest liar. But he’s got plenty of company.
Nov 28, 2023 / Chris Lehmann